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Predators is a 2010 American science fiction action film directed by Nimród Antal and starring Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Walton Goggins, ... Predators(film) FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 2010sciencefictionactionfilmbyNimródAntal "Predator3"redirectshere.ForthethirdfeaturefilmtofeaturethePredatorcharacters,seeAlienvs.Predator(film).Forthedirect-to-videosuperherofilmreleasedinthePhilippinesasPredator3,seeGuyver:DarkHero. NottobeconfusedwithPredator(film),ThePredator(film),ThePredators(film),orPredator(franchise). PredatorsTheatricalreleaseposterDirectedbyNimródAntalWrittenby AlexLitvak MichaelFinch BasedonCharactersbyJimThomasJohnThomasProducedby RobertRodriguez JohnDavis ElizabethAvellán Starring AdrienBrody TopherGrace AliceBraga WaltonGoggins LaurenceFishburne CinematographyGyulaPadosEditedbyDanZimmermanMusicbyJohnDebneyProductioncompanies DavisEntertainmentCompany DuneEntertainment IngeniousMedia TroublemakerStudios Distributedby20thCenturyFoxReleasedates July 7, 2010 (2010-07-07)(International) July 9, 2010 (2010-07-09)(UnitedStates) Runningtime107minutes[1]CountryUnitedStatesLanguageEnglishBudget$40million[2]Boxoffice$127.2million[3][4] Predatorsisa2010Americansciencefictionactionfilm[5]directedbyNimródAntalandstarringAdrienBrody,TopherGrace,AliceBraga,WaltonGoggins,andLaurenceFishburne.Itwasdistributedby20thCenturyFox.ItisthethirdinstallmentofthePredatorfranchise.ThefilmfollowsanensemblecastofcharactersincludingRoyce(AdrienBrody),amercenarywhoappearsinanunidentifiedjungleamongotherproficientkillers.Theyfindthattheyhavebeenabductedandplacedonaplanetwhichactsasagamereservefortwowarringtribesofextraterrestrialkillers,andactivelylookforawaytoreturntoEarth. ProducerRobertRodriguezhaddevelopedascriptforathirdinstallmentasearlyas1994,althoughitwasnotuntil2009that20thCenturyFoxgreenlittheproject.AccordingtoRodriguez,thetitlePredatorsisanallusiontothesecondfilmintheAlienfranchise,Aliens(1986).[6]Thetitlealsohasadoublemeaning,referringbothtotheextraterrestrialPredatorcreaturesandtothegroupofhumancharacterswhoarepittedagainstthem.[7]PrincipalphotographyforPredatorsbeganonSeptember28,2009andconcludedafter53days;filmingtookplaceinHawaiiandtheninAustin,Texas. PredatorswasreleasedintheUnitedStatesonJuly9,2010,grossedover$24milliononitsopeningweekend,andhassincegrossedover$52millionintheUnitedStates,withanestimatedtotalof$127millionworldwide. Asequel,titledThePredator,wasreleasedin2018. Contents 1Plot 2Cast 3Production 3.1Development 3.2Casting 3.3Filming 3.4Specialeffects 4Music 5Release 5.1Theatrical 5.2Homemedia 6Reception 6.1Boxoffice 6.2Criticalresponse 6.3Accolades 7Othermedia 7.1Sequel 7.2Comicbooks 7.3Toys 7.4Videogames 8Seealso 9References 10Externallinks Plot[edit] Royceawakenstofindhimselffreefallingintoanunfamiliarjungle,andmeetsseveralotherswhoarriveinthesamemanner:LosZetascartelenforcerCuchillo,SpetsnazsoldierNikolai,IDFsniperIsabelle,RUFofficerMombasa,SanQuentindeathrowinmateStans,YakuzamemberHanzo,andgeneralpracticephysicianEdwin.Allofthemarearmedandlethalkillers(withtheexceptionofEdwin),thoughnoneknowwheretheyarenorwhytheyarethere. ThegroupfollowsRoyce,whomIsabellesuspectsisaformerblackoperationssoldierturnedmercenary.Inthejungletheyfindastrangemonument,aplantwithaneurotoxicpoisonthatEdwincollectsonascalpel,emptycages,anddeadfalltrapssetbyadeceasedGreenBeret.Reachinghigherground,theyfindthemselvesstaringatanalienskyandrealizetheyarenotonEarth. Thepartysurvivesanattackfromapackofquadrupedalienbeasts.Roycededucestheyareonaplanetusedasagamepreserve,wherehumansandotherspeciesarehunted.Cuchilloiskilled,andhisbodyisusedtolurethesurvivorsintoatrap,whichtheyavoid.Thegroupfollowsthebeasts'trackstoacampandfindsacaptivePredator.Theirhunters,threelarger"SuperPredators"knownastheTracker,BerserkerandFalconer,attackthegroup.Mombasaiskilled,buttherestofthegroupescapes.IsabellerecognizesthePredatorasmatchingthedescriptionofasimilarcreaturethatkilledaspecialoperationsteamin1987inGuatemala,butwasdefeatedbyasinglesurvivor. ThegroupencountersRonaldNoland,asolitaryU.S.AirCavalrysoldier,whohassurvivedontheplanetfor"tenseasons"byhidingandscavengingfromthePredatorsandtheirvictims.HetakesthegrouptohishideoutandexplainsthatthePredatorshuntinthrees,sharpeningtheirkillingskillsbyabductingwarriorsanddangerousbeastsfromotherworldsandbringingthemtotheplanet.NolandalsorevealsthatthereisabloodfeudbetweenthelargerandsmallerPredators.RoycedevisesaplantofreethesmallerPredatorbeingheldprisoner,hopingitwilltakethemhomeusingthelargerPredators'spaceship. Nolandtrapstheothersandattemptstousesmoketosuffocatethem.Havinggonemad,heplanstokillthemfortheirequipment.RoyceusesanexplosivetoattractthePredatorstothehideout.NolandiskilledbytheTrackerPredatorwhichthenreleasesthegroup.Intheensuingchase,NikolaiusestwoclaymoreminestokilltheTracker,sacrificinghimself.TheremaininggroupisinterceptedbytheBerserker.Stansdistractsitbyattackingitwithhisshiv,allowingtheotherstoescapebeforebeingkilled.HanzostaysbehindtodueltheFalconerPredatorwithakatanahefoundinNoland'shideout,killingitbeforedyingfromhiswounds. Royce,IsabelleandEdwincontinuetoheadfortheSuperPredators'camphopingtoenactRoyce'splan,untilEdwinisinjuredbyatrap.WhenIsabellerefusestoabandonhim,Royceleavesthembothbehind.TheyarecaughtbytheBerserker,whotrapstheminapitandcontinuestothecamp.RoycefreesthecaptivePredatorinexchangefortransporttoEarth.ThePredatordonshisarmorandhacksintothecomputeroftheSuperPredators'shipusinghiswristcomputer,settingacourseforEarth.RoycerunstotheshipastheBerserkerarrives,andthetwoPredatorsfighteachother.TheBerserkeroverpowersanddecapitatesthesmallerPredatorbeforeusinghiswristcomputertoself-destructtheship,ostensiblykillingRoyce.EdwinparalyzesIsabelleusingtheneurotoxicpoisonandrevealsthatonEarthheisaserialkillerandintendstostayontheplanetasit'stheonlyplacehefeelsnormal.RoyceappearsandstabsEdwinwithhisownscalpel,paralyzinghim. RoyceboobytrapsEdwinwithgrenades,usinghimasbaittoinjuretheremainingPredator.WhileIsabellecrawlsforhersniperrifle,hefightstheBerserkerwithanaxe.IsabelleshootsthePredatorandRoycedecapitatesit.AsRoyceandIsabellerest,theyobserveparachutesopeninginthedistantsky.SurmisingthatmorePredatorswillarrivetohuntthenewprey,RoyceandIsabelleheadintothejungleto"findawayoffthisfuckingplanet". Cast[edit] Furtherinformation:ListofPredator(filmseries)characters AdrienBrodyasRoyce,aformerU.S.SpecialOperationsForcesveteranturnedmercenarywhoreluctantlyassumesleadershipofthegroupofhumans.[8][9]Brodyclaimedhehadbeen"blownaway"byPredatorandviewedhisroleasachallenge,wantingtobringacomplexitytothecharacterthatwouldcontrastwithSchwarzenegger'sroleintheoriginalfilm.