The Predator franchise has made a roaring comeback in the last few years – largely thanks to the efforts of filmmaker Dan Trachtenberg, who surprised everyone with his Predator prequel film Prey in 2022.

Predator: Badlands centers on Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi), a young-and-hungry Yautja warrior who is the runt of the litter in his clan and has a whole lot to prove. He teams up with an unlikely ally: Thia ( Elle Fanning ), a synthetic made by the Weyland-Yutani company (from the Alien franchise).

Elle Fanning is quickly becoming one of the busiest 20-somethings in Hollywood. Not only did her family drama Sentimental Value get a 19-minute standing ovation at Cannes, but she's currently filming The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping and will enter production for The Nightingale soon.