Writer/directorShane Blackis currently working onThe Predator, the fourth entry in thePredatorfranchise. Even though thebig budgetproduction should be starting any time now, details have been incredibly scarce. It may not be much, but we have just learned what the working title forThe Predatorwill be.
Comicbook.comuncovered the working title for the movie, which is being calledOllie. For those who may not know, a working title is just an unofficial title used during the production of a movie that sometimes offers clues to the movie itself. In the case ofOllie, it is pretty difficult to speculate what, if anything, that means forThe Predator. Really, it just means we are one step closer, albeit a small step, to this movie becoming a reality.
To say that we know nothing about thenew Predator moviewouldn’t quite be fair. To say that we know almost nothing would be more accurate. At the moment, there are no confirmed cast members, but recently a report surfaced that the production had its sights set onBenicio Del Toro, though he recently dropped out due to scheduling conflicts, which is a major bummer. Other rumored cast members have includedJames Francoand star of the originalPredator,Arnold Schwarzenegger. The only thing we know for sure is that the hero of the movie will be a character named Quinn Mackenna, whichShane Blackrevealed at a Q&A with Empire a few months ago.
Beyond that, we know that movie is a sequel to the originalPredatorand not a reboot and that it will be released in IMAX. Also, a poster for the movie was released in February, which showed the famed creature in the background with the phrase “You’ll never see him coming” plastered over the image. It was a cool poster, but that and the working titleOllieare about all we have to go on at the moment forThe Predator. It seems likeShane Blackis pretty intent on keeping things a secret for as long as he possibly can. Though, we have heard it compared toAliens.
We reported a few months ago thatThe Predatorwas set tostart shootingin Vancouver at the end of September, but unless this is a super secretive10 Cloverfield Lanesituation, it seems like the start of production has been bumped back. For now, all we can do is aimlessly speculate and wait impatiently to see dudes with machine guns hunt a Predator on screen again.The Predatoris currently set for release on July 21, 2025.
