Prey Movie Character Details Revealed By Star Amber Midthunder

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Prey star Amber Midthunder reveals more details about her warrior character Naru. The latest Predator reboot puts a new spin on the classic monster movie formula introduced in 1987’s Predator. Instead of battling high-tech modern soldiers, this time the Predator takes on pre-Colonial Comanche warriors armed with the most primitive of weapons.

This is of course not the first time the Predator series has changed things up when it comes to details like setting or level of technology. Predator 2 indeed set the tone for the rest of the franchise in this regard by shifting its action from the literal jungles of Central America to the metaphorical jungle of Los Angeles. Predators then later took the action entirely off planet Earth, a move that was reversed by The Predator, which brought things back to suburban America for its own take on the series. Prey now executes arguably the most radical change in the series yet by winding back in time to the 1700s and casting as its main human character a Comanche warrior named Naru.

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Fans have indeed already been treated to plenty of glimpses of Midthunder’s Naru via early Prey trailers. Speaking exclusively to Screen Rant, Midthunder herself filled in a few more blanks about the character by revealing details as to her personality and what made her so appealing to play in the first place. She said:

Naru is intensely determined, and she's at times very stubborn. But she's also somebody who wavers. I think the more that you believe in something that people don't believe in, you get so attached to that thing. And then when you're faced with it by yourself, I think it's a relatable thing to feel scared or to feel doubt.

I think that makes her really