[10]Heputontwenty-fivepounds(11 kg)ofmusclefortherole,statingthat"Iwantittobeentertainingandpartoftheridethatpeopleseewhentheyseeamovielikethat.Butthat'snotreallywhyI'minitandthat'snotreallywhatIbroughttoit.IbroughtthesamekindofdisciplinethatIwouldtoafilmlikeThePianist."[10]AntalandRodriguezspecificallywantedtoavoidcastinganactorphysicallysimilartoSchwarzenegger,wantingto"goinaverydifferentdirection"andreasoningthatreal-lifesoldiersarewiryandtoughratherthanburly.[11]"Wethoughtcastingaphysically'Schwarzenegger-esque'characterwouldhavedonetheoriginalfilmadisservice",saidAntal,"andwouldhavedonethisfilmadisservicebecausewearenottryingtoremakeorcopytheoriginalfilm.ItoldeverybodyearlyonthatIcanmakeanybodylooktough.WhatIcan'tdoisteachthemhowtoact".[12]Brodyhasexpressedinterestinreprisinghisroleinfuturesequels.[10] AliceBragaasIsabelle,asniperfromtheIsraelDefenseForces.[13]Shefailedtosaveherspotterduringamission,andfeelsthatshehasbeenbroughttothealienplanetaspunishmentandtoseekredemption.[13]Astheonlyfemalecharacter,Isabelleplaystheroleofpeacemaker:"Mycharacter,funnyenough",saidBraga,"istheonethatisalwaystryingtograbeveryonetogetherandlikereunitingeveryoneandstoppingthefightsandsayingthatwehavestrengthinnumbers".[14]Bragadescribedthecharacteras"atoughcookie…sweetinsidebuttoughoutside".[14]Shereadasnipermanualtopreparefortherole,andcarriedafourteen-poundsniperrifleduringshooting.[14] TopherGraceasEdwin,adoctorwhodoesnotseemtobelongamongstthegroupofhardenedkillersuntilherevealsthatheisalsoapsychopathicmurderer.[9]Gracewasdubiousabouttakingtherolewhenhereadthescript,"becauseIreallylikedthefirstPredator,butallthesequelshaven'tbeenasgood.ThenwhenIreadthis,Ithought,'WhatAlienswastoAlien,thisistoPredator'.BecausePredatorneverreallygotitsdue;itneverreallygotthatsequel".[12]HecomparedAntal'sapproachtothatofJamesCameron,directorofAliens;remainingfaithfultotheoriginalworkbuttakingtheconceptsinslightlydifferentdirections.[12]Graceperformedsomeofhisownstunts,includingjumpingoffawaterfall.[12] WaltonGogginsasStans,adeathrowinmatefromSanQuentinStatePrisonwhowasscheduledtobeexecutedintwodaysbeforesuddenlyfindinghimselfonthealienplanet.Responsiblefor38murdersandanadmittedrapist. OlegTaktarovasNikolai,aRussiancommandofromtheSpetsnazAlphaGroupwhowasfightinginChechnyabeforefindinghimselfonthealienplanet.Taktarov,aretiredmixedmartialartistandformerUltimateFightingChampion,describedhisroleascombiningelementsofSchwarzenegger,JesseVentura,andBillDuke'scharactersfromtheoriginalPredatorfilm,andpraiseditas"thefirsttimeyougetareally,really,positive,goodRussiancharacterinanAmerican[film]".[15]Taktarovusedhismartialartstrainingduringsomeofthefilm'sactionsequences.[15]Whilefilmingascenehehithisfaceonasteadicamandwasbleeding,butcontinuedfilmingbecausethebloodaddedtotheeffectofthescene.[15] LouisOzawaChangchienasHanzo,aYakuzaInagawa-kaienforcerwhorarelyspeaksandrevealslateinthefilmthatheismissinghisleftmosttwofingers,havingperformedyubitsume."Iguessheusedtobeaguywhocanmurdersomeonewithoutaqualm,"saidChangchienofthecharacter,"butbythetimehearrives[onthealienplanet],he'llnolongerbethatkindofperson.Thosethingsaren'texplainedinthescript,butyou'llgetitwhenyouseethemovie."[16]ChangchienusedhiskendotrainingforasceneinwhichhischaracterusesakatanainaduelagainstaPredator.[15]Antal,akendofan,insistedthattheswordfightlookauthentic.