Actor Jake Busey will star in Shane Black's upcoming Predator film The Predator and will play the son of his real-life father character Peter Keye from Predator 2. During a recent interview with Pop Culture Media, Busey explained that this new Predator movie will actually focus and explore the motives behind the Yautja as a collective species. The Yautja being the term associated with these intergalactic Alien hunters:
The Predator definitely falls in line with the original franchise in that it does focus on the technology that the Predators have. It focuses on what the goal of the Predators is, and what their modus operandi, and why they come to the planet, and that type of thing. It’s definitely in line with the original franchise.
It's reassuring to know that The Predator will still fall in line with what's been previously established but will exploring the Predator's goals demystify some of the aspects which make the Predator so unique? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
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Dan Trachtenberg's Predator: Badlands released in theaters on November 7th, 2025! See how well the film performed at the box office, here! Be sure to also browse the Predator Lore database for information on the film's different Yautja and characters, the planet Genna, how it connects to Alien, where in the Predator movie timeline the film takes place and more!
Alternative designs for the Genna Vulture in Predator: Badlands by Dane Hallett!
The Genna Vulture is that winged Pterodactyl-looking creature in Predator: Badlands which almost eats Dek before Thia comes to his rescue.
Abe – The missing Synthetic in Predator: Badlands mystery, solved!
Abe was a Weyland-Yutani Synthetic in Badlands who was compared to Michael Fassbender's David. Sadly the character didn't make it into the final cut of the film.
Final numbers are in: Predator: Badlands made $184.2 million against a $105 million budget!
Final box office figures are in after Predator: Badlands concluded its theatrical run and the film made nearly double its reported production budget!
