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Predator: Badlands, directed by Dan Trachtenberg, is the highly anticipated next installment in the long-running sci-fi action franchise. The film, scheduled to be released on November 7, 2025, features Elle Fanning, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, and Mike Homik, among other actors. The film's official synopsis reads:In the future on a remote planet, a young Predator, outcast from his clan, finds an unlikely ally in Thia and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.Distributed by the 20th Century Studios, Predator: Badlands is the ninth installment within the Predator franchise, the seventh overall film and the sixth live-action film.Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi featuring in Predator: BadlandsElle Fanning at the Predator: Badlands UK Special Screening (Image via Getty)The Maleficent star Elle Fanning is starring in a dual role, Thia and Tessa, in the upcoming science fiction thriller, Predator Badlands.The American actress recently starred alongside Timothee Chalamet in the biographical film A Complete Unknown (2024). She also appeared in the comedy drama film, Sentimental Value (2025). Fanning is also set to appear in the highly anticipated dystopian film, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (2026) as Effie Trinket.Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi at the Predator: Badlands (Image via Getty)Actor Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi is featuring as Dek in the upcoming film. The New Zealand-born actor is celebrated for his acclaimed lead performance in the 2021 New Zealand drama television miniseries The Panthers, where he played activist Will 'Ilolahia, earning him a Rising Star award nomination at TIFF. He also appeared in the film Red, White & Brass (2023).How many films are there in the Predator franchise and what are the films about?The Predator film series centers on violent encounters between humans and a species of highly advanced extraterrestrial hunters known as the Yautja, or Predators. These creatures travel across the cosmos, targeting and hunting worthy lifeforms, often military personnel or skilled warriors, for sport and trophies.The films blend action, sci-fi, and horror elements, usually featuring a small group of human fighters who are forced to use wit and primal survival skills against the Predator’s camouflage technology and weaponry. Later entries, like Prey, explore these hunts across different historical periods.So far, there are nine films in the franchise, with seven main films including Predator: Badlands. Listed below are all the films within the franchise:Predator (1987) - The original film featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger.Predator 2 (1990) - Moves the hunt to Los Angeles.Alien vs. Predator (2004) - The first crossover film.Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007) - The direct sequel to the first AVP movie.Predators (2010) - Features a group of elite killers hunted on a distant planet.The Predator (2018) - Directed by Shane Black.Prey (2022) - A critically acclaimed prequel set in 1719 in the Comanche Nation.Predator: Killer of Killers (2025) - An animated anthology film covering multiple historical eras (Viking, Feudal Japan, WWII).Predator: Badlands (2025) - An upcoming live-action film set in the distant future.Stay tuned for more updates.