[15] MahershalaAliasMombasa,aRevolutionaryUnitedFrontdeathsquadsoldierfromSierraLeone. DannyTrejoas"Cuchillo",aruthlessenforcerforthefearedLosZetasMexicandrugcartelwhocarriestwinsubmachineguns.[17] LaurenceFishburneasRonaldNoland,aUnitedStatesArmyAirCavalrysoldierwhohassurvivedonthealienplanetformultiplehuntingcycles."It'sareallyinterestingrole,"saidFishburne,"quitedifferentfromMorpheus[fromTheMatrix].He'sabitshady,crazy,survivingonhisown,kindofarattycharacter."[16] ThefourPredatorsinthefilmareportrayedbyDerekMears,CareyJones,andBrianSteele.[18]ThePredatorsareidentifiedinthefilm'screditsasthe"ClassicPredator","TrackerPredator","FalconerPredator",and"BerserkerPredator".MearsplaystheClassicPredator,designedtoresemblethecreatureintheoriginalfilm.[19]SteeleplaystheBerserkerandFalconerPredators,twoofthelargerPredatorshuntingthehumans.[20]TheBerserkerPredatorisidentifiedbyaxenomorphmandibleattachedtoitshelmetandfacesoffagainstRoyceinthefilm'sclimax,whiletheFalconerPredatorcontrolsaflyingreconnaissancedroneandiskilledbyHanzo.JonesplaystheTrackerPredator,identifiedbyapairoftusksattachedtoitshelmet,whichcontrolsthequadrupedalhuntinganimalsandiskilledbyNikolai.[20]JonesalsodoubledforSteeleinsomescenesastheBerserkerandFalconerPredators.[20] Production[edit] Development[edit] ThefilmwasproducedbyRobertRodriguezandwrittenbyAlexLitvakandMichaelFinch.[21]In1994,RodriguezwroteanearlyscriptforathirdPredatorfilmfor20thCenturyFoxwhilehewasworkingonDesperadoatthetime.[22]Rodriguezpresentedthescripttothestudio,butwasdeniedwhentheyrealizedthatthebudgetwouldbetoolarge.[6]Fifteenyearslater,thestudiodecidedtogowithhisscript.Rodriguezstated: It'sthestoryfromthatscriptIhadwrittenwaybackthen.TheyhadhiredmetowriteaPredatorstorywhileIwaswaitingtodoDesperadobackin1995.Itwascrazy,thisthingIcameupwith.Sothenfast-forwardtonowand,like,sixmonthsago,theyfoundthescriptandcalledmeup.'Hey,wewanttoredothisfranchiseandwefoundyouroldscript.Thisiswhereweshouldhavegonewiththeseries!Wewanttomoveforward.'Andthat'swhatwe'redoing.[23] In2009,20thCenturyFoxstudioexecutive,AlexYoung,calledRodrigueztoconsiderusinghistreatmenttorevivetheindividualPredatorfranchise.[24]ThefilmwasproducedatRodriguez'sTroublemakerStudiosasopposedto20thCenturyFoxsothatRodriguezhadmorecreativecontroloverthefilm.[6]ItwasoriginallythoughtthatRodriguezwoulddirect,butonJuly1,2009,NimródAntalwasofficiallysignedontodirect.[25] RodriguezandAntaloriginallysaidtheywantedthefilmtobeasequelonlytotheoriginalPredator[7][26]asthefilmistryingtodistanceitselffromPredator2andthefirsttwoAlienvs.Predatorfilms.[6][26] Casting[edit] Furtherinformationonindividualcharacters:ListofPredatorcharacters Atthe2009SanDiegoComic-ConInternationalRodriguezstatedthatPredatorswouldfeatureanensemblecast,andthatthemostimportantelementofthefilmwouldbe"greatcharacterssothattheaudiencefeelsthey'regoingonthisjourneywiththem".[7]Healsonotedthatthetitlehadadoublemeaning,referringnotonlytotheextraterrestrialhuntersbutalsotothehumancharacters,allofwhomaredangerouskillers.[7]HeandAntalwantedeachofthecharacterstobewell-developedenoughtobeabletostandalone.[27]RodriguezhopedtohaveArnoldSchwarzeneggerplayacameoroleasDutch,hischaracterfromtheoriginalPredatorfilm,butthisultimatelydidnothappen.[28] Filming[edit] Thefilmwasshotona53-dayschedule.ExteriorfilminglocationwasmostlysetinKolekole,Hawaii.[29]FilmingstartedonSeptember28,2009.