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"Predator 4" redirects here. For the fourth feature film to feature the Predator characters, see Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem.
This article is about the 2018 film. For the 1987 film, see Predator (film). For the 2010 film, see Predators (film). For the franchise, see Predator (franchise). For the character, see Predator (alien).
The Predator
File:The Predator promotional poster.jpg
Teaser poster
Directed byShane Black
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyLarry Fong
Edited byHarry B. Miller III
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • August 3, 2018 (2018-08-03) (United States)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Predator is an upcoming American science-fiction action horror film directed by Shane Black and written by Black and Fred Dekker. It is the fourth installment in the Predator film series, set to take place between Predator 2 (1990) and Predators (2010). Black had a supporting role in the original 1987 Predator film, while Joel Silver, John Davis, and Lawrence Gordon all return as producers from the first two installments.

The film stars Boyd Holbrook, Olivia Munn, Trevante Rhodes, Keegan-Michael Key, Sterling K. Brown, Jacob Tremblay, Yvonne Strahovski, Alfie Allen, and Thomas Jane. It completed filming in June 2017, and is set to be released on August 3, 2018, by 20th Century Fox in IMAX as well as standard formats.

Cast

  • Boyd Holbrook as Quinn McKenna, a former Marine and Special Forces commando who discovers the existence of the fierce Predators but finds that no one believes they exist. James Franco was originally offered the role but passed on it before Benicio del Toro was cast, but Del Toro later had to back out due to scheduling conflicts.
  • Olivia Munn as Casey Bracket, a scientist opposite Quinn.
  • Trevante Rhodes as Nebraska Williams,[1] a former Marine who enlists in a special Predator-hunting operation headed up by Quinn, his best friend.[2]
  • Keegan-Michael Key as a man who teams up with Quinn and Williams to fight the Predators.[3]
  • Sterling K. Brown as a government agent who jails Quinn but later needs his help with fighting the Predators.[4]
  • Jacob Tremblay as Quinn's troubled son, who has a form of autism and is bullied in school but becomes a key player in the fight against the Predators due to his preternatural ability to learn languages.
  • Yvonne Strahovski as Quinn's ex-wife and the mother to Tremblay's character.
  • Alfie Allen as a former Marine who teams with several other outsiders, including Quinn, to stop the human-hunting Predators in suburbia.[5]
  • Thomas Jane as a military veteran from the Afghanistan and Iraq war who is suffering from PTSD.
  • Augusto Aguilera[6]
  • Jake Busey[7] as the son of Peter Keyes.
  • Edward James Olmos as a military general.[8] [9]
  • Niall Matter[10]

Production

Pre-production

In June 2014, Fox announced a sequel which Shane Black, who also starred as supporting character Rick Hawkins in Predator, will direct and co-write with Fred Dekker, and John Davis will produce.[11] Davis has said of the film that he thinks it is fresh and reimagines the franchise in a "different, interesting way".[12] In February 2016, Black confirmed the title of the new sequel would be The Predator.[13] Shane Black has referred to the project as an event film which aims to elevate the Predator series: "It's an attempt to 'event-ise' the Predator again... [An attempt to] make it more mysterious."[14][15] Black also expressed that the film would mark a return to the "intimate" scale of the original film and that the film-makers hoped to achieve “the same sense of wonderment and newness that Close Encounters had when that came out.”[15]

Shane Black has confirmed that the film is set in the present day and the titular character will have an upgraded set of armor.[16][17][18] Black has also indicated that the film would be a sequel set in present day 2018, following the events of Predator and Predator 2, but set prior to the events of the 2010 film Predators.[19][20] He also mentioned that he looked for plot details set up in the previous Predator movies that he could retrospectively link back to with the new film.[21] To that end, Jake Busey was cast as the son of Peter Keys, a character who was portrayed by Busey's father Gary Busey in Predator 2.[22] In February 2016, the studio revealed a teaser image of the film, confirming the title The Predator.[23]

Martin Whist served as the films production designer,[24] while effects house Amalgamated Dynamics provided the creature effects for The Predator, having done so previously for the first two Alien vs. Predator films.[25]

In an interview with "Variety" on September, Stacey Snider, the current chief-executive-officer of 20th Century Fox, talked a little about The Predator and her thoughts on Shane Black and Fred Dekker’s script: “We’ve got a “Predator” film coming out that is unexpected and utterly fresh. I just imagined that it would take 500 hours to read the script — that it would be interior jungle, exterior more jungle and then fighting happens, but Emma [Watts] went out and recruited Shane Black. From the first page, it didn’t read like a “Predator” film. It’s set in suburbia. There’s a little boy and his dad at the center of the action.” She also confirmed part of the film's setting to take place in suburban area.[26]

Casting

Arnold Schwarzenegger was confirmed to have discussed with Black about returning to the film as his character after the first Predator film.[27] Rapper 50 Cent has spoken of the possibility of being involved in the film.[28] By September 2016, Benicio del Toro had signed on to star in the film.[29] The following month, Boyd Holbrook was in negotiations to replace del Toro, who departed due to scheduling issues.[30] On November 3, 2016, The Hollywood Reporter had reported that Olivia Munn was in talks to play a role.[31] In January 2017, Trevante Rhodes and Keegan-Michael Key had joined the cast while Sterling K. Brown and Thomas Jane are in talks to join as well.[32][33][34][35][36] Child actor Jacob Tremblay was reported to have joined the cast on January 25, 2017, playing the son of Holbrook's character.[37] In February, Alfie Allen and Yvonne Strahovski were added to the cast.[5][38] In March, the last main role was filled by Augusto Aguilera and Jake Busey was also cast.[6][39] Augusto Aguilera has also been cast to be a leading supporting role in the movie. [40]

Filming

Filming was scheduled to begin in February 2017 in Vancouver, British Columbia.[41] On November 21, 2016, Larry Fong was confirmed to be hired as cinematographer for the film.[42] Black announced on his Twitter that filming began on February 20, 2017.[43] Filming wrapped on the 2nd of June.[44] A piece of promotional art for the film has surfaced.[45]

Release

The Predator was originally slated by 20th Century Fox for a March 2, 2018 release date,[46][47] before the date was pulled forward to February 9, 2018.[48] It was then pushed back to August 3, 2018.[49] The film will also be released in IMAX theatres.[50]

See also

References

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  2. ^ Kit, Borys (January 5, 2017). "'Moonlight' Star Trevante Rhodes Joins Shane Black's 'The Predator'". The Hollywood Reporter.
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  4. ^ Kit, Borys (January 19, 2017). "'People v. O.J. Simpson' Star Sterling K. Brown in Talks to Join Shane Black's 'Predator' Reboot". The Hollywood Reporter.
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  10. ^ Hill, Ruth (November 12, 2017). "Interview with Actor Niall Matter "Engaging Father Christmas"". Retrieved November 14, 2017.
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