PREDATOR: BADLANDS Final Trailer Features Epic Action, Elle Fanning's Second Character, And Weyland-Yutani

PREDATOR: BADLANDS Final Trailer Features Epic Action, Elle Fanning's Second Character, And Weyland-Yutani

Ahead of Predator: Badlands' release in theaters next month, 20th Century Studios has released a final trailer for the movie, and it's packed full of epic action as the "Ultimate Predator" is unleashed!

By JoshWilding - Oct 06, 2025 02:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Predator
Source: SFFGazette.com

The final trailer for Predator: Badlands is here, along with a new poster for filmmaker Dan Trachtenberg's highly anticipated Prey and Predator: Killer of Killers follow-up. 

In this latest sneak peek, we see more of the franchise's new non-human lead, a Predator named Dek, as he embarks on a mission to become the "Ultimate Predator." Along the way, we catch sight of a Yautja who looks an awful lot like the Grendel King from Killer of Killers, and a glimpse at Elle Fanning's second role, Tessa, the "sister" synth of Weyland-Yutani's Thia.

The movie also looks much heavier on action than Prey and has more of an "action-blockbuster" feel as a result. It's an interesting next step for the franchise, and we'd imagine the same will be true for whatever follows this chapter.

It remains to be seen what form the Alien: Romulus sequel takes, but all signs appear to be pointing to a new Alien vs. Predator movie heading our way down the line. 

Predator: Badlands producer Ben Rosenblatt recently spoke with Screen Rant and explained this movie's fresh approach to Predator. "The big idea is that we are trying to do a Predator movie where the Predator is the hero, the protagonist of the movie. So our story follows an undersized predator."

"It begins on Yautja Prime with this predator and his immediate family and through a series of both exciting and tragic events, he’s set off on a journey on a foreign planet, and that’s where most of the film is taking place."

Addressing the Alien of it all, he confirmed that the Xenomorphs won't appear. However, the presence of Weyland-Yutani did open the door to exploring new storytelling avenues in the world of Predator.

"On this journey, he meets a Weyland-Yutani synth who has been severed in half and stuck in a nest on the planet waiting for some way to help get out of there," Rosenblatt shared. "So the backstory on that is Weyland-Yutani has sent an all-synth mission onto this planet to pursue the very same beast for their own purposes."

The movie, which stars Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, is set in the future on a remote planet, where a young Predator (Schuster-Koloamatangi), outcast from his clan, finds an unlikely ally in Thia (Fanning) and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.

Dan Trachtenberg directs and produces Predator: Badlands alongside John Davis, Marc Toberoff, Ben Rosenblatt, and Brent O’Connor.

Predator: Badlands opens exclusively in movie theaters on November 7 in IMAX, Dolby Cinema, Cinemark XD, 4DX, ScreenX, and premium screens everywhere. You can see the new trailer and poster below (via SFFGazette.com).

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Lisa89
Lisa89 - 10/6/2025, 2:34 PM
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JackDeth
JackDeth - 10/6/2025, 2:52 PM
'PREY' was fantastic. I watched it in Comanche without subtitles and it triggered a part of my brain I don't use enough. The part that uses context clues to determine what is going on in the story. I was never lost and the experience was one I WISH I could recreate. Also, it solved a problem some people had with the film about some of the dialogue seeming forced. I never had that problem (obviously). I didn't understand her, but I knew what she was going through. I didn't understand the French settlers either, but neither did she so I felt her fear alongside her. I can't recommend this enough. If you haven't seen 'PREY' yet, watch it like this. It's not dubbed. The actors actually filmed their scenes in both English and Comanche.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 10/6/2025, 2:59 PM
@JackDeth - I watched it in English but I’ll definitely try to do that before seeing this

It was a good film regardless!!

Did you watch Killer of Killers?.

I liked that aswell.
JackDeth
JackDeth - 10/6/2025, 3:35 PM
@TheVisionary25 - Yeah, I dug KILLER OF KILLERS, but I'm not sure how I feel about the ending.
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 10/6/2025, 2:54 PM
I wish Hollywood monsters and dinosaurs would stop pointlessly roaring every 1o seconds.
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 10/6/2025, 3:08 PM
it looks ok..ish, it cant be as bad as alien earth or Romulus
grif
grif - 10/6/2025, 3:13 PM
trashfire


TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 10/6/2025, 3:13 PM
It seems good imo so looking forward to it!!.

The idea of the cast being made up of Yautja’s , synths and creatures with no humans apparently is very interesting and thus also makes me excited to see how Dek & Thia’s relationship evolves over the course of the film.

Also it seems like Elle Fanning is playing atleast 2 characters with one being an antagonist which is interesting aswell!!.
Shivermetimbers
Shivermetimbers - 10/6/2025, 3:47 PM
It seems like a step back in terms of realism for the series, but I love a good over the top sci fi action film, so I am all in.
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 10/6/2025, 3:54 PM
Just found out it's PG-13 and if this is successful you can damn well gurantee that new AVP film is gonna be PG again. Disney's gonna Disney. They already have their Baby Yoda on steroids with that green little shit on the poster. Even the 2 predator's fighting on that edge looks straight out of Rise of Skywalker's poster.

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JabbaTheSus
JabbaTheSus - 10/6/2025, 3:58 PM
@HashTagSwagg - No way this is PG-13 are you serious?...If that's the case I just lost all excitement I had for this movie
TheNewYorkerr
TheNewYorkerr - 10/6/2025, 4:18 PM
Super duper pass

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