With the new “Predator” prequel, “Prey” (now streaming on Hulu), set in the Comanche nation in 1719, director Dan Trachtenberg wanted a more appropriate design for the iconic alien hunter.
He’s leaner, more feral, and primitive-looking (played by Dane Diliegro in a special effects costume).
Yet he’s still as ferocious and badass as ever.
Gone is the metallic mask/helmet and armor.
They’ve been replaced by a skull mask and Dreadlocks, exposing the alien’s lower mandibles.“Dan brought parameters of likes and dislikes, and initially one of the notes said that he wanted this [Predator] to elicit more horror,” said SFX supervisor Alec Gillis, who, with co-sfx supervisor Tom Woodruff, runs the acclaimed Adi special effects company that also works on the “Alien” and “Godzilla” franchises.
“So that got us talking about whether or not this could have been the origins of demonic spirits in the eyes of the Native people,
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