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Template:Use American English Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Predator is an American science fiction action anthology media franchise primarily centered on encounters between humans and a fictional species of extraterrestrial trophy hunters known as the Predators. Produced and distributed by 20th Century Studios, the series was initially conceived by screenwriters Jim and John Thomas. The series began with the film Predator (1987), directed by John McTiernan, and was followed by several sequels—Predator 2 (1990), Predators (2010), The Predator (2018), Prey (2022), Predator: Killer of Killers (2025), and Predator: Badlands (2025)—as well as a range of expanded universe media, including comic books, novels, and video games, including Predator: Concrete Jungle (2005) and Predator: Hunting Grounds (2020).

Beginning with crossover comic books published in the 1990s under the Alien vs. Predator (AVP) imprint, the Predators later intersected with the Alien film series, pitting the Predators against the titular Alien characters. This narrative convergence led to two theatrical crossover films—Alien vs. Predator (2004) and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)—and the AVP series having its own associated expanded universe of tie in novels, comics and video games.

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Premise

The Predator franchise centers on recurring storylines in which human characters encounter a technologically advanced extraterrestrial species that hunts other lifeforms for sport. These extraterrestrials—credited as Predators in the films and alternatively named Yautja,[1][2] Hish-Qu-Ten, and Skin Thieves in expanded universe media—serve as antagonists in largely self-contained narratives that blend military science fiction, action, and horror elements.

Although the films vary in setting and time period, they typically follow a familiar structure: a group of humans, often military personnel or other combatants, find themselves targeted by a Predator during a mission or survival scenario. The creatures are portrayed as adhering to a ritualized code of conduct, selectively targeting dangerous opponents they deem worthy prey. Over time, expanded media introduced additional layers to the fictional mythology, including the species' social hierarchy, interstellar hunting culture, and internal rivalries.

Background

Predator was John McTiernan's first studio film as director. The studio hired screenplay writer Shane Black not only to play a supporting role in the film, but to keep an eye on McTiernan due to the director's inexperience.[3] Jean-Claude Van Damme was originally cast as the film's creature,[4] the idea being that the physical action star would use his martial arts skills to make the creature an agile, ninja-esque hunter. When compared to Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, and Jesse Ventura, actors known for their bodybuilding regimes, it became apparent a more physically imposing man was needed to make the creature appear threatening. Eventually, Van Damme was removed from the film and replaced by the actor and mime artist Kevin Peter Hall.[5][6][7][8] A Van Damme easter egg was eventually featured in The Predator.[9]

The Yautja's design is credited to special effects artist Stan Winston. While flying to Japan with Aliens director James Cameron, Winston, who had been hired to design the Predator, was doing concept art on the flight. Cameron saw what he was drawing and said, "I always wanted to see something with mandibles", and Winston subsequently included them in his designs.[5] Schwarzenegger recommended Winston after his experience working on The Terminator.[10][11]

The film's creature was originally designed with a long neck, a dog-like head and a single eye. This design was abandoned when it became apparent that the jungle locations would make shooting the complex design too difficult. Originally, the studio contracted the makeup effects for the creature from Richard Edlund's Boss Film Creature Shop. However, with problems filming the creature in Mexico and attempts to create a convincing monster of Van Damme, wearing a very different body suit, failing, makeup effects responsibilities were given to Winston and his studio, R/Greenberg Associates. According to former Boss Film Creature Shop makeup supervisor Steve Johnson, the makeup failed because of an impractical design by McTiernan that included Script error: No such module "convert". extensions that gave the creature a backward bent satyr-leg. The design did not work in the jungle locations. After six weeks of shooting in the jungles of Palenque, Mexico, the production had to shut down so that Winston could make the new creature. This took eight months and then filming resumed for five weeks.[8]

The clicking sound of the creature was provided by Peter Cullen. Despite his resolution not to voice any more monsters following injuries to his throat sustained during the ADR of King Kong, his agent convinced him to audition. The clicking sound was inspired by a mixture of the visual of the creature and his recollection of a dying horseshoe crab.[12]

