Augusto Aguilera has landed the final main role in 20th Century Fox’s reboot The Predator, which Shane Black is directing from a script he co-wrote with Fred Dekker, Deadline reported this past weekend.
Aguilera (Chasing Life) is the final piece of the the alien-hunter team alongside Sterling K. Brown, Trevante Rhodes, Boyd Holbrook, Jacob Tremblay, Olivia Munn and Keegan-Michael Key.
Yvonne Strahovski was cast as the mother to Jacob Tremblay’s character, a troubled young boy who is accidentally drawn into the conflict with the fierce alien creatures by her ex-husband, played by Boyd Holbrook.
The plot is under wraps but the film is now being said to be part of the original franchise that began with 1987’s Predator. Black has discounted this, in addition to the suburban setting, although early casting sheets argue against him. It’ll be interesting to see what we learn once Fox releases the film’s early synopsis.
Aguilera’s recent credits include the Alfonso Gomez-Rejon’s Hulu pilot “Citizen”, “Ice” for Antoine Fuqua and John Singleton’s FX pilot “Snowfall”.
Production began last month on The Predator and Fox has already staked out a February 9, 2018 release date.