Dan Trachtenberg's upcoming sci-fi action thriller Predator: Badlands may not earn the R rating that is typical of the franchise , but it isn't the cause for concern that many Predator fans fear. Set in the far future on what is being labeled "the most dangerous planet in the universe", Predator: Badlands will turn the franchise on its head by focusing on one of the Yautja as the hero.
Concerns about whether the House of Mouse would corrupt the Predator franchise have existed since Prey was first announced in 2022, just three years after Disney acquired 20th Century Studios. So far, those concerns have been unfounded; both Prey and the 2025 animated anthology movie Predator: Killer of Killers generated near-universal acclaim with both critics and audiences.
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