[30]Thefilmwrappedupits22-dayshootontheHawaiilocationonNovember1,2009.ThefilmshotitsinteriorsetscenesatRobertRodriguez'sstudioinAustin,Texas.[31]SixtypercentofthefilmwasshotinTexasinordertobeeligibleforataxbenefit.[6]ThefilmshotmoreexteriorfootageatCanyonLakeGorgeinComalCountyandHamiltonPoolPreserve. Itwasablast.Itwasanamazingexperience.WewereinthetropicalrainforestsofHawaiistompingthroughthemudandgettingrainedonalldayandthenweendedupfinishinginAustin,Texas.Ireallythinkthismovieisgoingtobegood.Theyhadcuttogetheratrailerwhilewewerestillworkinganditlookedamazing.It'sagreatcastandalongwiththeactionelementsandthesci-fielements,andwithRobertRodriguezbeinginvolved,Ithinkit'sgoingtopushittoanotherlevel— ActorMahershalaAli,411maniainterview[32] Specialeffects[edit] TomWoodruffJr.andAlecGillis,headofspecialeffectsstudioAmalgamatedDynamics,Inc.(ADI),whopreviouslyworkedon2004'sAlienvs.Predatorand2007'sAliensvs.Predator:Requiem,didnotreturnforthecreaturedesignofPredators,nordidStanWinstonStudios.Instead,KNBEFX'sHowardBergerandGregNicoterotookoverbuildingthecreaturesuits.[33]Berger,whoworkedwithWinstonontheoriginalPredator,statedthatthestudioisreprisingtheoriginalStanWinstondesignofthePredatorinthefilm,saying"WewantedtohavethePredatorlookasitdidintheoriginalfilm.Wewentbackandlookedattheoriginal…everyone'sgoingtobeveryhappythatwe'vebeenveryfaithfultotheStanWinstondesigns."[34] InadditiontotheoriginalPredatordesigns,thefilmfeaturesmanynewcreaturesneverbeforeseeninaPredatorfilm,suchasanewbreedofPredatorsthatbelongtoadifferenttribe,aliencreaturesthathavebeendomesticatedbythePredatorsforuseinhunting,andotheraliencreaturesthathavebeenbroughttotheplanetbythePredatorstobeusedasprey.[27] Music[edit] Mainarticle:Predators(soundtrack) TherehadbeenspeculationthatoriginalPredatorcomposerAlanSilvestriwouldreturntodothescore,[35]butonFebruary26,2010,itwasannouncedthatJohnDebney,whoworkedwithRodriguezonsuchfilmsasSpyKidsandSinCity,wouldcomposetheoriginalscoreforthefilm.[36] Rodriguezsharedhisthoughtsonhowthescoreshouldplayoutsaying: Ithinkwe'regoingtogoforsomethingthatfitsthetoneofthemoviereallywell.Thatoriginalscorewentgreatwiththemovie,butthenotesandthemusicdoreallyevokeaquality—youknow,whenhe(Debney)showedmehisroughcut,orsomescenes,everyonceinawhileattherightmomentIstartedhearingstringsfromthescore—becausewehadatempscore,anditreallyworks…Sowe'llprobablyincorporatesomeofthat.Attherighttime,becauseyoudon'twanttooveruseit.Butit'sliketheJamesBondtheme—youcan'tuseitallofthetime,butwhenyoudo,youcangettheaudiencereally,reallypumped.[37] Debneyrecordedmanycustomsoundsandinstruments,includingTibetanlonghornstocreatesquealsandscreams.HealsomanipulatedmetalscrapesandethnicpercussiontofurtherhighlighttheadvancedyetbrutalandprimitivequalityofthePredatorsandtheirworld.Debneyalsoputupasneak-peekofoneofthePredatorsscoringsessions.[38] La-LaLandRecordsreleasedtheoriginalscoreforthefilmonJuly5,2010.[39]Thesong"LongTallSally"byLittleRichardplaysduringthecredits;itwasalsousedintheoriginalPredatorfilm. Release[edit] Theatrical[edit] ItwasannouncedonMarch3,2010,thatRobertRodriguezandNimródAntalwouldreveala"firstlook"atPredatorsattheSXSWFilmFestivalinAustin,TexasonMarch12,at10:15pm.[40]Rodriguezexpressedhisexcitementabouttheevent,saying,"MydirectorNimródAntalandIareexcitedtobringthisfirstlookatPredatorstoAustin'sSXSWFilmFestival,aneventthat'sbecomevitaltothefilmmakingscene.AustinismyhomeandI'mproudthatPredatorswasconceivedandfilmedhere."