R/Greenberg Associates created the film's optical effects, including the creature's ability to become invisible, its thermal vision point-of-view, its glowing blood, and the electric spark effects. The invisibility effect was achieved by having someone in a bright red suit (because it was the farthest opposite of the green of the jungle and the blue of the sky) the size of the creature. The take was then repeated without the actors using a 30% wider lens on the camera. When the two takes were combined optically, a vague outline of the alien could be seen with the background scenery bending around its shape. For the thermal vision, infrared film could not be used because it did not register in the range of body temperature wavelengths. The glowing blood was achieved by green liquid from chem-lite sticks used by campers. The electrical sparks were rotoscoped animation using white paper pin registered on portable light tables to black-and-white prints of the film frames. The drawings were composited by the optical crew for the finished effects.[13][14]

In an interview on Predator Special Edition, actor Carl Weathers said many of the actors would secretly wake up as early as 3 a.m. to work out before the day's shooting, in order to look "pumped" during the scene. Weathers also stated that he would act as if his physique was naturally given to him, and would work out only after all the other actors were nowhere to be seen. It was reported that actor Sonny Landham was so unstable on the set that a bodyguard was hired to protect other people from him.[15]

According to Schwarzenegger, filming was physically demanding as he had to swim in very cold water and spent three weeks covered in mud for the climactic battle with the creature. In addition, cast and crew endured very cold temperatures in the Mexican jungle that required heat lamps to be on all of the time. Schwarzenegger also faced the challenge of working with Kevin Peter Hall who could not see out of the mask, and had to rehearse his scenes with it off and then memorize where everything was.

The film was particularly successful and subsequently inspired a number of comic books, video games and popular anecdotes within the media. Schwarzenegger was asked to reprise his role in a Predator sequel, but was already attached to Terminator 2: Judgment Day and could not accept the role. The character was rewritten from the developing sequel's script, and the sequel to Predator, directed by Stephen Hopkins, was scheduled for 1990.[16]

Due to excessive violence and nudity scenes, Predator 2 was the first film to be given the newly instituted NC-17 rating in the United States. It was eventually rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America after being re-cut to its final theatrical length.[17] The film cast Danny Glover in the lead role, and Kevin Peter Hall reprised his role as the Predator. Also, returning to the role of Anna in the sequel, Elpidia Carrillo was slated to be in two scenes but was cut back to a brief appearance on a video screen in the government agents' surveillance trailer. Her character is showing damage to the Central American jungle caused by the explosion at the conclusion of the first film.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Films

Predator films
Film U.S. release date Director(s) Screenwriter(s) Story by Producer(s)
Main films
Predator Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". John McTiernan Jim Thomas and John Thomas Lawrence Gordon, Joel Silver and John Davis
Predator 2 Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Stephen Hopkins
Predators Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Nimród Antal Alex Litvak and Michael Finch John Davis, Robert Rodriguez and Elizabeth Avellán
The Predator Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Shane Black Fred Dekker and Shane Black John Davis
Prey Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Dan Trachtenberg Patrick Aison Patrick Aison and Dan Trachtenberg John Davis, Jhane Myers and Marty P. Ewing
Predator: Killer of Killers June 6, 2025 Dan Trachtenberg
& Joshua Wassung 		Micho Robert Rutare Dan Trachtenberg and Micho Robert Rutare John Davis, Dan Trachtenberg, Marc Toberoff and Ben Rosenblatt
Predator: Badlands Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Dan Trachtenberg Patrick Aison Patrick Aison and Dan Trachtenberg John Davis, Dan Trachtenberg, Marc Toberoff, Ben Rosenblatt and Brent O'Connor
Crossover films
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Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Greg and Colin Strause Shane Salerno John Davis, David Giler & Walter Hill

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Predator story chronology
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Predator (1987)

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". An elite paramilitary rescue team, led by Major Dutch is on a covert operation in a Central American jungle where they are tasked with rescuing an official and his aide from guerrillas when they encounter a highly dangerous extraterrestrial with futuristic technology who hunts them for sport and are forced to find a way to defeat it before it kills off the entire team while awaiting a helicopter rescue.

Predator 2 (1990)

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". In the record-hot summer of 1997, a different Predator arrives in Los Angeles and hunts violent gang members, drawing the attention of the local police force, specifically Lieutenant Harrigan, who pursues the creature as it rampages throughout the city. The creature itself is in turn being hunted by the secretive government task-force OWLF, led by CIA agent Peter Keyes, which wishes to capture it for study.

Predators (2010)

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". A group of notorious mercenaries and murderers find themselves kidnapped and transported to an extraterrestrial game preserve jungle planet, where they have to learn to work together in order to fight off a band of Super Predators and other creatures stalking them and find a way off this world.

