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The latest teaser trailer for Prey finally unmasks the new Predator, revealing his screaming, snarling face in all its monstrous glory. Titled “Hunt,” this latest footage comes courtesy of 20th Century Studios, and once again teases the vicious battle between the Predator and a Comanche warrior.
Directed by Dan Trachtenberg and written by Patrick Aison, Prey is the latest installment in the iconic Predator franchise. A prequel that isn’t quite a prequel, Prey finds the Predator landing on Earth for the first time. Ready for the hunt, the alien trophy hunter finds itself in the Comanche Nation in 1719 and comes face-to-face with a fierce and highly skilled warrior named Naru, who learns the prey she is stalking is a highly evolved alien with a technologically advanced arsenal.
This first glimpse of the latest iteration of the Predator bears many similarities with what we have seen from the creatures before, with a few changes. These changes are all very intentional, with director Dan Trachtenberg explaining why he felt that the design needed to undergo a few alterations this time around.
“The [original] design for me, though incredible, functionally it’s always been very top-heavy,” the filmmaker explained recently. “The head has always been so large to accommodate a person inside, especially when it was developed in the ’80s. This is now the most refined, most proportional head-to-body ratio that’s ever been. We actually were able to get the silhouette to be a little bit more anatomically correct. Frankly, it’s the smallest, slimmest, I think, of the Predators, though still a hulking alien creature.”
Trachtenberg did not dream small when bringing the Predator back to screens, with the director hoping to create the scariest version of the movie monster yet. Something which is clearly teased in this latest glimpse. “I wanted [the Predator] to be scarier than we’ve seen it before,” Trachtenberg said. “It’s intelligent and it has advanced technology, and that makes it even more difficult to take on.”