Amber Midthunder comes out to defend ‘Prey’ for criticism of the female lead

With the premiere of “Prey” on platforms such as Star +, Disney and Hulu (where it became the most watched of the service), the newest action and sci-fi movie in the “Predator” saga was well received by fans and critics alike. . However, a sector criticized the film and the protagonist, Amber Midthunder, came out to defend it.

The story of ‘Prey’ stars Amber Midthunder, who plays Naru, a young woman from a Comanche tribe who seeks a place among the warriors of the community, but only men can aspire to that position. That’s when the new Predator arrives and will have to prove what it’s made of.

In an interview for People magazine, Amber Midthunder defended the story of ‘Prey’, from those who criticized Dan Trachtenberg’s film (The Boys, 10 Cloverdield Lane). From some viewers, the tape received comments such as “wake up garbage”, “feminist propaganda”, among others.

People don’t know much about native history. Stain. So they don’t know what kind of warriors we were. They were known to be some of the fiercest warriors of all. And they had a society of warrior women, so there were women fighting and hunting. “

And it’s that some, who didn’t like the new Predator movie, accused the story of “imposing” a female lead: “I think a lot of people thought our film was going to be a kind of super-awake story, like ‘ fuck patriarchy, ‘and that’s not the point at all. She’s not a girl who defies what men say she can and can’t do. She’s literally someone who feels called to something and people who know her they don’t believe this is his vocation. It is much more personal. ”

Will there be a second part of ‘Prey’ with Amber Midthunder?

Not that far there is confirmation that it exists ‘Prey 2’, however, at the end of the story starring Midthunder, in the credits scene it can be seen that a new ship with more Predators has just landed on Earth, suggesting that at any time they could announce the sequel.

In any case, Amber Midthunder is now preparing for her next big project, which will be the live-action adaptation of the acclaimed anime “Avatar: The Last Airbender”, currently in development for Netflix, and where she will play the Princess. Yue, of the northern water tribe.

So far, Netflix hasn’t revealed more details on ‘Avatar: The Legend of Aang’, but more information is expected to be available in the coming weeks. For now, we will have to be careful if 20th Century Fox will announce the second part of “Prey” and if Amber will return.