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Dan Trachtenberg Talks ‘Predator’ Franchise Future: “Anything’s on the Table”
After revitalizing the Predator brand with Prey, Predator: Killer of Killers, and Predator: Badlands at 20th Century Studios, director Dan Trachtenberg has signed a three-year first-look deal with Paramount.
Does that mean he’s done with Predator?
“It does not mean that,” Trachtenberg told Gizmodo. “I am simultaneously figuring out all of the next steps for the Predator franchise.”
Trachtenberg explains, “I have this deal at Paramount where I’m thrilled, and they are thrilled to make some of the original movies that I’ve always had in my head and heart. And of course, they also have very cool IP and all that.”
He continues, “Timing may affect certain things, but both things are in my heart… Anything’s on the table.”
At Paramount, Trachtenberg will develop, direct, and produce feature projects alongside his producing partner, Ben Rosenblatt.
Prey was released on Hulu in 2022, followed by the animated anthology Predator: Killer of Killers last June.
Predator: Badlands hit theaters in November and went on to become the franchise’s highest-grossing entry with $184.5 million worldwide. It arrives on Hulu February 12 and physical media on February 17.
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‘Skeletons’ – Creature Feature from ‘Strange Darling’ Director Receives Summer 2027 Release Date
Willa Fitzgerald and Kyle Gallner will reunite with their Strange Darling filmmaker JT Mollner for Skeletons, an upcoming creature feature that also stars Brie Larson and John Goodman. We’ve learned this week that it’s releasing in Summer 2027.
Skeletons will release in theaters from Sony on June 4, 2027.
The film’s cast will also include Ione Skye, Keith Carradine and Daithí Ó Haragáin.
From Sony Pictures, Skeletons is said to be a “modern take on the creature horror film.”
J.J. Abrams is producing. Mollner will direct from a script by Brian Duffield (Love and Monsters, No One Will Save You), based on the short story Fail-Safe by Philip Fracassi.
Skeletons is “told from the perspective of a young boy who slowly begins to discover that his beloved parents are hiding a disturbing secret about his mother’s true nature.”
The film hails from Infrared, Bad Robot Productions, and Assemble Media.