Prey director Dan Trachtenberg explains why he set the Predator prequel movie in the past. The upcoming fifth entry in the sci-fi action franchise, excluding the Alien vs. Predator crossovers, takes place in 1719 and follows a young Comanche warrior named Naru attempting to protect her tribe as they are hunted by a technologically advanced alien predator. Prey is set to release on Hulu August 5, 2022, skipping a theatrical release.
Positive Prey movie reactions have already begun to emerge, with many viewers calling it the best film in the franchise since the original 1987 Predator starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Comparisons include both movies being set in the wilderness and the element of intrigue surrounding the Predator's presence as a covert, stealthy operator. There has also been acclaim for the performance by Midthunder as she stars in her breakout feature film role.
Why not set it in the past? I think, well, mainly because I wanted to make a movie about protagonists that we never see as the leads of a movie, being Native American and the Comanche even more specifically, so that sort of lent itself to being set in the past. And I just want to sort of go even further than when we typically see Native Americans show up, it's in a Western, in a cowboy movie, in the 1800s. So I just wanted to go back further to the height of the Comanche empire.
Prey has a remarkable cast, consisting of majority Native American and First Nations actors. Along with Midthunder, herself being a member of the Sioux tribe, the movie stars fellow indigenous actors like Stormee Kipp, Dakota Beavers, Michelle Thrush, and Julian Black Antelope. Acclaimed producer Jhane Myers is also part of the film, and she is a member of the Comanche tribe.
This installment of the Predator franchise may be the most exciting since the original film, if not even more so, for a vast number of reasons. Considering the representation of Native people, reception of the movie so far, and potential for more sequels, Prey has incredible implications for the film series going forward. The trailers so far have demonstrated that Trachtenberg is dedicated to returning to the simplistic hunting motif that made the Predator such an iconic movie character.
What about the Pirate story? Where the Elder held onto the 1715 pistol for 300 years.
Back when the Comanches would pilfer through their excrement to re-eat undigested corn?
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