The Predator (2018)

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". After witnessing the crash of a Predator spaceship on Earth and hiding some of the remains, U.S. Army Ranger Quinn McKenna and a team of PTSD-afflicted soldiers must take down a pair of Predators, including a new enhanced Predator which was genetically enhanced by its species. The Predator canon is expanded by distinguishing multiple types and purposes of the Predator species.

Prey (2022)

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". With the sale of 21st Century Fox's assets to The Walt Disney Company, the future of the series was called into question, though Bob Iger confirmed that certain properties would remain R-rated.[18] In December 2019, Dan Trachtenberg was announced to be developing a film under the working title of Skulls, with a script from Patrick Aison, set during the American Civil War.[19][20][21] In November 2020, it was revealed that the project was actually a fifth film in the Predator franchise. Trachtenberg indicated that he had been working on the film since 2016, with the intention to market the project without any references to Predator.[22] The Walt Disney Company produced the project through their 20th Century Studios banner.[23] In May 2021, Amber Midthunder was announced to star.[24] In late July, the title was shortened to Skull[25] before officially becoming Prey in November; it was released on Hulu on August 5, 2022.[26][27]

Naru, a skilled Comanche warrior, is striving to prove herself as a hunter, and finds herself having to protect her people from a Predator as well as from French fur traders who are destroying the Buffalo her people rely on for survival. On February 9, 2024, Deadline reported that Prey 2 was in the process of being developed.[28] On March 16, 2025, Collider released an interview with Amber Midthunder where she also expressed her interest in returning to the role and her hopes that Prey 2 will be released eventually following Trachtenberg's other entries Predator: Killer of Killers and Predator: Badlands.[29]

Predator: Killer of Killers (2025)

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". In October 2024, it was reported that a secret Predator film had been directed by Dan Trachtenberg and is one of two Predator films releasing in 2025, set to be released on streaming before the release of Predator: Badlands.[30] In April 2025, the official title was revealed during CinemaCon.[31][32]

Predator: Badlands (2025)

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". In June 2022, Dan Trachtenberg stated that there are discussions for additional installments being developed after the release of Prey. The filmmaker stated that moving forward, the intent is to do things that have not been done before in the franchise.[33] In August, Bennett Taylor expressed interest in reprising his role as Raphael Adolini as "the pirate he is" in a potential prequel to Prey, serving as a loose adaptation of the 1996 comic book Predator: 1718 in which Adolini was introduced, reading it as research before shooting Prey, having aimed to "bring as much of [Raphael] into Prey that made sense".[34]

In February 2024, it was reported that a number of Predator projects are in development, with Dan Trachtenberg involved with each installment. While a sequel to Prey is one of them, a new film with the working title of Badlands is scheduled for principal photography in July of the same year. Trachtenberg will once again serve as director, with a script written by Patrick Aison, from an original story they co-authored. The plot will center around a new female lead, and be set chronologically in the future.[35][36] Actress Elle Fanning has been in talks to star in the leading role.[37]

Predator: Badlands is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on November 7, 2025.[38]

Crossover series

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Inspired by the Dark Horse Comics series, the filmmakers of Predator 2 (1990) incorporated an easter egg in which an Alien skull was seen in a Predator trophy case. Expansions upon this shared universe between the Alien and Predator franchises followed through comics and video games, leading up to the launch of a film franchise with the release of Alien vs. Predator in 2004, followed by Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem in 2007. The franchise has spawned various comics, novels, video games, and other merchandise based upon or inspired by the films. A third film has been variously rumored since the production of Requiem.[39][40][41] In mid-2018, Shane Black, the director of The Predator, expressed his belief that a third Alien vs. Predator could still happen, indicating the studio's interest in both franchises.[42]

By August 2024, Alien: Romulus director Fede Álvarez expressed interest in co-directing an Alien vs. Predator movie in collaboration with Prey director Dan Trachtenberg.[43] In October of the same year, Steve Abell (President of Fox Studios) stated that the studio has plans to eventually develop an Alien and Predator crossover film.[30]

Alien vs. Predator (2004)

