With a number of Predator projects out there over the years and few of them cracking the code on how to actually make a good Predator story – both in film and comics – a new one is on the horizon that was a bit hidden right in front of us. Director Dan Trachtenberg revealed last summer that he was about 2/3rds of the way through filming Skull for 20th Century Studios and that it was actually a Predator film. The screenplay was by Patrick Aison.
As part of Disney+ Day, the studio confirmed the project and that it’s planned as a summer 2022 project under the title Prey when it arrives. It’s set to focus on about 300 years ago with the arrival of a Predator amid the Comanche Nation.
That’s now taken another surprising turn of sorts in that the first trailer has arrived with an August 5th, 2022 release date set but that it will be premiering on Hulu.
“It goes back to what made the original Predator movie work,” said producer John Davis. “It’s the ingenuity of a human being who won’t give up, who’s able to observe and interpret, basically being able to beat a stronger, more powerful, well-armed force.”
“It actually has more akin to The Revenant than it does any film in the Predator canon,” added producer John Fox. “You’ll know what I mean once you see it.”
Plot Concept: Taking place early in human history, the story delves into the first time a Predator set foot on Earth.
