Why is ‘Prey’ streaming and not in theaters? The director makes it clear

With an excellent reception from specialized critics and fans of the ‘Predator’ saga, the release of ‘Prey’, the new action and horror film of the franchise, is approaching, and can only be seen in streaming, according to the director himself.

With Amber Midthunder, ‘Prey’ It is the new film in the saga. ‘predator’, and will serve as a prequel to the first film in the franchise in which Arnold Schwarzenegger appeared. And that will be set 300 years before the first episode, in the arrival of the first alien on Earth.

But although he could be seen on the big screen at his premiere, the director of Dan Trachtenberg explained why ‘Prey’ will premiere on Disney +and the company’s other streaming platforms, depending on the region in which its services are available.

Hulu hasn’t had a child in the franchise yet, so they’re really hoping to fire up the platform and say “we don’t just release low-budget stuff, it’s also the place for great movie experiences.”

The release date of ‘Prey’ will be August 5th on Hulu, in the United States, while in Latin America it will arrive via Star +, and in Spain and the rest of the world it will do so via Disney +. For what the director of ’10 Cloverfield Lane ‘and of the first episode of’ The Boys’, assures that it is due to purely commercial reasons.

Dan Trachtenberg reveals more details on “Prey”

Speaking of which, the director of ‘Prey’ said of its premiere: “It’s not like a movie released for video, it’s a cinematic experience in the cinema. It is a real movie. There are so many ways people want to consume … I hate to say it: content. They want things to look premium, right?

However, a large part of the reason “Prey” premiered in streaming is that Disney wanted to avoid its release on HBO Max, since the company 20th Century Fox, before being bought by the Mickey Mouse house, struck a deal with HBO, so that their films would be on their platform once their stint in theaters ended.

‘Prey’ is set in the year 1719, when a young woman from the Comanche Nation wants to become a community warrior, but only men can. That’s when the Predator arrives, and she must prove that she is capable of defending herself and protecting her own.