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Predator prequel 'Prey', coming to Hulu in 2022
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FunkMiller
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It’s such a fucking stupid premise.
The Predator chooses the greatest warriors, soldiers and hunters on a planet to test itself. The strongest. The most advanced. The best.
The fucking native Americans 300 years ago were basically primitives with sticks and stones. They got fucked up by the invading Europeans. Why the hell would the Predator go anywhere near them?
Why not the British or French Armies? They were probably the most advanced fighting forces on the earth at the time. Or the samurai? Or the Prussians?
I guess you can’t score all of your woke points if you feature opponents the Predator would actually target.
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Dammit, now you've made me want a Predator film set during the battle for Iwo Jima, Battle of the Buldge, during Vietnam, or the "real story" of Operation Red Wings (too soon, but maybe in a few decades).
Or have the predator cause the "Roanoke" mishap (which may have already been done).
Or have the predator cause the "Roanoke" mishap (which may have already been done).
sol_bad
Member
How aboot waiting and seeing what the actual story is? Maybe there is something in the village that the Predator wants. Who knows.
Ionian
Member
There are stories? It's just a pedator with other actors.
Predator slays, get's killed. Hardly deep.
Here I'll write you a script;
- bunch of cops, marines or vagabonds,
- Predator starts killing them.
- Last man standing kills him.
I just wrote the next sequel (again).
FunkMiller
Member
But every time they’ve tried to add more complexity or layers to what should be a very simple concept, it’s failed miserably. Okay, execution has been poor as well, but the fact is that Predator is - and should be - a simple concept: alien hunter comes to earth to hunt and kill the greatest warriors to prove its worth and take trophies. Emphasis on ‘the greatest warriors’
There are stories they can tell within the confines of that simple concept, but they’re not really interested in telling a compelling story about the Predator that captures the spirit and intent of the first (and only good) film.
RJMacready73
Banned
Tbf the Xenomorph was a creature, the Predator is sentient being
I'm legit curious if folks would have claimed Pred2 is pushing an anti-abortion stance were it to come out now. Everything is so damned politicized these days.
Let's get controversial. Pred lands on the Twin towers on Sept 11 and has to fight their way down as burly first responders are fighting their way up. Hard time limit to get out provides the challenge for the pred. Make the pred less of a noble warrior culture and more of a sick thrill seeker. Use the Mothman myth as inspiration.....with sharp Frisbees, laser cannons, and wrist blades
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QuantumZebra
Member
Yeah I never thought I'd feel bad for a Predator.
Definitely overhated/underrated movie. The sword fight between the Yakuza guy and the Predator was awesome. The serial killer guy (not secret Topher) was funny af too.
ParaSeoul
Member
As far as I know,no protagonist of a Predator movie ever physically beat a predator,they just managed to outsmart. I just think the girl is there for juxtaposition.Interesting concept, but the Predator is very selective with their Hunts.
They only go after the strong and ignore everyone else, having a weapon will get you killed especially if you engaged but they do look for a physically large prey Skull as a trophy and kill armed and ignore the rest.
But that looks like a little girl in that poster...
Not saying she isn't a worthy opponent for the Predator, just that he'll likely just kill her and walk away because she's too small of trophy.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
I've said this before. Adapt the books and comics. There are some legitimately decent Predator books out there.
Brigandier
Member
That's really bad lol....
Straight Edge
Member
People forgetting Arnie didn't beat the Predator with guns and technology but with cunning and primitive traps.
badblue
Gold Member
Would anyone believe the Donald Glover could win a fight against Arnie? Probably not, but the Predators gave him a trophy at the end of P2.
Still, given the track record and what they maybe emulating, this is probably going to be dog shit.
Doom85
Member
Well yeah, because there was only one Predator in the first film. Who was supposed to give Arnold a trophy?
NewtScamander
Member
Not to mention that it's not such a unique concept that more than one person could conceivably have the same idea.
Flatline
Banned
Alien is a horror franchise, Predator is an action one. I don't think you comprehend the enormous difference that makes.
In horror the protagonist usually faces a terrifying enemy and usually finds smart ways to evade him or fight him indirectly and survive until in the end the protagonist prevails, in action the badass protagonist faces a stronger enemy so he fights him and eventually after a long journey he emerges victorious.
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FunkMiller
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NewtScamander
Member
I think folks should have a bit more faith in Dan Trachtenberg. He has only directed one feature film so far, yes, but he's talented.
juliushandle
Member
gimme Predator vs Dinosaurs. Predators made the dinos go extinct, not climate change.
Certainly a "Lost World" type story with Preds added seems a logical place to go. Set it in the 20's in some pacific volcanic caldera, and intrepid group of explorers visit, interact with the fugitive natives, deal with dinos and the pred, at the end the pred ship detonation sets off the volcano, only the hero and his lithesome native lass escape.
Basically King Kong but with a pred instead. Hell, just cast The Rock or Mamoa, Frankie Adams if you wanna go female, and there is your native hero right there, no need for europeans/americans to be in it at all other than dino/pred fodder. Make it a WW1 Kaiser sub or something and you can be as mean to them as you want!
MayauMiao
Member
I'm going to guess that at some point to girl is going to get herself covered in mud.
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kunonabi
Member
Probably won't be as sexy as one would hope though.
Goddamn imagine the internet OUTRAGE if, in the middle of this tense horror action film, the last 3 native girls pause, strip down, and lovingly slather each others nude, glistening bodies with mud while an 80's hair metal song plays. Fucking epic!
I'd argue the manly muscley scene in Pred1 with all the shirtless dudes stringing up traps is basically the same thing for the ladies
Dirk Benedict
Member
It's about time.
The story about this gun is so cool.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
I can't wait for the moment when she beats the predator in hand-to-hand combat with her determination and anger at her place in society.
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Dirk Benedict
Member
After credits scene:
Predator lays dead on the ground, only to jump up, take off the head piece and go into a monologue about how diversity is what was actually triumphant in the final battle.
Then, for some crazy reason the music from Inception plays, the one with the big horns.
sankt-Antonio
:^)--?-<
Yeah...Arnie didn't kill the Predator with his bare hands and used old school boyscout traps instead but what he did was survive multiple blows from the predator who only agreed to go fight him hand to hand because he felt he was a worthy opponent. This lady here hasn't got that advantage.
Also looks cheap. Just let this rest and rescan the original in 4k for an UHD release.
Also looks cheap. Just let this rest and rescan the original in 4k for an UHD release.
ManaByte
Member
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
The dumb Alien got stuck in a tight spot giving her time to blow it out the airlock. But yeah totally the same thing.
Edit: they also had flamethrowers. Again totally the same thing.
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SJRB
Gold Member
chromhound
Member
nevermind it seems really bad... just kill the franchise. Everything that Disney touch becomes garbage
BattleMonkey
Member
I have a feeling no one is paying you to write scripts. Maybe you should email someone cause you clearly are a talented writer
Ulysses 31
Member
She's going in with an handaxe? I bet she'll facetank a multitude of punches like Arnie did in the first movie.
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