Predator: Badlands’ Director Has Had Discussions About Female Yautja, But He Explains Why They Aren’t In The New Movie

SPOILER WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Predator : Badlands . If you have not yet seen the film, proceed at your own risk!

Predator: Badlands is a self-contained adventure, but it does end with a rad twist. In the wake of Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) killing his awful, awful father, we learn that his life will not henceforth be perfectly safe, as a new threat arrives on the literal horizon: Dek’s mother. It suggests that a future sequel may introduce the first ever female Yautja on the big screen, which would be super cool to see – but what you may not know is that reveal was briefly considered for the new 2025 blockbuster .

When I spoke with writer/director Dan Trachtenberg earlier this month during the Predator: Badlands press day in Los Ang