Predator: Badlands director breaks down the movie’s “ironic” twist ending, talks sequels

This past weekend marked the beginning of a brand new era for the Predator franchise, with not only the release of Dan Trachtenberg’s Predator: Badlands, but also the robustly positive reception of it on all fronts. The film received glowing reviews from critics, scored the highest Cinemascore in the franchise’s history, and netted the highest opening weekend out of any Predator film ever. Making a big-budget, blockbuster-ready Predator movie was far from a surefire thing, but Trachtenberg and co. are already well on their way to making their budget back and a substantial profit as well after only one weekend, which can only mean one thing: everyone wants…