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14th Sep 2018

EXCLUSIVE: A sequel to The Predator has already been discussed

Paul Moore

We’ve got more time to bleed!

This summer has seen a plethora of characters, creatures and ghouls in the cinemas but one thing has been missing.

We’ve seen demonic nuns, genetically-enhanced dinosaurs, Tom Cruise going full-Cruise, Deadpool’s baby dick, and Jason Statham fighting a 70-foot shark, but we still have the niggling feeling that something is missing.

Oh yeah, how about an alien killer that slaughters its prey and hangs these newly-skinned corpses upside down. After all, if it bleeds, we can kill it.

With The Predator released in cinemas, fans of the beloved franchise will be happy that Shane Black’s film does pay homage to John McTiernan’s original but as we said in our review, this is a very different Predator adventure than what Dutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger ) encountered in 1987.

We’re delighted to say that The Predator is far better than the Alien vs Predator films – that wouldn’t be hard – and after Nimród Antal restored some credibility to the saga with Predators, Black’s film has definitely moved the franchise forward while paying tribute to the five Predator films that came before it.

Ok, if you haven’t seen the latest film then consider this to be your spoiler alert warning.

The Predator 2

At the end of The Predator, the top secret government agency finally gets their hands on a valuable piece of Yautjan technology that ends up on Earth. Basically, anyone that yields this incredible piece of weaponry now has the ability to kill anything/anyone/anything that gets in their way.

Due to global warming, the ‘bad blood’ Predators have been hunting on Earth with greater frequency and in a bid to level the playing field between humans and the Predators, the ‘honourable’ Predators have sent humankind this extraordinary weapon.

Essentially, any human can now be turned into a Predator and use this devastating alien technology against those dishonourable Yautja.

When we caught up with Boyd Holbrook, the leading man in The Predator, we asked him if he’d be interested in coming back for a sequel.

It turns out that the star of Logan and Narcos has already talked to Shane Black about The Predator 2.

“Oh yeah, yeah. Yeah, Shane and I will see how his thing does. If people want more then I think that’s already in the making,” he said.

Granted, the Predator films have frequently changed their casts and we’d be amazed to see Black or any of The Predator’s cast return for a sequel.

This being said, there’s a plethora of timelines, comic-books and other material for potential filmmakers to rely on and the saga really can go in any direction.

Here’s to more spines being ripped out by the alien that we all love so much.

You can listen to the whole interview with Boyd Holbrook here.

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