Although the unspoken rule when it comes to franchises is for each successive installment to deliver a film that's both the same as and different from what's come before, no one wants to see a series become stagnant. The typical method of avoiding this problem is for a series to switch things up by hiring new directors for each installment. It's rare for a single filmmaker to be able to continually make bold creative choices with the same source material, but that's exactly what director Dan Trachtenberg has done for the "Predator" franchise over the past few years. After revitalizing the series with 2022's "Prey," he spearheaded the franchise's first foray into an animated feature with "Predator: Killer of Killers" earlier this year . Now the series makes its triumphant return to the
Predator: Badlands Director Dan Trachtenberg On Making The Boldest Film In The Franchise So Far [Exclusive Interview]
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