Coming Soon got director Nimród Antal on the phone and he dropped quite a few tidbits about the sci-fi epic! Reports are, he has roughly a month left of filming
Predators.
Antal: "So far, it's been great, and I think that the fans who may have been underwhelmed by the last two AVP films, I think they're in for a very pleasant surprise," he told Comingsoon.net.
ComingSoon.net: "Since the movie's title seemingly will include Robert Rodriguez's name even though the Austin-based filmmaker isn't directing, we were curious how involved Rodriguez was in the actual making of the movie."
Antal: "Robert hired me, so obviously I'm very grateful for him giving me a shot. He is involved in the screenplay and we've had a lot of conversations, and any big decisions I want to make, I always speak to him about, but he's been very gracious and he's been letting me do my thing. He's really let me perform and he's let me dance, so again, I'm grateful to him for that."
"I think 'Kontrol' was the reason that Robert gave me a shot," Antal answered when asked how he and Rodriguez first hooked up. "I think when the question came up regarding 'Predators,' I made it clear that I was excited about that and I could do something like that and I had met with Robert a few times. He had seen 'Kontroll' and he had watched 'Armored' and I think based on those two films, he gave me a chance."
"I think we both recognize that the original film was as good as it was because of the practical, because it was a guy in a suit, because it was the jungle, so we stay true to that. We were in Hawaii for a month in the jungle, so there's going to be some pretty impressive locations."
Antal did laugh when ComingSoon.net asked him directly whether Arnold himself might make an appearance.
Antal coyingly said: "Time will tell. We'll see, but we are trying to stay with the original as far as the monster and the atmosphere and the tone of the film, but we are trying to do something new and contemporary and feels fresh."
Confirmed is "Predators" is being shot to be an R-rated movie.
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