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Predator: Killer of Killers, the original animated anthology from co-directors Dan Trachtenberg (Prey) & Joshua Wassung, pits new characters across time against the mighty Yautja. It also features a few callbacks to the Predator franchise and beyond.

The film, now streaming on Hulu, follows three of the fiercest warriors in human history: a Viking raider guiding her young son on a bloody quest for revenge, a ninja in feudal Japan who turns against his Samurai brother in a brutal battle for succession, and a WWII pilot who takes to the sky to investigate an otherworldly threat to the Allied cause.

It’s the third segment, the 1941-set “Bullet,” that brings the film closer to the familiar Predator timeline.

The segment introduces Torres (Rick Gonzalez), a young car mechanic drafted into the war as a fighter pilot. It makes him uniquely suited to notice something deeply amiss during an intense dogfight. Torres...

January will be a great time to be a fan of Predator. The latest installment of the movie series, Prey, is going to be made available to watch for free first thing next year.

Per Tubi, it's been revealed that Prey will hit the free streaming platform on Jan. 1, 2025. This comes after the movie's original release on Hulu in 2022. The movie found big success upon release, garnering high viewership along with a 94% Rotten Tomatoes score. Despite this success, there are still many Predator fans who have never subscribed to Hulu and have yet to finally check out the film. For them, Tubi will make it easier than ever by streaming it for free, while those who've watched it previously can also revisit the film if they are not currently subscribed to Hulu.

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Amber Midthunder and Alan Ritchson...

New Trailer for Heretic: "Two young missionaries are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed (Hugh Grant), becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse."

Starring

Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East

Written & Directed By

Scott Beck and Bryan Woods

Heretic will open in theaters nationwide on November 8, 2024.

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The Vampire Of Halloween Kickstarter: "A supernatural adventure with art and story by Jim Balent. Can a witch and a skeleton man save a werecat from a vengeful vampire?!

Tarot, a voluptuous red-headed witch, SwordMaiden to the Goddess, and her husband, the Skeleton Man, Guardian of the Forgotten Graveyard, make a daring rescue attempt to save their werecat friend Boo Cat from the clutches of the Vampire of Halloween, Licorice Dust! Chained inside the floating vampire’s castle, Boo Cat’s life hangs in the balance!

“Whoever wins, we lose,” read the famous tagline for Alien vs. Predator.

Ask most critics in 2004, and they would insist that we did indeed lose. “The title alone betrays an entire Hollywood mindset of rehash, reheat, recombine. Re-please,” wrote Jessica Winter of Time Out. “A movie based on a video game based on two entirely separate sci-fi horror series—so whatever was interesting in the originals has long been bred out, like double-jointedness,” lamented Ty Burr of the Boston Globe.

These samples captured the general tenor of the critical response, which decried AvP as an unholy diluting of two venerable franchises, a mess that no one in their right mind would want. According to these critics, AvP could appeal to no one who hadn’t read the original Dark Horse comic books, played the video games, or watched and re-watched the xenomorph tease at the end of Predator 2.

Of course the critics were wrong.

A Quiet Place: Day One is the highly anticipated prequel film to John Krasinski‘s sci-fi film franchise A Quite Place. Written and directed by Michael Sarnoski, the apocalyptic horror film shows us the day when the aliens in A Quiet Place franchise invaded Earth, and instead of the Abbott family, we see the story of a terminally ill woman who tries to survive in New York City with her cat and an English law student named Eric. A Quiet Place: Day One stars Lupita Nyong’o and Joseph Quinn in the lead roles, with Alex Wolff, Djimon Hounsou, Eliane Umuhire, and Nico & Schnitzel starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the intense survival thriller and alien invasion elements in A Quiet Place: Day One, here are some similar films you could watch next.

A Quiet Place Part I & Part II (Paramount+ & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Paramount Pictures

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Big news is emerging with the Predator franchise. While a separate standalone film has gotten a major update, there are still plans for Prey to get its own follow-up movie.

Per Deadline, The Great star Elle Fanning is in talks to star in Badlands, a standalone film that's set in the Predator universe. Though it is not directly connected to Prey, the film will be helmed by the same director, Dan Trachtenberg, who co-wrote the script with Patrick Aison. The project was first announced in February.