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". In 2004, a Predator mothership arrives in Earth orbit to draw humans to an ancient Predator training ground on Bouvetøya, an island about one thousand miles north of Antarctica. A buried pyramid giving off a "heat bloom" attracts a group of explorers led by billionaire and self-taught engineer Charles Bishop Weyland (Lance Henriksen), the original founder and CEO of Weyland Industries, who unknowingly activates an Alien egg production line as a hibernating Alien Queen is awakened within the pyramid. Three Predators descend to the planet and enter the structure, killing all humans in their way with the intention of hunting the newly formed Aliens, while the scattered explorers are captured alive by Aliens and implanted with embryos. Two Predators die in the ensuing battle with an Alien, while the third allies itself with the lone surviving human, Alexa "Lex" Woods (Sanaa Lathan), while making their way out of the pyramid as it is destroyed by the Predator's wrist bomb and eventually does battle with the escaped Alien Queen on the surface. The Queen is defeated by being dragged down by a water tower into the dark depths of the frozen sea, but not before she fatally wounds the last Predator. The orbiting Predator mothership uncloaks and the crew retrieves the fallen Predator. A Predator elder gives Lex a spear as a sign of respect, and then departs. Once in orbit it is revealed that an Alien Chestburster was present within the corpse, thus a predator/alien hybrid is born.

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Set immediately after the events of the previous film, the Predalien hybrid aboard the Predator scout ship, having just separated from the mothership shown in the previous film, has grown to full adult size and sets about killing the Predators aboard the ship, causing it to crash in the small town of Gunnison, Colorado. The last surviving Predator activates a distress beacon containing a video recording of the Predalien, which is received by a veteran Predator on the Predator homeworld, who sets off towards Earth to "clean up" the infestation. When it arrives, the Predator tracks the Aliens into a section of the sewer below the town. He removes evidence of their presence as he moves along using a corrosive blue liquid and uses a laser net to try to contain the creatures, but the Aliens still manage to escape into the town above. The Predator fashions a plasma pistol from its remaining plasma caster and hunts Aliens all across town, accidentally cutting the power to the town in the process. During a confrontation with human survivors, the Predator loses its plasma pistol. The Predator then fights the Predalien singlehandedly, and the two mortally wound one another just as the US air force drops a tactical nuclear bomb on the town, incinerating both combatants along with the Predalien's warriors and hive, as well as the few remaining humans in the town. The salvaged plasma pistol is then taken to a Ms. Yutani of the Yutani Corporation, foreshadowing an advancement in technology leading to the future events of the Alien films.

Short films

Predator short films
Film U.S. release date Director(s) Screenwriter(s)
Template:Vanchor October 19, 2010 Nimród Antal Alex Litvak & Michael Finch
Template:Vanchor N/A Javier Soto
Template:Vanchor N/A Javier Soto
Template:Vanchor February 25, 2016 Julian Higgins Peter Weidman
The Predator Holiday Special[44] December 18, 2018 David H. Brooks and Alex Kamer Matt Motschenbacher and Matthew Senreich

On October 19, 2010, Predators was released on home video and included the two prequel short films Moments of Extraction and Crucified, along with the prequel short film The Chosen, which had aired as a television and cinema advertisement prior to the release of Predators.[45] Loot Crate (commonly known for producing and distributing various officially licensed merchandise based on the Alien, Predator, Alien vs. Predator, and Prometheus brands) released a VR 360° short film titled Predator vs. Colonial Marines in February 2016, directed by Julian Higgins and written by Peter Weidman in which a troop of Colonial Marines storm a Weyland-Yutani warehouse and encounter the deadly alien hunter.[46][47] The Predator was released on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD formats on December 18, 2018, in America, alongside the short film The Predator Holiday Special, in which Santa Claus and his elves and reindeer encounter the Predators at the North Pole.[48]

Cast and crew

Principal cast

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Predator cast
Characters Films Video games
Predator Predator 2 Predators The Predator Prey Predator:
Killer of Killers 		Predator:
Concrete Jungle 		Predator:
Hunting Grounds
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Recurring cast and characters

