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Shane Black Explored a Predator/Human Hybrid for ‘The Predator’
One of the most interesting aspects of the Shane Black-directed The Predator is that the Ultimate Predator was an amalgamation of DNA from all of the universe’s greatest warriors. It sounds stupid on paper, but what ended up on screen was pretty badass. While it’s easy to sit back and declare it a success, it’s an awfully difficult process to find a look that’s as perfect as peanut butter and jelly. As fans, we’re lucky to have the internet, which offers us so many behind-the-scenes looks at the making of films that we aren’t supposed to see.
The Predator is the perfect example as we’ve seen (now removed) photos from alternate endings, one of which included Alien franchise star, Ellen Ripley. Now, thanks to concept artist Jared Krichevsky, we have a look at one of the very early concepts for the Ultimate Predator that would have been a Human-Predator hybrid with “human eyes”. It’s as cringeworthy as the dinosaur-human hybrids toyed with for Jurassic Park, although it’s the concept and direction of the filmmakers, not the work of Krichevsky. Thankfully, we ended up with the ass-kicking behemoth we all saw in The Predator. What do you think?
Updated: Amended headline.
The next V/H/S installment is on the way, this time from producer Roy Lee (Weapons, IT), and it’s landed on its new theme.
Spooky Pictures and Image Nation are teaming to produce V/H/S: SCP, Variety reports, and it’ll be the first feature-length addition to the online collective fiction project, the SCP (Special Containment Procedures) Foundation.
The SCP Foundation began in 2008 as a collaborative digital project and has since grown into one of the largest fan-driven horror and sci-fi universes online. You can get acquainted with the SCP Foundation via Bloody FM’s SCP Archives podcast.
V/H/S: SCP will be framed as “’recovered field documentation,’ or video evidence gathered, redacted, and archived by the secretive organization. Standalone segments in the anthology will focus on different objects, entities, or events under the containment-breach narrative.”
Spooky Pictures is headed by genre veterans Steven Schneider (Insidious, Paranormal Activity) and Roy Lee (Weapons, IT). They’ll be joined by Josh Goldbloom (V/H/S/94, V/H/S/99, V/H/S/Halloween) and Michael Schreiber (V/H/S/94, V/H/S/Beyond) as producers.
“The horror genre continues to be a remarkable launchpad for new talent to share original creations, and the vast SCP universe has provided a vital incubator for this creativity to thrive,” Spooky Pictures co-founder Steven Schneider said. “Along with INS, this next project reinforces our shared commitment to look in new and unexpected spaces for stories. We can’t wait to expand the V/H/S franchise with new, fresh, and terrifying stories that will keep viewers coming back for more.”
V/H/S launched in 2012, followed by 2013’s V/H/S/2, 2014’s V/H/S: Viral, 2021’s V/H/S/94, 2022’s V/H/S/99, 2023’s V/H/S/85, 2024’s V/H/S/Beyond, and 2025’s V/H/S/Halloween.
The upcoming installment marks the ninth film in this franchise.
The SCP Foundation is a worldwide force dedicated to securing, containing, and protecting anomalies from people – At least according to the lore of the website.
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