Withproduction startingyesterday in Vancouver, Canada, directorShane Blackshared a photo featuring a partial look at his cast. That cast keeps growing and growing, with a report surfacing today thatGame of ThronesstarAlfie Allenhas joined this ensemble. The actor is reportedly playing an ex-Marine who teams up with a “group of outsiders,” including one played byBoyd Holbrook, to stop the deadlyPredator. This latest report seems to be keeping a rumor alive that was debunked months ago.
Back in November, whenOlivia Munnsigned on,The Hollywood Reporterclaimed that this story is set in the suburbs. DirectorShane Blacklater claimed that the story is not set inthe suburbs. But The Hollywood Reporter continues to report that it is, even in today’s latest casting update, more than three months after the director’s denial. Now that filming has begun, perhaps we’ll finally get an official synopsis that includes the actual setting.
Regardless of where the film is set,Alfie Allenjoins a cast that includesBoyd Holbrook,Olivia Munn,Trevante Rhodes,Keegan Michael Key,Thomas Jane,Sterling K. BrownandJacob Tremblay. We also recently learned that UFC championConor McGregorturned down the leading role. He revealed in an interview that they didn’t offer him enough money, and the film shoot may have conflicted with the birth of his newborn child. It remains to be seen how many more cast members will be added as production continues in Vancouver, but there is one actor in particular fans keep clamoring for.
Before it was revealed that this story is actually a sequel, taking place within the establishedPredatoruniverse, many fans started wondering ifArnold Schwarzeneggerwill return as Dutch, all these years later. As it turns out, the story is not actually a sequel, withBoyd Holbrookexplaining that this story is still kept “within the realm of Predator,” while being completely new. There had been talk in the past thatArnold Schwarzeneggermay return, but that doesn’t seem likely now.
Shane Blackwill directThe Predatorfrom a script he co-wrote withFred Dekker, who both collaborated more than 30 years ago onThe Monster Squad, one ofShane Black’s first screenplay credits. 20th Century Fox has set a June 01, 2025 release date forThe Predator, which puts it up against Universal’sFifty Shades Freedand an untitled Warner Animation Group project.Alfie Allenis best known for playing Theon Greyjoy in HBO’s critically-acclaimed hit seriesGame of Thrones, which debuts its seventh season later this summer. On the big screen, he recently starred inJohn Wickand last year’sPandemicandPatient Seven.
