{"id":2142165,"date":"2025-11-08T02:45:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T02:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2142165"},"modified":"2025-11-08T02:45:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T02:45:33","slug":"everything-you-missed-in-predator-badlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/everything-you-missed-in-predator-badlands\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything You Missed In Predator: Badlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Contains spoilers for &#8220;Predator:\u00a0Badlands&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/predator-badlands-review-kid-friendly-170000912.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Looper's review of &quot;Predator:\u00a0Badlands&quot;\u00a0calls it kid-friendly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Looper&#8217;s review of &#8220;Predator:\u00a0Badlands&#8221;\u00a0calls it kid-friendly<\/a>, which might be a turn-off for hardcore &#8220;Predator&#8221;\u00a0purists.\u00a0But the latest installment changes the game in more ways than one. There&#8217;s a lot for future &#8220;Predator&#8221; sequels to pick up and expand upon, so don&#8217;t miss a single detail and check out Looper&#8217;s all-expansive video above that covers everything you could possibly hope to know about Disney&#8217;s latest creature feature.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For starters, a Yautja, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/dek-predator-badlands-looks-real-013000268.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dek (played by the incredible\u00a0Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Dek (played by the incredible\u00a0Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi)<\/a>, is the film&#8217;s protagonist. There are no humans trying to escape him this time around. Instead, Dek must prove himself to his father by killing a ferocious Kalisk on the dangerous planet of Genna, but he&#8217;s way out of his depth and gets a helpful hand from Thia (Elle Fanning), a stranded synth owned by Weyland-Yutani. That&#8217;s the company always trying to obtain a Xenomorph in the &#8220;Alien&#8221; franchise, which sets the stage for another &#8220;Alien vs. Predator&#8221; crossover.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That&#8217;s not the only Easter egg to keep an eye out for. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/2017811\/stranger-things-cameo-predator-badlands-duffer-brothers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;Stranger Things&quot;\u00a0creators Matt and Ross Duffer have a cameo as the voice of the computer on Dek's ship.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;Stranger Things&#8221;\u00a0creators Matt and Ross Duffer have a cameo as the voice of the computer on Dek&#8217;s ship.<\/a> &#8220;Predator:\u00a0Badlands&#8221;\u00a0director Dan Trachtenberg was originally set to direct an episode of &#8220;Stranger Things&#8221;\u00a0Season 5, but had to drop out due to his commitment to &#8220;Badlands.&#8221; Still, it&#8217;s nice to see Trachtenberg and the Duffers still found a way to work with one another.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read more: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/36840\/shocking-movie-endings\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Most Shocking Movie Endings;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Most Shocking Movie Endings<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">What&#8217;s next for the franchise following Predator: Badlands?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Dek holding up a bug in &#8220;Predator: Badlands&#8221; (2025) &#8211; 20th Century Studios<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/ending-predator-badlands-explained-010000353.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:The ending of &quot;Predator:\u00a0Badlands&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">The ending of &#8220;Predator:\u00a0Badlands&#8221;<\/a> raises the question of how much future installments will work to pay it off. Dek realizes he doesn&#8217;t need to abide fully by Yautja traditions, which are rooted in a toxic idea of individuality and avoiding any connections. Dek returns to Yautja Prime to kill his father with his new clan consisting of himself, Thia, and a much larger Bud (Rohinal Nayaran), the young Kalisk that bonds with him and Thia on Genna. However, once his father is dead, his mother shows up. It&#8217;s unclear if her presence is good or bad and whether it even matters in the long run.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Unlike the &#8220;Alien&#8221; movies, which at least followed Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) for a while, &#8220;Predator&#8221;\u00a0films have largely been one-off affairs that all take place in different locations and time periods. 1987&#8217;s &#8220;Predator&#8221;\u00a0occurs in a Central American jungle while &#8220;Predator 2&#8221;\u00a0happens in Los Angeles. The 2010 effort &#8220;Predators&#8221; takes place on an unnamed world, while 2022&#8217;s &#8220;Prey&#8221; is set in the year 1719, with the Comanche warrior Naru (Amber Midthunder)\u00a0fighting a Yautja.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This could be the last time we ever see Dek and Thia, but with Dan Trachtenberg now having directed three &#8220;Predator&#8221;\u00a0movies, perhaps he&#8217;s building toward something big. He&#8217;s even stated how he has another idea cooking, but it remains to be seen if it ties together different &#8220;Predator&#8221;\u00a0installments or if it&#8217;s another standalone story. Trachtenberg is three for three on delivering great &#8220;Predator&#8221; movies, so whatever he has in mind, we want to see it. Meanwhile, watch our video above to make sure you caught everything in &#8220;Predator: Badlands&#8221; that you need to know.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you enjoyed this article, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.looper.com\/newsletter-syndicated\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sign up to our free newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">sign up to our free newsletter<\/a> for the biggest movie and TV news delivered straight to your inbox. 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There&#8217;s a lot for future &#8220;Predator&#8221; sequels to pick up and expand upon, so don&#8217;t miss a single detail and check out Looper&#8217;s all-expansive video above [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2142166,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[400513,346422,365483,405383,381050],"class_list":["post-2142165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-alien-vs-predator","tag-badlands","tag-dan-trachtenberg","tag-dek","tag-trachtenberg"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Everything-You-Missed-In-Predator-Badlands.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2142165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2142165"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2142165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2142167,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2142165\/revisions\/2142167"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2142166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2142165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2142165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2142165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}