Predators Kevin Peter Hall Derek Mears
(classic)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Brian A. Prince
(fugitive)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Dane DiLiegro Britton Watkins V Aimée LeighV Antonio AlvarezV
Peter CullenV Hal RayleV Brian Steele
(Falconer and Berserker)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Brian A. Prince
(ultimate)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Sarah BrownV
Carey L. Jones
(tracker)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Alan "Dutch" Schaefer Arnold Schwarzenegger Mentioned colspan="3" Template:CEmpty Arnold SchwarzeneggerV
Anna Gonsalves Elpidia Carrillo Elpidia CarrilloC colspan="6" Template:CEmpty
El Scorpio
GuerillaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Henry KingiU Henry Kingi colspan="6" Template:CEmpty
King Willie Template:CEmpty Calvin Lockhart colspan="4" Template:CEmpty Arthur BurghardtV Template:CEmpty
Hanzō Kamakami
Kenji and Kiyoshi Kamakami 		colspan="2" Template:CEmpty Louis Ozawa Changchien colspan="2" Template:CEmpty Louis Ozawa ChangchienV colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Isabelle colspan="2" Template:CEmpty Alice Braga colspan="4" Template:CEmpty Alice BragaV
Sean H. Keyes colspan="3" Template:CEmpty Jake Busey colspan="3" Template:CEmpty Jake BuseyV
Raphael Adolini Template:CEmpty Mentioned colspan="2" Template:CEmpty Bennett Taylor colspan="3" Template:CEmpty
Naru colspan="4" Template:CEmpty Amber Midthunder Amber MidthunderLC colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Scarface colspan="6" Template:CEmpty Jan JohnsV

Introduced in Predator

Al Dillon Carl Weathers colspan="6" Template:CEmpty Mentioned
Jorge "Poncho" Ramirez Richard Chaves colspan="6" Template:CEmpty
Mac Eliot Bill Duke colspan="6" Template:CEmpty
Blain Cooper Jesse Ventura colspan="6" Template:CEmpty
Billy Sole Sonny Landham colspan="6" Template:CEmpty
Rick Hawkins Shane Black colspan="6" Template:CEmpty
Homer L. Phillips R. G. Armstrong colspan="6" Template:CEmpty

Introduced in Predator 2

Michael "Mike" R. Harrigan Template:CEmpty Danny Glover colspan="5" Template:CEmpty Mentioned
Peter Jacob Keyes Template:CEmpty Gary Busey colspan="5" Template:CEmpty
Danny "Danny Boy" Archuleta Template:CEmpty Rubén Blades colspan="6" Template:CEmpty
Leona Cantrell Template:CEmpty María Conchita Alonso colspan="6" Template:CEmpty
Garber Template:CEmpty Adam Baldwin colspan="6" Template:CEmpty
Jerry Lambert Template:CEmpty Bill Paxton colspan="6" Template:CEmpty
Anthony "Tony" Pope Template:CEmpty Morton Downey Jr. colspan="6" Template:CEmpty
Phil Heinemann Template:CEmpty Robert Davi colspan="6" Template:CEmpty
Captain B. Pilgrim Template:CEmpty Kent McCord colspan="6" Template:CEmpty

Introduced in Predators

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Edwin colspan="2" Template:CEmpty Topher Grace colspan="4" Template:CEmpty
Walter Stans colspan="2" Template:CEmpty Walton Goggins colspan="4" Template:CEmpty
Nikolai Mikhalovich Fedorov colspan="2" Template:CEmpty Oleg Taktarov colspan="4" Template:CEmpty
Mombasa colspan="2" Template:CEmpty Mahershala Ali colspan="4" Template:CEmpty
Cuchillo colspan="2" Template:CEmpty Danny Trejo colspan="4" Template:CEmpty
Ronald Noland colspan="2" Template:CEmpty Laurence Fishburne colspan="4" Template:CEmpty

Introduced in The Predator

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Quinn McKenna colspan="3" Template:CEmpty Boyd Holbrook colspan="3" Template:CEmpty
Casey Bracket colspan="3" Template:CEmpty Olivia Munn colspan="3" Template:CEmpty
Will Traeger colspan="3" Template:CEmpty Sterling K. Brown colspan="3" Template:CEmpty
Gaylord "Nebraska" Williams colspan="3" Template:CEmpty Trevante Rhodes colspan="4" Template:CEmpty
Rory McKenna colspan="3" Template:CEmpty Jacob Tremblay colspan="4" Template:CEmpty
Coyle colspan="3" Template:CEmpty Keegan-Michael Key colspan="4" Template:CEmpty
Lynch colspan="3" Template:CEmpty Alfie Allen colspan="4" Template:CEmpty
Nettles colspan="3" Template:CEmpty Augusto Aguilera colspan="4" Template:CEmpty
Baxley colspan="3" Template:CEmpty Thomas Jane colspan="4" Template:CEmpty
Emma McKenna colspan="3" Template:CEmpty Yvonne Strahovski colspan="4" Template:CEmpty

