Prey's Original Plan for Revealing The Predator, According to Director
The director of Prey explains how they originally intended to reveal it as a Predator film to audiences. Prey is set for release on Hulu on August 5, 2022, and is the fifth film in the main Predator franchise. It's set in 1719 and focuses on a battle between a Comanche warrior named Naru (Amber Midthunder) and the Predator. The film is the first film in the franchise since 2018's The Predator and the first Predator movie to not get a theatrical release, instead being a Hulu exclusive.
In 2019, it was reported that Dan Trachtenberg was developing a movie titled Skulls for Disney/Fox and it would follow a Comanche woman. Rumors immediately began to circulate that the film was actually a new Predator movie, which was confirmed in 2020. The original plan was to downplay the connection to the Predator franchise, with the original name Skulls and eventually Prey, being the first time the titular monster was not in the title as an attempt to surprise audiences.
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In an exclusive interview withScreen Rant, Trahhctenberg reveals his original plans to market Prey and reveal it as a Predator movie. Tractenberg had been developing the film for some time, reportedly first pitching the concept when Shane Black's The Predator was still in production. The original plan would put out a teaser that didn't reveal any connection to the Predator franchise, with a second trailer attached to The Predator that would finally reveal the film was secretly aPredator film. While Trachtenberg wishes they could have kept the connection a secret, he acknowledges the difficulties and thinks the marketing team has done a solid job with the movie. Read Trachtenberg's comments, below:
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