Prey is a huge win for the Predator franchise for a multitude of reasons. It’s an excellent new addition to a beloved long-running series that appealed to hardcore fans. It’s also the perfect on-ramp for Predator newcomers, one that respects Predator lore but doesn’t require viewers to know all the details before jumping in. And then, on top of that, it’s a good movie, period.
Initially, Trachtenberg had hoped to be in production on Prey when Shane Black’s Predator hit theaters in September 2018. He recalled: “The thing that we were relying on is, in success, Shane's movie was so — and really, we were working off of only having read the script for his movie, and there was a lot more going on. There's a lot. It was even more Shane Black-y than one could imagine. And [I] was like, ‘So if this works,’ it was just very kitchen sink. It's very going bonkers with it, so then it's still cool that we have this other back-to-basics stripped down take.
It’s a good thing Trachtenberg held tight to his original vision and that the powers that be believed in it because they wound up making a Predator movie that does something many franchises struggle with; they delivered a new installment that doesn’t limit its viewership to Predator fans, but rather, broadens the franchise’s audience. However, achieving that didn’t come easy and it required some workshopping, test screening, and additional photography.
“We had screened some friends and family stuff where we were like, ‘What do you think the Predator …,’ and someone's like, 'I think he's a vampire,’ because the bear scene, they thought it was drinking the blood of the bear.
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