Predator: Badlands is "not just a slasher movie" or "a generic sci-fi", says director Dan Trachtenberg: "It's a hardcore, brutal survival tale… but also crazy fun"

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Exclusive: Director Dan Trachtenberg says Predator: Badlands is different from other sci-fi movies and Predator is more than just a creature, "it's a character"

Predator: Badlands
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Predator: Badlands is not your average sci-fi movie and will differ from other franchise installments due to the creature having more personality, but that's a good thing, according to director Dan Trachtenberg.

"The movie kind of teaches you how to watch it, and I know traditionally the Predator has just been a creature. Now it's a character and that just takes some adjusting to," says Trachtenberg in the new issue of SFX magazine, which features Star Trek: Strange New Worlds on the cover and hits newsstands on Wednesday, June 18.

“But the cool thing is, when more and more materials come out for the movie, people will see that it is not just a slasher movie. It is not a generic sci-fi movie. It really is a hardcore, brutal survival tale, but also really fun, crazy fun," adds the director.

We haven’t seen much from the upcoming movie other than the first teaser, which introduced Elle Fanning’s android Thia and a young outcast Predator. "I was stoked to have it finally out there in a way, because we've been holding on to it for so long," said the director. However, it sounds like Trachtenberg is saving the best for later: "Soon there will be more trailers and people will get a better sense of the movie."

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Predator: Badlands releases in theaters on November 7. Read more in the latest issue of SFX magazine, which will be available from Wednesday, June 18. Here's the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds cover you need to be looking out for on newsstands below...

Megan Garside
Megan Garside
Junior Social Media Editor, GamesRadar+

I'm the Junior Social Media Editor here at GamesRadar+, handling all of Total Film's social platforms. However, I also write, covering all things film and TV for the site's entertainment section. I joined GamesRadar+ in 2023 and have been here ever since. I previously worked in communications after graduating with an MA in journalism. In my spare time, you can find me binging horror movies or getting lost in a cosy little game on my Switch.

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