Introduced in Prey

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Aruka colspan="4" Template:CEmpty Michelle Thrush colspan="3" Template:CEmpty
Wasape colspan="4" Template:CEmpty Stormee Kipp colspan="3" Template:CEmpty
Chief Kehetu colspan="4" Template:CEmpty Julian Black Antelope colspan="3" Template:CEmpty

Introduced in Predator: Killer of Killers

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Cherami LeighScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".YV 		colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Freya colspan="5" Template:CEmpty Lauren HoltV colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Einar colspan="5" Template:CEmpty Doug CockleV colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Ivar colspan="5" Template:CEmpty Jeff LeachV colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Anders colspan="5" Template:CEmpty Damien HaasV colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Gunnar colspan="5" Template:CEmpty Piotr MichaelV colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Chief Zoran colspan="5" Template:CEmpty Andrew MorgadoV colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Johnny Torres colspan="5" Template:CEmpty Rick GonzalezV colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Vandy colspan="5" Template:CEmpty Michael BiehnV colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Torres' father colspan="5" Template:CEmpty Felix SolisV colspan="2" Template:CEmpty

Introduced in Predator: Concrete Jungle

Isabella Borgia
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Lucretia Borgia colspan="6" Template:CEmpty Giselle LorenV Template:CEmpty
Bruno Borgia colspan="6" Template:CEmpty Fred TatascioreV Template:CEmpty
El Hongo colspan="6" Template:CEmpty Armando Valdes-KennedyV Template:CEmpty
Hunter Borgia colspan="6" Template:CEmpty David SobolovV Template:CEmpty

Introduced in Predator: Hunting Grounds

Soldier colspan="7" Template:CEmpty James WillemsV

Additional production and crew details

Film Crew/Detail
Composer(s) Cinematographer Editor(s) Production
companies 		Distributing
companies 		Running time
Predator Alan Silvestri Donald McAlpine John F. Link & Mark Helfrich 20th Century Fox,
Davis Entertainment 		20th Century Fox 1 hr 47 mins
Predator 2 Peter Levy Mark Goldblatt & Bert Lovitt 20th Century Fox,
Davis Entertainment,
Silver Pictures,
Gordon Company 		1 hr 48 mins
Alien vs. Predator Harald Kloser David Johnson Alexander Berner 20th Century Fox,
Davis Entertainment,
Brandywine Productions,
Impact Pictures,
Stillking Films 		1 hr 41 mins
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem Brian Tyler Daniel C. Pearl Dan Zimmerman 20th Century Fox,
Davis Entertainment,
Brandywine Productions,
Dune Entertainment 		1 hr 34 mins
Predators John Debney Gyula Pados 20th Century Fox,
Davis Entertainment,
Troublemaker Studios 		1 hr 47 mins
The Predator Henry Jackman Larry Fong Harry B. Miller III & Billy Weber 20th Century Fox,
Davis Entertainment,
TSG Entertainment 		1 hr 48 mins
Prey Sarah Schachner Jeff Cutter Angela M. Catanzaro & Claudia Castello 20th Century Studios,
Davis Entertainment,
Lawrence Gordon Productions 		20th Century Studios,
Hulu 		1 hr 39 mins
Predator: Killer of Killers Benjamin Wallfisch — Stefan Grube 20th Century Studios,
Davis Entertainment,
Lawrence Gordon Productions,
The Third Floor, Inc. 		1 hr 30 mins
Predator: Badlands Bear McCreary Jeff Cutter 20th Century Studios,
Davis Entertainment,
Lawrence Gordon Productions 		20th Century Studios TBA

Reception

Box office performance

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Note that the figures in this table are not inflation adjusted

Box office performance of Predator films
Film Release date Grosses Rank
(all time domestic) 		Budget References
United States Non-US Worldwide
Predator June 12, 1987 $59,735,548 $38,532,910 $98,268,458 #1,350 $15–18 million [49][50][51]
Predator 2 November 21, 1990 $30,669,413 $26,450,905 $57,120,318 #2,605 $20–30 million [52][53]
Predators July 9, 2010 $52,000,688 $75,232,420 $127,233,108 #1,584 $40 million [54]
The Predator September 14, 2018 $51,024,708 $109,517,426 $160,542,134 #3,051 $88 million [55]
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Critical and public response

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Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore[56]
Predator 80% (60 reviews)[57] 47 (17 reviews)[58] B+
Predator 2 30% (37 reviews)[59] 46 (18 reviews)[60] B+
Predators 65% (203 reviews)[61] 51 (30 reviews)[62] C+
The Predator 34% (295 reviews)[63] 48 (49 reviews)[64] C+
Prey 94% (287 reviews)[65] 71 (43 reviews)[66] —
Predator: Killer of Killers 95% (97 reviews)[67] 78 (18 reviews)[68] —

