Predator: Badlands Director explains why the Xenomorph will not present itself

Dan Trachtenberg is setting the direct record Predator: Badlands and its connection to Alien franchise. Since the trailer dropped the fans with sharp eyes they have noticed the notorious Weyland-Yutani logo through Elle FanningThe character Thia, speculation, has unleashed if the film could bring a xenomorphic.

Thia, a synthetic created by The Shady Corporation, immediately raised alarms for fans of AlienBy unleashing theories that we would see the last surrender of science fiction accounts. But Trachtenberg is not playing that game. In a recent chat with Empire, the director clarified that fans should not expect an Xenomorph appearance.

“There is no xenomorphic in this film. But for me, this makes it more exciting. We are not involving [the Alien franchise] Just to expel the action figures together. There are great reasons for organic history for which Weyland-Yutani is in this film. “

So, while Weyland-Yutani will certainly play a role in history, Badlands It does not concern the crushing of two franchises together for the fan service. Trachtenberg and co-writer Patrick Aison They are focusing on their history, which brings things to a new direction for the Predator universe.

The film is set in the future on a remote planet, the film follows “a young predator, marginalized by his clan, who finds an unlikely ally in Thia and undertakes an insidious journey in search of the maximum opponent”.

Next to Fanning, the film is the protagonist Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamaangi As Dek. It is produced by John Davis, Marc Toberoff, Ben Rosenblatt, AND Brent O’Connor.

Trachtenberg, who last time gave us the prey of the thriller killer, seems determined to give fans a story that expands the predatory myth without leaning too far on the family member Alien Connections, which is fine! Maybe one day we will see a crossover, but it will not be this movie.

Predator: Badlands He hits cinemas on 7 November 2025.