Prey Star Reveals Deleted Scenes Left on Cutting Room Floor
Prey star Julian Black Antelope talks about some deleted scenes that didn't make it into the final cut of the movie, including a subplot about his character passing on his role as Chief of their tribe. Prey is the latest film in the Predator franchise and is notable for having a primarily Indigenous cast, along with Comanche advisors and producers behind the scenes. Along with Antelope, the film stars Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Dane DiLiegro, Stormee Kipp, and Michelle Thrush.
Prey is a prequel to the other Predator films, taking place hundreds of years earlier in 1719, and follows a young Comanche warrior (Midthunder) as she must defend her tribe from a Predator, an extraterrestrial who hunts humans. Preynotably includes a dub in the Comanche language provided by the cast despite initial efforts to have the film be a mix of Comanche and English. Prey received a wealth of positive reviews upon release, with many commending the action, characters, and story.
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In an exclusive interview with Screen Rant, Antelope says how there was initially a subplot involving his character Chief Kehetu. He says how the subplot would see Kehetu trying to find someone to succeed him due to his failing health and would've involved Kipp's character Wasape. He says the subplot was taken out because it pulled focus from the main story of Midthunder's character and that all the focus needed to be on her. Read his quote below:
My character, Chief Kehetu had his own storyline, which involved another character named Wasape, played by Stormee Kipp. It was kind of like the changing of the guard, so to speak, my character was well on his way out the door, he was dying, crippled and needed to find a successor
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