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The update on Badlands may be casting some doubt with fans that Prey will get a sequel. Given the popularity of the film, that could be seen as a big disappointment for many.

Prey takes place in the 1700s and explores the story of Naru, a Comanche healer and tracker who yearns to become a warrior. Director Dan Trachtenberg wanted to create a film that could be as nonverbal and action-oriented as possible, while still being emotional. The movie aims to introduce the Predator lore to a new audience while tapping into an earlier era and showcasing a Native American protagonist.

Prey is the fifth installment in the Predator franchise, set hundreds of years before the original movie. Set in the Northern Great Plains in 1719, the movie follows Naru, an accomplished Comanche healer and tracker who yearns to become a warrior. Although overshadowed by her brother Taabe, a skilled hunter, Naru sees her chance for the big hunt, a rite of passage in her tribe. Naru will face a much more sinister and dangerous threat than anything she or the others have seen before.

There are many fan theories about the story of Prey 2, and some could pose major changes for the Predator franchise. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg and released on Hulu in 2022, the first Prey is one of the best-received of all the movies in the Predator franchise. Due to its acclaim and popularity on the streaming service, viewers are now expecting for a sequel to the prequel, though Disney's 20th Century Studios has yet to greenlight the follow-up.

​​​​​​Prey is set in 1719 and follows a young Comanche hunter named Naru (Amber Midthunder), who faces off against a Predator (or "Yautja") hunting her people in the woods. The ending of the movie presents a clear setup for the possibility of a Prey 2. Aside from the possibility of Naru as the franchise's first repeat protagonist, there is an abundance of theories and possibilities for what the Prey sequel could entail, and at least seven...

Prey director Dan Trachtenberg discussed the film's multiple nominations for the upcoming 2023 Emmy Awards.

In an interview with The Playlist, the director reflected on the movie's six Emmy nominations including Outstanding Television Movie, Directing, Writing, and the technical categories: Music Composition, Picture Editing, and Sound Editing. Trachtenberg admitted his lack of awareness about the nominations and recounted the moment when his phone buzzed with congratulatory messages, unveiling the incredible news.

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"My phone started buzzing like crazy, and I woke up, I grabbed the phone and it was just normal text chains that I’m on, nothing. But then one text came in from a friend who said, 'Emmy,' and I was like, 'Oh my God,'" Trachtenberg recalled. "And then I texted the producer, I was like, 'Emmy’s?' And then he was like, 'Yeah, dude, six.

The Predator prequel Prey has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. As straight-to-streaming releases for feature films are eligible for award nominations for TV movies, Prey has been nominated for the Outstanding Television Movie category. It should be noted that most of the other nominations are also straight-to-streaming releases, as they include Hocus Pocus 2 for Disney+, Fire Island for Hulu, and Weird: The Al Yankovic Story for The Roku Channel. The only nomination for a movie that aired on broadcast television is for NBC's Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas.

Prey also garnered a handful of other nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards. This includes a nom for director Dan Trachtenberg for Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie; Trachtenberg and Patrick Aison for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie; Angela M. Catanzaro and Claudia Castello for Outstanding Picture Editing...

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Predator star Jesse Ventura has nothing but positive reviews for Hulu’s prequel of the long-running franchise, Prey.

Ventura, who played Blain Cooper in the original Predator film, took to social media to share his thoughts on Hulu’s prequel, praising star Amber Midthunder and director Dan Trachtenberg.

“@AmberMidthunder, you definitely ain’t got time to bleed,” Ventura wrote, adding, “Welcome to the Predator family.” He continued, “@DannyTRS, Thank you for making z such a thoughtful, creative, and wonderful film.”

Midthunder replied to Ventura, saying she didn’t know how to thank him, and Trachtenberg shared that he was “on the floor. Thank you sir! Thanks for watching and so glad you appreciated what we did!!”

#PreyMovie Great, great, film. @AmberMidthunder you definitely ain't got time to bleed. Welcome to the Predator family. @DannyTRS Thank you for making a such a thoughtful, creative,...