[41] Homemedia[edit] PredatorswasreleasedonDVDandBlu-rayformatsonOctober19,2010.[42]BothreleasesincludecommentarytracksbyRobertRodriguezandNimródAntal,motioncomics,andbehind-the-scenes-features.[42]TheBlu-rayeditionincludesadditionalbehind-the-scenesfeaturesaswellasdeletedandextendedscenes.[42] Reception[edit] Boxoffice[edit] ReleasedonJuly9,2010,intheUnitedStates,Predatorsopenedwith$10milliononFriday.Thefilmcameinat#3attheUSboxofficeandpulledin$24,760,882duringitsfirstweekend,behindDespicableMeandTheTwilightSaga:Eclipse.ThefilmwasreleasedinternationallyonJuly8,2010andhaditsbiggestsuccessinthemarketsoftheUKandIrelandwith$6.8mandJapanwith$6.3m.Thefilmhasgrossed$52,000,688intheUnitedStatesand$75,232,420internationally,generating$127,233,108worldwide.[3] Criticalresponse[edit] ReviewaggregatewebsiteRottenTomatoesgivesPredatorsascoreof64%basedon204reviews,withanaveragescoreof6.4/10.Thesite'scriticalconsensusis:"Afterastringofsubparsequels,thisbloody,action-packedreboottakesthePredatorfranchisebacktoitstestosterone-fueledroots."[43] AnotherreviewaggregationwebsiteMetacriticgavethefilmascoreof51outof100,basedon30reviewsfromselectedmainstreamcritics,indicating"mixedoraveragereviews".[44] A.O.ScottofTheNewYorkTimessaid,"Antalisagoodenoughactiondirectorthatsomeofthecombatisprettyexciting."[45]Ontheotherhand,MichaelPhillipsoftheChicagoTribunewrote,"WhenthestoryrelocatestotheFishburnecharacter'sgrimy,claustrophobicdomicile,themovieturnsstatic.ThefilmmakersmayhavebeengoingforanAlienindustrial-grungevibe,butthetensionjustisn'tsufficient."[46] Theprimarycomplaintleveledagainstthefilmisthefailure,asfilmcriticRogerEbertoftheChicagoSun-Timesdescribed,ofthecasttocapturethe"quietsuspense"oftheoriginalPredatorfilm.[47] ChrisNashawatyofEntertainmentWeeklycomplainedthatthefilm'scharactersweremorelike"cardboardclichésliningupforthebodycount"thanrealactionheroes.[48] LouLumenickoftheNewYorkPostgavethefilmapositivereviewbystatingthat,"After23yearsandthreeattempts,PredatorsfinallydeliversasolidsequeltotheArnoldSchwarzeneggerB-movieclassic."Headdedthat,"It'snotexactlyhardtopredictwhothesurvivorswillbeattheendofPredators,butit'safunride."[49] Accolades[edit] Furtherinformation:ListofaccoladesreceivedbythePredatorfilmseries§ Predators Othermedia[edit] Sequel[edit] Mainarticle:ThePredator(film) NimródAntalhadtalkedaboutadirectsequeltoPredatorsandsaidhewouldlovetodoone.RodriguezhassaidthathehasinterestinasequelbecauseofthelargenumberofpotentialideasthePredatorplanetsettingprovides: Therearesomanygreatideas…JustfollowingLaurenceFishburne'scharacter(Noland)aroundinaprequelwouldbeagreatmovie.Justthetaleshetellsinthismoviealone,Iwanttoseethoseexperiences…That'swhyIwasn'tpreciousevenabouttheoriginalscriptIhad,becauseonceyoucomeupwiththeideaofaPredatorPlanet,thatPredatorsuseastheirhuntinggroundsandhumansareinvolvedsomehow,thestoryideasthatyoucancomeupwitharesonumerousthatyoucancomeupwithanyapproach.Sowealreadyhaveseveralideasthatwecangowithforasequel.Theywouldallbegoodideasbutwewouldprobablyputthemtogethertoseewhichonerisestothetop,ifwemadeanotherone.