This is how threatening the new Predator of “Prey” looks without special effects

Although multiple versions and forms of Yautja’s hunters have been seen in the “Predator” franchise, the new variant of the Predator in “Prey” is one of the most impressive and terrifying seen in the saga. And now, a new behind-the-scenes video reveals what the movie’s villain looks like, with no special effects.

actor and basketball player Dane DiLiegro gives life to the new Predator of ‘Prey’, a much more primitive variant of the alien hunter than the new versions of the saga, as the story of the Hulu exclusive film, Star + and Disney + is set 300 years before the first film with Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Now a video of the production has been revealed, where you can see it to the predator of ‘Prey’ no special effectand the incredible prosthetics in the mask that make the alien’s face and teeth totally believable and intimidating, and without CGI or CGI.

The makeup team came up with a version of the Predator with the suit entirely made for practical purposes, as well as devices and gadgets tailored for the actor. In the video you can see that the iconic bone-like mask, as seen in the final version of “Prey”, has been added in post-production.

The changes in the new version of the Predator in ‘Prey’

Some fans of the saga complained that some key aspects of the Predator were removed in ‘Prey’, so director Dan Trachtenberg explained the changes in an interview for Empire: “The first thing I wanted to remove was the plasma launcher. . Just because it looked like an instant win button. ”

The director said the changes to the Predator of “Prey” justified the more primitive setting of the story: “I wanted to make sure that the fight could be as exciting as possible without taking away any advantage,” says Trachtenberg. “He doesn’t have all the tools he has in more recent films. But he has cool gadgets that people can see.

‘Prey’, the new film in the ‘Predator’ saga starring Amber Midthunder, is now available on the catalog of the Hulu platform in the United States, Disney + in Spain and Europe and via Star + in Mexico and Latin America.