Predator: Badlands continues Dan Trachtenberg's supremacy in the franchise, and the ending provides the perfect set up for a sequel.

Before Dan Trachtenberg landed on the brutal and ambitious story for Predator: Badlands , the filmmaker behind Prey and Predator: Killer of Killers had a very different idea in mind, one that would’ve dropped the galaxy’s deadliest hunter right into the chaos of World War II to take on

Director Dan Trachtenberg isn’t interested in just mashing cinematic toys together. When it comes to Predator: Badlands , he wanted its ties to the Alien universe to feel organic, less like a fan-service brawl, and more like a story that naturally exists within a shared sci-fi world. The

We spoke with Predator: Badlands director Dan Trachtenberg to learn the history behind the title of the new film in the sci-fi action franchise.

Predator: Badlands gives us our most in depth look at the Yautja yet, including a surprising commonality with the Star Trek franchise.