[50] In2010,RodriguezconfirmedthattherewouldeventuallybeaPredatorssequel: "[Thestudio]said,'Let'sdosomeotherones.Whatotherstoryideasdoyouhave?'"saysthefilmmaker."Becauseitwaslike,let'stestoutthemarketwiththisone.Theyreallywantedittobeprettycontained,prettyscaled-back.Theydidn'twanttoputtoomanyoftheideasintoitthatwecouldsaveforasecondone.Sowecouldseewhattheappetitewas,becausethebiggermoviewouldactuallybewhatcomesfollowingthat.Thatkindofsetsupanewstoryline,newlocationandworld,andthenyoucanreallygocrazyfromthere."[51] AdrienBrodyalsospokeaboutreprisinghisroleinapossiblesequel: "Ithinkalotofthatisdeterminedbythesuccessofthefilm.AndIdon'tthinkthatfarahead.Theideaofreprisingtheroleandgoingfartherintothatcharacterisinterestingtome…Itwouldbeexcitingtowatchacharacterprogressordeteriorate.That'sexcitingforanactor.IthoroughlyenjoyedplayingRoyce.Again,partoftheattractionisI'moddlydrawntomaterialthataffectsmeonanemotionallevel,andcharactersthataredealingwiththingsthatarechallengingthatIwouldquestion,thatI'mnotsofamiliarwith.RoycehashisemotionalarcinthisthatmostofthecharactersI'veplayeddon'tcomeclosetopossessing.That'saninterestingthingtocultivate."[52] InJune2014,Foxannouncedplansforanewfilm,withShaneBlackco-writinganddirecting,FredDekkerco-writingandJohnDavisproducing(withouttheinvolvementofRodriguez).Atthetime,Blacksaidthefilmisasequel,ratherthanareboot,[53]whileDavissaidthefilmwould"reinventthefranchise".[54]ItwasexplainedthatsincetheplottakesplaceonEarth,thestorywillbemorecloselylinkedtothefirsttwofilms;[55]whilethefilmacknowledgestheeventsofPredatorandPredator2,butbeforetheeventsofPredators.[56] Comicbooks[edit] Afourissuetie-inPredatorscomicbookbyDarkHorseComicswasreleasedweeklyfromJune9toJune30topromotethereleaseofthefilm.Thecomicseries,consistingoftwostorylinestitled"WelcometotheJungle"and"APredatoryLife",servesasaprequeltotheeventsdepictedinthefilm.OnJuly14,a72-pageone-shotadaptationofthefilmwasreleased,showingmorebackstoryofthecharactersRoyceandIsabellethanisdepictedinthefilm.Onthesamedayaone-shotsequelcomictitled"PreservetheGame"wasalsoreleased,depictingthefurtheradventuresofRoyceandIsabelletwomonthsaftertheeventsofthefilm.[57][58] Toys[edit] InJuly2010,NECAreleasedtheClassicPredator,FalconerPredator,andBerserkerPredatoractionfigures.[59]NECAlaterreleasedasecondseriesoffiguresinDecember,consistingofamaskedClassicPredator,anunmaskedBerserkerPredator,andtheTrackerPredator.ThePredatorhoundwasreleasedinMarch2011.HotToysandSideshowCollectibleshavealsocreatedprops,maquettesandfiguresforthefilm.[60] Videogames[edit] DownloadablegamespublisherChillingohassecuredalicensingagreementwithFoxDigitalEntertainmenttopublishtheofficialPredatorsvideogamefortheiPhone,iPodTouchandiPadthroughApple'sAppStoreandforMacthroughApple'sMacAppStore.ThegamewasdevelopedbyindependentgamedeveloperAngryMobGamesandwasavailableintimeforthefilm'stheatricalrelease.[61] Seealso[edit] Filmportal NimródAntalfilmography Listofactionfilmsofthe2010s References[edit] ^BritishBoardofFilmClassification-Film-Predators-Runningtime:106m49s ^Fritz,Ben(July8,2010)."Movieprojector:'DespicableMe'and'Predators'openas'Eclipse'fallsfurtherbehind'NewMoon'".LosAngelesTimes.RetrievedJuly10,2010. ^ab"Predators(2010)".BoxOfficeMojo.RetrievedDecember7,2018. ^"MoviePredators-BoxOfficeData,News,CastInformation".TheNumbers.RetrievedJuly19,2011. ^Kurland,Daniel(September28,2020)."HowRobertRodriguez'sPredatorsRedeemsTheRejectedEarlyPredatorDesign".ScreenRant.RetrievedFebruary16,2021. 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