Warning: This article contains major spoilers for "Predator: Badlands."

If this is any indication of where the "Predator" franchise is headed in the years ahead, consider us fully and completely in the bag for whatever comes next. Starting with 2022's "Prey," director Dan Trachtenberg put on a clinic on how to successfully revitalize and reimagine a classic property for modern blockbuster filmmaking — simply by introducing instant fan-favorite characters that audiences would eagerly follow from one story to the next. It's a shockingly forward-thinking approach that defies most conventional thinking these days, oftentimes prioritizing lazy sequel-bait writing or "expanded universe" bullet points catering to conference rooms full of suits. Then came this year's animated "Killer of Killers

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