Tag: Prey
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Hulu’s Hellraiser: Release Date, Cast, Trailer, and Everything We Know So Far
Despite now being under the ownership of the typically family-friendly Walt Disney Company after purchasing 20th Century Fox and all its assets, Hulu has not been pulling its punches when it comes to the world of horror. Just this year, Hulu released the anticipated Predator prequel Prey (2022), which has since earned enormous praise from…
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Prey: Defeating the Predator Has Always Taken More Brains Than Brawn
Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for the movie Prey.The newest entry in the Predator franchise, Prey directed by Dan Trachtenberg, absolutely rips. In previous years, the franchise has been kind of misguided in finding new ways to tell more stories in the same universe. The commercial and critical reception of those sequels also reflects…
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‘Prey’: How the SFX Team Ratcheted Up the Horror for the Redesigned Predator Alien
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…
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Variety Expands Twitter Partnership With Launch of Trending Movies Charts
Variety Film Chatter Chart debuted on Twitter on Monday, with “Bullet Train,” “Prey” and “Don’t Worry Darling” topping this week’s list of the most tweeted about movies.Variety Film Chatter Chart, powered by Twitter, tracks the week’s top five trending titles in the world of cinema and the most buzzed about movies based on Twitter engagement.…
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The Dog Actor In Prey Was Adopted Especially For The Movie – And She Was A ‘Hot Mess’
Dan Trachtenberg’s “Predator” prequel, “Prey,” features two of the most fierce female protagonists in recent cinema history: the Comanche warrior Naru (Amber Midthunder) and her canine companion, Sarii. As Naru battles against a deadly extraterrestrial threat, she has Sarii by her side to help. The two are a regular Predator-fighting team, and who doesn’t love…
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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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How the Predator franchise is breaking new ground for Native Americans on screen
Prey, the latest film in the Hollywood series, breaks new ground in its authentic portrayal of Indigenous Americans, thanks to its Comanche producer and Sioux leadWould you be surprised to learn that Native Americans used toothbrushes? Or would you be more surprised to learn this from a Predator film? At the same time as giving…
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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…