As part of their July issue, Empire Magazine feature a spread for Dan Trachtenberg's Predator: Badlands! Included is a new movie still of Dek (the film's protagonist Yautja) and his Brother - his Brother being the one wielding the glowing red sword. Not only do we get a new image, but we also get a few words about Dek from director Dan Trachtenberg himself:
The filmmaker puts Dek – played by Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi – in the lineage of stoic outcast heroes like Conan The Barbarian and Mad Max. “He’s a thing of few words, pretty blunt,” Trachtenberg teases. “He cuts straight to the point. Literally and figuratively.” Since that’s Dek’s brother wielding that weapon in our exclusive image above, you can guess how our protagonist has ended up that way.
The interview concludes with Trachtenberg teasing his next Predator project, which many speculate could be his sequel to Prey.
The July issue of Empire Magazine which features this spread goes on sale July 3rd, 2025!
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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!
Predator: Badlands is making bank on streaming platforms!
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Alternative designs for the Genna Vulture in Predator: Badlands by Dane Hallett!
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Abe – The missing Synthetic in Predator: Badlands mystery, solved!
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