Dan Trachtenberg Tells Us Whether He'll Be Involved in Future Predator Movies and Why He Cut Major Synth Characters From Badlands

Predator: Badlands Has a Surprising North Star, and It Explains a Lot

MOVIE NEWS – Dan Trachtenberg has named a very telling cinematic reference point for Predator: Badlands, saying J.J. Abrams’ 2009 Star Trek served as an “emotional north star” for the film. That suggests the new Predator entry is aiming for more than scale and spectacle – it also wants stronger character chemistry and emotional momentum.   Trachtenberg has already proven he is not interested in repeating himself inside this franchise. After Prey…

Dan Trachtenberg tells us whether he'll be involved in future Predator movies and why he cut major synth characters from Badlands

I’m not sure if we’ve ever seen the Predator franchise in a better place. At least financially. Sure, the argument can certainly be made that it’s getting away from what originally made the franchise what it was and becoming much more sci-fi-based, but there’s no denying those box office receipts. And the man at the helm is none other than Dan Trachtenberg, who has released three of his own with Prey, Predator: Killer of Killers and Predator: Ba…