Why Predator's Design Looks Different In Prey, Explained By Director
Prey director Dan Trachtenberg is sharing some insight for how the Predator prequel movie is setting itself apart from the past. Trachtenberg, best known for helming 10 Cloverfield Lane, has been developing the new installment in the sci-fi action franchise for just over five years now, having approached producer John Davis with a writer about their concept. The film was developed and shot in secret under the codename Skulls before it was eventually confirmed to be a Predator prequel with the new title Prey.
Led by Legion star Amber Midthunder, Prey is set 300 years in the past in the Comanche Nation as highly skilled warrior Naru tries to break the gender norms of her tribe by becoming one of their best hunters. When her and her people come under attack from the technologically advanced Predator, Naru must rise up and put all of her skills to work to track down the dangerous extraterrestrial and put a stop to its hunt. Prey is gearing up to hit Hulu in August and those behind the film are offering insight on a key element of the film.
Related: Prey Already Looks So Much Better Than Past Predator Sequels
With a month remaining until the film's release, Dan Trachtenberg caught up with Time Out to discuss Prey. When asked about the difference in the Predator's design, the director explained he wanted to make the iconic alien "scarier than we've seen before" and how he made it look different. See what Trachtenberg explained below:
«I wanted it to be scarier than we've seen it before. It's intelligent and it has advanced technology, and that makes it even more difficult to take on. But because the movie is set 300 years in the past, those things need to feel a little bit older than we've seen before, but also still far more
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