The "Predator" franchise spent decades trying to find a direction, with disappointing installments like "The Predator" and "Alien vs. Predator" making fans wonder if there was a future for the franchise at all. Filmmaker Dan Trachtenberg proved that it could thrive with his 2022 revival, "Prey," which brought the action straight to streaming on Hulu. Trachtenberg has now been unleashed freely onto the franchise, returning the apex hunter-alien Yautja to the big screen for 2025's "Predator: Badlands," a surprisingly kid-friendly sequel with plenty of thrills . Fans are in a frenzy as stellar reviews pour in, wondering if there's a post-credits scene.

In short, the answer is "yes." But a fuller answer makes it a "sort of," because it's not that simple. There is indeed a "stinger," but it co

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