There is another Weyland-Yutani Synthetic in Dan Trachtenberg's Predator: Badlands that draws inspiration from Michael Fassbender's David in Prometheus. Set reports from when Badlands was filming in New Zealand have revealed some fascinating new details about the upcoming film. According to one such report from Collider, the film will feature another prominent Android who goes by the name of Abe – and he apparently draws significant inspiration from David – the Weyland Industries Synthetic played by Fassbender in Ridley Scott Alien prequel Prometheus.
According to Susie Glass, who was the main hair and makeup person working on Badlands, Abe belongs to a group of what she calls the "Hero Synths":
Glass had also teased another synth character, Abe, whom she called the "hero synths," noting that the character was designed as a nod to Michael Fassbender's David and Walter characters from the Alien franchise.
While on the topic of Weyland-Yutani, it was also revealed in that same set report, the reason for Weyland-Yutani being on that planet – they too are after the Kalisk. While Dek aims to hunt down the Kalisk for honor, Weyland-Yutani are looking to capture the creature for research – of course. As if Xenomorphs weren't bad enough.
Apparently the reason Thia (Elle Fanning's character) has no legs at the start of the film is also due to her first encounter with the Kalisk. She strikes a deal with Dek to help him survive if he can get her legs back.
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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!
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!
Predator: Badlands Blu-Ray release date is February 17th, 2026!
Fans can own Predator: Badlands on physical media starting February 17th next year and can download the film on digital as early as January 6th!
Official Predator: Badlands Bone Bison concept art gives closer look at the Genna creature!
Predator: Badlands concept artwork offers a closer look at the Bone Bison anatomy and creature design.
