PREY Concept Art Reveals How Much The Predator's Appearance Has Evolved And Shows Alternate Designs

PREY Concept Art Reveals How Much The Predator's Appearance Has Evolved And Shows Alternate Designs

Some newly revealed concept art from Prey has shown just how much this reboot's Predator differs from previous iterations, while also showcasing a few designs that didn't make it into this latest movie.

By JoshWilding - Aug 23, 2022 05:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Predator
Source: SFFGazette.com

With Prey now available to watch on Hulu, concept artist Alex Gillis has shared some of his alternate designs for the critically acclaimed reboot's Predator. These really drive home how different the iconic alien now looks, with the artist showing Alien vs. Predator - Requiem's Wolf Predator alongside Prey's much smaller Feral Predator to emphasise the change. 

"We knew that the design changes would be noticed, and not without controversy," Gillis says (via SFFGazette.com). "That's a testament to the brilliance of Stan Winston's original design. Here we are 35 years later still making/watching/loving Predator movies. I'm grateful to have worked on the first one, and the most recent one."

"Here's to the amazing range of bio-diversity on our planet and the Predator Home World," he adds. "I've been to both."

The irony here is that there haven't actually been many complaints regarding this new take on the Predator as the movie has been met with such an overwhelmingly positive response. That makes a nice change, though, and dialling things back a little has done this series the world of good.

We're still waiting on news about a Prey sequel, but common sense says we'll get one at some point. Whether that movie will take us to the same or a different time setting remains to be seen, though whatever comes next, taking the Predator back to basics and scaling down its size isn't necessarily a bad thing. It certainly helps make it a more realistic opponent for our planet's inhabitants!

In our review, we wrapped up by saying, "Prey delivers pure Predator pandemonium, and is the Predator franchise at its best. It's also a much-needed fresh start for the series that allows Amber Midthunder to shine in a role that promises to put her on the map."

As well as offering a better look at the terrifying creature, we also see the bone mask that was used in place of the typical metal one that's been prevalent in the alien's present-day missions. 

Take a look at this awesome new Prey concept art in the Instagram posts below:
 

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EZBeast
EZBeast - 8/23/2022, 5:03 PM
So this is a nitpick but it doesn’t make sense for interplanetary species cable of high tech advances at the same rate as humans…
VictorAlonzo
VictorAlonzo - 8/23/2022, 9:30 PM
@TheFireForce - thanks for clearing that up.
Rosraf
Rosraf - 8/23/2022, 10:00 PM
@TheFireForce - You could make equally plausible arguments that they would advance more quickly, more slowly, or at the same rate.
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 8/23/2022, 5:10 PM
He looked okay I guess.
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 8/23/2022, 5:21 PM
I still find it strange how humans can have different features, deformities, and facial appearances. But any alien in any movie must look 100% identical to one another. It's really weird to me that people don't believe an alien species could have different facial or bodily appearances from one another. I like the fact that each Predator has different features. Makes them each feel unique and not clones of one another.
Shivermetimbers
Shivermetimbers - 8/23/2022, 8:05 PM
@SonOfAGif - I agree with this, but also don't like the facial/ head structure of the feral predator very much. It was almost unrecognizable as a predator with the mask off. Big fan of Prey overall, but that was my nitpick.
Fares
Fares - 8/23/2022, 5:33 PM
I like that he has a smaller head, even though the design itself is not my favorite. I always disliked how predators have proportionally huge heads for their bodies.
PartyKiller
PartyKiller - 8/23/2022, 5:46 PM
That would be 'devolved'.
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 8/23/2022, 5:53 PM
I thought the eyes looked dumb but the rest looked cool
tylerzero
tylerzero - 8/23/2022, 8:21 PM
@Ha1frican -

I appreciated the fact that the position of the eyes made it obvious that it wasn't a straightforward human in prosthetics.
MrDandy
MrDandy - 8/23/2022, 6:06 PM
I liked the look they went with a lot. Liked how it used less advanced technology as it was going up against less dangerous prey (in terms of technology). Made sense to me that a race of space hick hunters would try to be more sporting.
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 8/23/2022, 11:27 PM
@MrDandy - if you think about, I'm sure that advances in Predator hunting technology resulted from this Feral Predator failing/being defeated. The plasma canyon replacing the darts, and losing that defect of going only where the red dots were, would be an obvious advancement they would make over time.
MrDandy
MrDandy - 8/24/2022, 9:31 AM
@HeavyMetal4Life - I saw it as less that they didn’t have the technology and more that they simply didn’t want to use it. Think of bow hunting here on earth. Yeah, we have guns we could be using instead but some hunters enjoy the extra challenge.
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 8/24/2022, 10:42 AM
@MrDandy - that's a good possibility too
toylled
toylled - 8/23/2022, 6:14 PM
The new one looks more like an alien who could originate elsewhere, where as the original literally looks like someone in a mask/suit with contact lenses. It's face is TOO human.
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 8/23/2022, 11:34 PM
The bone mask was a great component. And I loved just how feral this, well, Feral Predator was. As mentioned above, we already know from Predators that there are many different races of Predators out there.

Best Predator design is still the original Jungle Hunter, but this Feral Predator was really good.
RitoRevolto
RitoRevolto - 8/23/2022, 11:43 PM
Looked fine to me. I just assumed this Predator was spliced with different dna from the others. Either way, the new look looked good.
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