Sometimes, all it takes to push a risky idea forward is one encouraging voice, and in the case of the 2025 movie release, Predator: Badlands, that voice belonged to James Cameron. Director Dan Trachtenberg recently revealed how a few offhand comments from the Aliens filmmaker gave him the confidence to forge ahead with what might be the boldest Predator film yet,

Badlands,” the monster is the main character for the first time. It’s the most extreme example yet of Hollywood turning classic villains into good guys.

Predator: Badlands is set far in the future to avoid messing with franchise continuity, but it also raises a few questions.

"Predator: Badlands" contains a cameo that came about because of director Dan Trachtenberg's relationship with "Stranger Things" creators Matt and Ross Duffer.

The latest entry in the “Predator” series isn’t a game changer so much as a change-up, showing a wry humor and making the predator of the tile – replete with that freaky maw – the de facto protagonist.

With a third 'Predator' film under his belt, Dan Trachtenberg told Deadline about the subtle 'Alien' crossover with his latest entry in the franchise.

Badlands is getting attention for its prominent use of Weyland-Yutani, the organization that has been a major part of the Alien franchise since the start. Yet this is hardly the first time Alien and Predator have bled