Predator: Badlands’ Alien Crossover Explained by Director

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Predator: Badlands director Dan Trachtenberg has finally opened up about the Alien easter egg that was teased in the official trailer of 20th Century Studios’ newest entry to the iconic sci-fi franchise. The movie is slated to arrive in theaters on November 7, 2025.

In the latest trailer for Predator: Badlands, a surprise logo from a familiar tech company was spotted through the eyes of an android robot, portrayed by Elle Fanning. The said company is Weyland-Yutani corporation, which is best known as the evil technology supplier from the Alien franchise.

What was said about Predator: Badlands’ Alien crossover?

During a recent interview with Empire, Trachtenberg explained why he decided to include an Alien easter egg in Predator: Badlands. He revealed that he just couldn’t pass up the opportunity since the connection would just fit Fanning’s character as an android robot.

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“I always wanted no humans in this movie,” he said. “So I thought it might be fun to have the Predator with a robot. Then I thought, ‘I know a company that makes robots…’”

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In addition, the filmmaker also briefly teased the dynamic between the upcoming movie’s two main characters: a young Predator outcast Dek and an android named Thia.

“A fun, mismatched pairing”, Trachtenberg teased. “One talkative, one laconic. As exciting and violent as this movie is, the character stuff really pops, too.”

The movie is directed and produced by Trachtenberg, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Patrick Aison, based on the characters by Jim Thomas and John Thomas. The cast is led by Elle Fanning as a young android named Thia and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi as Dek. It is produced by John Davis, Marc Toberoff, Ben Rosenblatt, and Brent O’Connor.

Originally published on SuperHeroHype.

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