How Prey Movie Director Was Convinced To Include So Many Dog Scenes
Warning! Spoilers ahead for Prey.
Prey director Dan Trachtenberg explains how he was convinced to include more dog scenes in the new Predator film. The fifth Predator film overall, Trachtenberg's newest entrytransports viewers back to a setting and period the franchise has never gone to before. Prey takes place in the early 18th century and follows Naru (Amber Midthunder), a Comanche hunter who faces off against the first alien Predator to ever land on Earth. Prey has been a hit with both audiences and critics, with may praising Midthunder's performance and the film's unique setting.
Although Midthunder's Naru is the main character in the film, Prey also features a handful of supporting characters who also feature prominently. Naru is depicted as something of a loner throughout the film, often at odds with the male members of her group for her desire to be a hunter. While Naru is close with her brother, Taabe (Dakota Beavers), it's her dog, Sarii, who is her main companion. Sarii accompanies Naru while she's on her hunting trips and, during one of Prey's more tense sequences, even has a close call with an angry grizzly bear.
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In a recent press conference for Prey, as per Discussing Film, Trachtenberg reveals that he originally intended for Sarii (whose real name is Coco) to have a smaller role. During the editing process, however, the director explains that friends and family members were shown test screenings of the film and they all called for more dog scenes. While adding more of Sarii proved challenging due to the very limited number of usable scenes he had to pull from, Trachtenberg ultimately pulled it off. Check out Trachtenberg's full comment below:
“It was a huge
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