Preydirector Dan Trachtenberg has declared that there is “still time” to add Predator starArnold SchwarzeneggerorPredator 2star Danny Glover to whateverPreysequel may eventually emerge. The director behind thePredatorprequel smash hit was recently asked whether (despitePreybeing set in the 1700s) there were ever any conversations about bringing Schwarzenegger back into the fray. And whether there is the chance of adding Schwarzenegger in a future movie?
“I don’t know how to do things, but I’m learning how to do things. I did learn there was an attempt to have Arnold in Predators. All I’ll say is – there’s still time for those guys. They’re still around, and wouldn’t that be awesome?”
Speaking withVariety, Trachtenberg admitted that he does not yet know quite “how to do things,” suggesting that he isn’t yet sure how he would go about brining Schwarzenegger or Glover back forPrey 2. But, the filmmaker is learning, meaning that, now the idea in his head, he may well begin to explore how exactly Schwarzenegger’s Major Alan “Dutch” Schaefer could once again face-off with the Predator.
Schwarzenegger leads the very firstPredator, which was released way back in 1987, but despite several attemptsto bring the action movie superstar backinto the franchise, he has yet to return.
Danny Glover meanwhile plays LAPD Lieutenant Mike Harrigan in 1990sPredator 2, and while his character does not hold the same iconic weight as Schwarzenegger’s Dutch, it would no doubt make a crowd-pleasing moment to see him in the franchise once again.
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Prey 2: Dan Trachtenberg Has Revealed ‘Exciting Conversations’ Are Happening
Landing as a Hulu original film last year,PreyfollowsLegionstar Amber Midthunder as a skilled Comanche warrior who must protect her tribe from a highly evolved alien predator that hunts humans for sport, fighting against wilderness, dangerous colonisers and this mysterious creature to keep her people safe.
Directed by Dan Trachtenberg and written by Patrick Aison,Preyis the fifth installment in the main franchise, not including the twoAlien vs. Predatoroutings, and is by far one of the most well-received movies in the series. With many even comparing it to the beloved Schwarzenegger-led original.
While we await further news regarding what will come next forPredatorandPrey, Dan Trachtenberghas revealed that “exciting conversations” are happening. “I can’t really say anything about that right now, but I’ll say while we were finishing the movie, we were having really exciting conversations,” he said earlier this month. “The studio, myself, the writer, and the producers about what crazy things could we do next. And I’ve never stopped, no one stopped thinking about how cool things could be going forward.”
Following high praise from both critics and audiences alike,Preyhas now been nominated for several Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie and Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.