Music

Soundtracks to Predator films
Title U.S. release date Length Composer(s) Label
Predator: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack August 19, 2003 (original release)
August 2, 2010 (remastered edition) 		69:08 Alan Silvestri Varèse Sarabande
Fox Music
Intrada Records
Predator 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack December 13, 1990 45:14 Varèse Sarabande
Predators: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack July 5, 2010 68:25 John Debney La-La Land Records
The Predator: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack September 28, 2018 54:00 Henry Jackman Lakeshore Records
Prey (Original Soundtrack) August 5, 2022 45:07 Sarah Schachner Hollywood Records
Predator: Killer of Killers (Original Soundtrack) June 6, 2025 68:04 Benjamin Wallfisch

Home media

Home media releases for Predator films
Title Format Release date Films References
Predator: Special Edition Collection DVD April 18, 2005 Predator, Predator 2 [69]
Predator: The Ultimate DVD Collection DVD November 17, 2006 Predator, Predator 2, Alien vs. Predator [70]
Predator Collection DVD/Blu-ray formats October 19, 2010 Predator, Predator 2 [71]
Predator Trilogy - Mask Edition Blu-ray December 29, 2010 Predator, Predator 2, Predators [72]
Predator Trilogy DVD March 4, 2011 Predator, Predator 2, Predators [73]
Predator Triple Feature Blu-ray/4K UHD Blu-ray October 7, 2014 Predator, Predator 2, Predators [74]
Predator: 3-Movie Collection August 7, 2018 Predator, Predator 2, Predators [75]
Predator: 4-Movie Collection December 18, 2018 Predator, Predator 2, Predators, The Predator [76]
Prey DVD/Blu-ray/4k UHD Blu-Ray October 3, 2023 Prey [77]

Other media

Novels

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Movie novelizations

Original novels

Comic books

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Dark Horse Comics published various lines based on the franchise. The Fire and Stone (2014–2015) and Life and Death (2016–2017) series further explored what happened in the Alien, Predator, Alien vs. Predator, and Prometheus universe following the events of the 2012 film Prometheus. In July 2020, Marvel Comics announced that it had acquired the comic book rights to the Predator franchise, in addition to the rights to the Alien and Alien vs. Predator franchises,[78] publishing Predator (2022–present), Predator vs. Wolverine (2023), Predator vs. Black Panther (2024), Predator vs. Spider-Man, Predator: Black, White & Blood, and Predator Kills the Marvel Universe (all 2025).

Books

Other books expanding this fictional universe have been released through the years, and also such that depict the background to the films, including works by special effects company Amalgamated Dynamics Incorporated (ADI) which has worked with the Alien, Predator and Alien vs. Predator films.

  • Predator The Official Movie Special (2018)
  • The Predator: The Art and Making of the Film (2018)

Video games

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Pinball

The Predators have appeared in two virtual pinball tables. The first one is a pinball adaptation of the first two Predator films, one of four pinball tables in the 1999 computer game Sci-Fi Pinball, with the other three tables being based on Aliens, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The Fly, three other Fox horror films.[79] The second one is a loose pinball adaptation of Alien vs. Predator, developed by Zen Studios and available as an add-on pack for Zen Pinball 2, Pinball FX 2 and Pinball FX 3 on April 26, 2016.[80] Based on the premise and setting (though not the plot) of that film, this table is played entirely from the perspective of a Predator ascending the ranks to become a seasoned warrior and Alien hunter,[81] with two of the film's human leads being the table's announcers.

In the early 2010s, pinball manufacturer SKIT-B attempted to create an unauthorized physical pinball adaptation of the Predator franchise, without securing licensing rights from franchise owner 20th Century Fox. After suffering from legal problems, the pinball table was cancelled on March 24, 2015,[82] and thus, only a few prototypes of the pinball table exists to this day.

Card game

A card game titled, Legendary Encounters: A Predator Deck Building Game, was released in July 2015 by Upper Deck Company.[83] It is based on the first two films.[84]

Other appearances

See also

References

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Bibliography

  • Beautiful Monsters: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to the Alien and Predator Films (by David A. McIntee, Telos, 272 pages, 2005, Template:ISBN).

External links

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