Last month,production startedon 20th Century Fox’sThe Predator, with directorShane Blackproviding the first look at the cast. With filming still under way, the filmmaker shared yet another photo from the set, featuring a number of the film’s stars riding on a bus. This new photo has our first look atAlfie AllenandThomas Jane, along withTrevante Rhodes,Boyd Holbrookand an unspecified actor. Here’s what the director had to say on Twitter below about this group.
“Stone killers with serious acting chops, but which of them will be chopped… by THE PREDATOR? (See what I did there?)”
Trevante Rhodesrecently spoke withYahoo! Moviesabout his role in Best Picture winnerMoonlight, while also offering some tidbits about thisPredator sequel. The actor, who is playing Nebraska Williams, a former Marine who enlists in a special operation to hunt down the Predator with his friend Quinn McKenna (Boyd Holbrook), did talk about the group he’s found himself embedded in.
We form a bit of a motley crew. It’s what you expect aShane Blackmovie to be, set in the world of thePredator."
DirectorShane Blackshot down a rumor in November that thisPredatorsequel will have asuburban setting. The director also previously confirmed that this new movie is not a reboot, set within the continuity of the original 1987 classicPredatorand its 1990 sequelPredator 2. As it turns out,Trevante Rhodeshimself tried watching the originalPredatoras a kid, but those kinds of movies aren’t exactly for him.
“I was really squeamish growing up, not too fond of blood and guts. I saw the first one when I was young, and liked it, but I was like, ‘I can’t watch any more of these!'”
The cast also includesOlivia Munn,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. DirectorShane Blackhas also previously confirmed that the film is shooting for an R-rating, describing the story as scary, funny, wondrous with thriller and sci-fi elements as well. It remains to be seen how long filming will take place for.
Shane Blackis directingThe Predatorfrom a screenplay he co-wrote withFred Dekker, who he previously collaborated with on the 1987 classicThe Monster Squad. 20th Century Fox has set a June 19, 2025 release date forThe Predator, which puts it up against Universal’s erotic thriller sequelFifty Shades Freedand an untitled project from the Warner Animation Group. Take a look at the new set photo fromThe Predatorbelow, as filming continues on this highly-anticipated project.
