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The Predator co-writer compares the movie to Aliens

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With filming on Shane Black’s The Predator set to get underway in October, Black’s co-writer Fred Dekker has been speaking to the Movie Crypt podcast (via Entertainment Weekly) about the next instalment in the sci-fi action series, comparing it to James Cameron’s 1986 classic Aliens. “If you think of the first Predator as Alien, ours is much […]

Arnold Schwarzenegger to meet with Shane Black about The Predator

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It looks like we could potentially see Arnold Schwarzenegger reprising the role of Alan “Dutch” Schaefer in director Shane Black’s upcoming Predator sequel / relaunch, with Schwarzenegger revealing to The Arnold Fans that he has a meeting set up with Black where he’ll discuss The Predator. “I haven’t talked with [Shane Black] yet but I’m going […]

Ranking the Predator Franchise From Worst to Best

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Shaun Munro ranks the Predator franchise from worst to best… The Predator franchise has certainly endured its fair share of ups and downs over the last three decades. From the sequels and kinda-reboots that have attempted to take the series in ambitious new directions – with wildly varying results – to those shameless spin-off fans […]

Shane Black discusses The Predator, reveals the hero’s name

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With The Nice Guys now out in cinemas, Shane Black is set to throw himself head first into The Predator, his upcoming sequel to the 1987 action classic (in which he co-starred with Arnold Schwarzenegger), and the director has been discussing the project during an interview with IGN. “We’re going to get a great cast […]

Shane Black’s The Predator will be an “event movie”

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In this, the era of the remake/reboot/revamp/revival, no property is safe from the eyes of studios always looking for the next big thing by looking backwards. Case in point, the Predator franchise, which began with one of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s best films, and has been in a cycle of diminishing returns ever since. Oh sure, Predator […]

Fox sets release dates for two new Marvel movies and Predator sequel, moves Gambit and Alien: Covenant

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Following the success of Deadpool, 20th Century Fox looks to be laying out its plans for its future Marvel slate, with BoxOffice reporting that the studio has set dates for two as-yet-untitled superhero movies on October 6th 2017 and January 12th 2018. Furthermore, the X-Men spinoff movie Gambit has been removed from its original October […]

Hollywood’s Unhealthy Obsession With Movie Ratings Needs to End

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Harrison Abbott on Hollywood’s unhealthy obsession with movie ratings and why it has to end… From a sanitised Die Hard sequel to an R-rated Star Trek, when it comes to ratings Hollywood is incapable of leaving well enough alone. The Dark Age of PG-13-ification Alien Vs Predator, The Expendables 3, World War Z, Max Payne, […]

Movie Review – The Predator (2018)

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The Predator, 2018. Directed by Shane Black. Starring Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia Munn, Sterling K. Brown, Thomas Jane, Alfie Allen, Augusto Aguilera, Jake Busey, Yvonne Strahovski, Niall Matter, Mike Dopud and Brian A. Prince. SYNOPSIS: When a young boy accidentally triggers the universe’s most lethal hunters’ return to Earth, only […]

Details emerge on The Predator cameo that Arnold Schwarzenegger rejected

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Back in 2017, Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed that he’d met with director Shane Black about reprising his role as Dutch from 1987’s Predator for a cameo in last year’s reboot/sequel, but ultimately decided to turn the opportunity down after being disappointed with the size of the part on offer. Well, thanks to screenwriter Fred Dekker, we’ve […]