Surprise in 'Predator: Badlands': Elle Fanning will join the predator

20th Century Studios appeared at the Cinemacon 2025 from Las Vegas, to present news about its upcoming high profile projects to be released.

Among those discussed was Predator: Badlandsthe new installment of the saga Predator (o Predator), which expands the predatory universe, after the great success of Prey (2022) of the director and screenwriter Then Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane).

Badlands It is another solo movie about predators, which has Trachtenberg's return as a screenwriter and directornow with Elle Fanning (A Complete Unknown, Maleficent, The Neon Demon) assuming The leading role with a character we now know is named Thia.

Fanning participated in the 20th Century Studios panel at Cinemacon, where revealed the first details about his role, surprising when presenting An unprecedented premise in the saga in which we will see the protagonist to team up with the predator.

This said in statements collected by THR:

“Something unprecedented occurs in this movie, and my character is not the persecuted. My character is allied with the predator, and can see it from a completely new perspective.”

These Fanning statements match what Trachtenberg declared last November about his vision of Badlands And how the predator is presented under a new light:

“The creature is in front and in the center, leading the load. It is still rude, but there is something there that also moves you emotionally. Creating a character with whom you connect, but also intimidates you, has been a challenge. But exciting. “

Tachtenberg's goal? “Expand the boundaries of the franchise “allowing fans the opportunity to support the predator this time.

Predator: Badlands It is set on an alien planet. Previously explained that It is not a direct sequel to Preybut a new story set in the future.

Trachtenberg wrote the story of Badlands next to Patrick Aison (Prey), with the latter in charge of the script.

In the panel, the official trailer was also presented to those present, however, the material has not yet been published online. What we do have is the official logo and an advance of the advance (this available at the end of the note):

The saga Predator It also has another project that remains secret, which was also directed by Trachtenberg and also opens in 2025, prior to Badlands. Some rumors suggest that it is an animated feature film.

Badlands It will mark the First premiere in saga cinemas Predator in seven yearsafter the premiere of The Predator (2018).

Recall that the successful Prey (2022), was an exclusive premiere of Hulu (USA) and Star+ (Latin America), where it became the best premiere of all time in streamer. The critic and the audience described it as a great chapter of the horror franchise, and the best from the original (there are seven films in the saga). The plot of Prey He focused on the first encounter between the predator and the human race. This was sufficient reason to believe that 20th Century Studios considered it to release Badlands directly in cinemas.

Predator: Badlands It will be released in cinemas on November 7, 2025.