The Predator - (New Sequel)

[CessnaDriver]

Originally Posted by Hellboy

Simply post a quote and replace the word “quote” with the word “spoiler” and it’ll wrap it in a spoiler tag.

Spoiler

I'll be damned, it works.

[Hanky Panky]

Originally Posted by Luminous

A lot people seem to be taking the kid controlling the ship via that device pretty literally. I guess that could be the case but I interpreted that as a form of symbolism.

I hope you are right about this.

Otherwise, the kid accidentally piloting the ship to crash land on Earth is pretty lame.

[biglebowski9999]

Originally Posted by Hanky Panky

I hope you are right about this.

Otherwise, the kid accidentally piloting the ship to crash land on Earth is pretty lame.

I hope its symbolic/just the way the trailer was cut, as well. If you think crashing it accidentally is bad (it is), what the other dude suggested a few posts earlier is 1000x worse. But I'm pretty sure it was bull---- anyway.

[Hellboy]

I think a lot of you guys are going to be sorely disappointed when you realize the kid is the linchpin here. Narratively speaking at least.

[Luminous]

Originally Posted by Hellboy

I think a lot of you guys are going to be sorely disappointed when you realize the kid is the linchpin here. Narratively speaking at least.

Such a pessimist.

[Hellboy]

Originally Posted by Luminous

Such a pessimist.

I prefer realist.

[Hanky Panky]

Originally Posted by Hellboy

I prefer realist.

You might be onto something. Courtesy of joblo...


-Jacob Tremblay plays Rory, the son of Boyd Holbrook’s character, who is a kid that has autism, likes to build things and finds a mysterious package delivered to his house one day that is carrying a Predator gauntlet. Rory is able to decipher it in a way that no one ever has and unlocks some of its hidden capabilities.



Some other plot point reveals (possible spoilery)...


- The film is set 30 years after the events of the 1987 film

- Shane Black’s inspiration for taking on the film was to recreate an old-school genre mash-up

- The film does not take place solely in the suburbs, as has been reported in the past. There are multiple locations throughout the film, although a big part is spent in Georgia

- The film will attempt to explore the evolutionary aspect of the Predator race and examine why they do what they do (i.e. hunt) and what the next step is for them

- The government is not only aware of the Predator race, but is actively studying and preparing to deal with them

- The protagonists of the film, next to Jacob Tremblay’s Rory and Olivia Munn’s scientist character are a group of psychologically wounded vets who are referred to as “The Loonies” who are in therapy together at the VA in “Group 2”

- Boyd Holbrook plays Quinn McKenna, a former soldier turned mercenary who is the father to Jacob Tremblay’s character and the estranged husband of Yvonne Strahovski’s character

- Holbrook’s McKenna had a run-in with an “alien” and thus is interrogated, before being put on the same bus with “The Loonies”. They want to keep a lid on what he saw, although putting him on the bus, which is taking the men to a locked-down VA hospital, opens him up to an opportunity to lead them on the adventure that unfolds

- Shane Black had the 1987 film on repeat on the production office for two weeks while the actors trained for their roles

- Trevante Rhodes plays Nebraska, a Vet who lost all of his men in combat and is struggling with that, while finding resolution in teaming up with Holbrook’s McKenna to help find his son.

- Olivia Munn is playing an evolutionary biologist named Casey Brackett who has been on the CIA’s radar as a specialist in that arena. She’s brought in when the Predators resurface in an effort to understand and combat them

- Thomas Jane plays Baxley, a former Marine with OCD, who served with Keegan Michael Key’s Coyle in the military. Coyle was involved in a friendly-fire incident that left only Baxley alive and they struggle to come to terms with that and each other

- Keegan-Michael Key plays Coyle, the “bigmouth” of “The Loonies” and chock full of one-liners.

- Alfie Allen plays Lynch, a former Army soldier that joined the Foreign Legion. Like the rest of “The Loonies” he’s dealing with the residual effects of years at war and carries a special ability in sleight of hand, which he utilizes with card tricks

- The film is absolutely an R-rated film

- There are “Predator dogs” in this film, much like in Robert Rodriguez’s PREDATORS, although they will be a bit different in appearance with pitbulls being used as their main model

- Original Predator effects creators Tom Woodruff Jr., Alec Gillis and ADI worked on the Predator design again for this film

- There will be other creatures in the film, although they would not disclose what kind

- Brian Prince and Kyle Strauts are playing The Predator in the film

[Hanky Panky]

This part has me particularly concerned regarding their story development...

- Shane Black hired the actors first before really defining them in the script and then had them all work to develop their own backstory, while using a lot of improv on set to find the best interactions between them

[SONICobra]

lol i wonder what olivia munn's "scientist character" backstory is...

[Vracula]

Originally Posted by SONICobra

lol i wonder what olivia munn's "scientist character" backstory is...

Lol not sure why I just actually laughed out loud at this.
That’s mean Sonic.