Today marks the first official day of shooting for Shane Black's Predator. To commemorate the start of filming, the director shared a picture of the main cast in full costume. The cast pictured are Trevante Rhodes, Boyd Holbrook, Olivia Munn and Keegan-Michael Key in military gear , in addition to Sterling K. Brown and Jacob Tremblay and finally, Shane Black.

In the film, Boyd Holbrook and Trevante Rhodes will star as ex-marines. Jacob Tremblay will play the son of Boyd Holbrook's character. Olivia Munn will play a scientist and Sterling K Brown will portray a government agent.
Shane Black recently took to twitter to confirm that the Predator would indeed be 'R-Rated'. It appears that this film will hold very little back when it comes to violence and gore. The production will film in Vancouver for four months, and end in May. Follow Scified for the latest updates!
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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!

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