Predator Prequel Prey Is First Feature To Stream With Comanche Subtitles
The Predator prequel Prey is making history as the first feature film to stream with Comanche subtitles. The fifth entry in the ailing franchise is looking to revitalize the intergalactic headhunter after 2010's Predators and 2018's The Predator failed to drum up much interest from audiences or critics. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane), Prey is seeking fresh blood by being set 300 years in the past, as a young Comanche warrior named Naru must use her skills to save her people from the Predator. The survival thriller aspects are emphasized in Prey's wicked new trailer, which just dropped.
Per Collider, premiering August 5 on Hulu, Prey will be available entirely in Comanche as a language option or with Comanche subtitles. This marks the first time a film has ever had either choice available as an option. This is a major step towards inclusion, as Hollywood has not historically had the best history of representing the Comanche, often portraying them as villains, or worse, letting Johnny Depp portray a Comanche in 2013's misbegotten The Lone Ranger.
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20th Century Studios has made a big push to portray the indigenous peoples as authentically as possible in the new film, casting primarily Native and First Nations talent to portray the Comanche characters, including star Amber Midthunder as Naru. They also have a Native Comanche producer, Jhane Myers, on board. In an interview with Myers and Trachtenberg, maintaining the authenticity of the Comanche language was an important component to preserve for Myers' culture. Hopefully, Prey is only the beginning of a growing trend to further diversify the types of stories being told and the
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