Tag: Predator
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Sci-Fi Heroes We Want To See Amber Midthunder Play Next
Dan Trachtenberg’s “Prey,” the seventh film in the “Predator” film series, stars Amber Midthunder as Naru, a 1719 Comanche woman who finds herself facing off against a towering space alien that aims to hunt human beings for sport. Ever since 1987, the aliens seen in the “Predator” franchise have become pop culture staples, cropping up…
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‘I will die on this hill’: readers share their favourite action movies
After our writers revealed their action-packed picks, you replied with your favourites from Predator to Mad Max: Fury RoadThe first movie in the series is a masterpiece of story, action and – seldom acknowledged – a perfect soundtrack. The editing is immaculate, while the screenplay stays on the right side of rational. The pacing is…
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Prey Early Buzz: The Latest Predator Movie Is A Brutal, Gritty Creature Feature
Dan Trachtenberg’s “Prey” is a highly-anticipated entry in the “Predator” franchise, and rightly so. The film follows the story of a young woman named Naru (Amber Midthunder), a fierce warrior on the hunt for a prey, which turns out to be an exceptionally-evolved alien predator. The premise alone warrants a clash or showdown between the two…
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Why Prey Director Dan Trachtenberg Doesn’t Think His Movie Is A Predator Prequel
When you first heard that the newest “Predator” movie was to be set in 1719 in the Comanche Nation, you may have assumed that it would be a direct prequel to every other entry in the franchise. However, that’s not exactly the case — at least according to “Prey” director Dan Trachtenberg. When speaking to SFX…
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Predator’s Cast Wasn’t Faking Their Military Bona Fides
In 1987’s action-horror flick “Predator,” Major Alan “Dutch” Schaefer (Arnold Schwarzenegger) leads a team of military commandos on a rescue mission in a Central America jungle, where they become the prey of a technologically advanced alien. The trained combatants don’t run into hiding — they wouldn’t have gotten very far anyway — but instead, they…
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Gary Busey’s Explanation Of What Predator 2 Is About Is As Ridiculous As You’d Expect
John McTiernan’s 1987 sci-fi actioner “Predator” is a clever, satirical, gloriously ultraviolent takedown of military-inflected supra-masculinity. The film is populated by sweaty, muscular, weapon-fetishizing soldier types who finally encounter something they cannot merely blast out of the trees: a strong, towering, laser-armed alien game hunter who picks off humans for sport. Ultimately the film’s Final…
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Everything We Know About Prey, The Predator Prequel, So Far
Like its titular monster, the “Predator” movie franchise has proven very hard to kill, even after multiple sequels and crossovers that’ve seen wildly varying results when it comes to their financial success and, most importantly, their actual quality. The plan was for Shane Black’s 2018 quasi-reboot “The Predator” to usher in a shiny new era…
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The New ‘Predator’ Movie Will Follow the First Predator Who Came to Earth
Fans of the Predator franchise have been eagerly awaiting more news on the super secretive latest installment from 10 Cloverfield Lane director Dan Trachtenberg. Well, the wait is temporarily over, as we now have a bit more light to shed on the upcoming installment. A Slip of the Tongue? Collider announced a fair bit of…