E58: Predator: Badlands Review - Breaking Down the New Predator Movie and Its Lore
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This episode is nearly all dedicated to Predator: Badlands, the latest movie from the Predator franchise from 20th Century Studios. We break down the cast and crew, the video games inspirations, the updates to the lore and mythology, and even take some time to talk about the previous entries in the franchise including Prey, Predator: Killer of Killers, The Predator, and the Alien vs Predator movies. We also review the easter eggs to other movies and the tie-ins to the greater Alien and Predator worlds.
We finish the episode off with the latest film and industry news and the latest pulls from our Physical Media Showcase.
Chapters
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:09 Episode Overview
00:01:05 Predator: Badlands Background
00:01:12 Writer/Director Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane, Prey, Predator: Killer of Kilelrs) & Patrick Aison (Prey)
00:01:49 Budget & Box Office
00:03:07 Publication Reviews (IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metascore, Cinemascore, Threads & the socials)
00:04:52 Dan’s Review
00:09:02 Patrick’s Review
00:12:39 The Planet & the Filming Locations
00:13:55 Box Office Second Week Predications with The Running Man, Keeper, & Now You See Me, Now You Don’t Releases
00:16:06 State of the Alien & Predator Franchises Since Disney’s Acquisition
00:18:38 The Script Development Process
00:20:26 The Predator Reception
00:23:28 The Synths & The Video Games
00:24:51 Elle Fanning’s Duel Roles
00:26:12 The Comedic Elements
00:27:37 The Soundtrack - Sarah Schachner (Prey) & Benjamin Wallfisch (Alien: Romulus)
00:28:45 Alien vs Predator, The Lore, & The Monsters
00:33:00 Video Game Inspiration (Shadow of the Colossus, Monster Hunter, Halo, Ratchet & Clank)
00:37:23 Complaints of the “Disneyfication” of the Predator Franchise
00:38:30 Spoiler Territory
00:41:40 The Role of the Brothers in Prey & Predator: Badlands
00:45:05 Independence Day Easter Egg
00:46:51 The Future of the Franchise
00:50:55 The News
00:50:59 Pan’s Labyrinth Getting Re-Released in Theatres in 2026
00:52:25 Keeper Releasing in Theatres this Week
00:55:17 Joesph Kosinski is in Talks with Michael B Jordan and Austin Butler in Talks for Miami Vice Remake
00:57:13 Gremlins 3 Announcement with Chris Columbus, Steven Spielberg, and the Writers of Final Destination: Bloodlines
01:00:47 Physical Media Showcase
01:00:54 Dan’s Anaconda Blu-Ray Steelbook
01:03:16 Patrick’s Predator & Predator 2 DVD Collector’s Editions
01:07:13 Episode Wrap
