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

At Monday’s premiere of Predator: Badlands , the 2x Emmy-nominated writer and director explained how the worlds continue to merge in the movie, which premieres Nov. 7 in theaters, also noting how it differs from previous crossovers Alien vs. Predator (2004) and Aliens vs Predator – Requiem (2007).

“I would say, Badlands itself is definitely a crossover in that we have the Weyland-Yutani corporation as a huge part of the movie,” he said on the red carpet at TCL Chinese Theatre. “ Elle Fanning plays a Weyland-Yutani synth.”

Trachtenberg continued, “And I think, sometimes there’s a tendency for a ‘versus’ movie to be grabbing all the

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