completion leakage Fearful predator series of moviesfans of the franchise are obviously excited about what Director Dan Trachtenberg may have something in store for the future. A crossover with Aliens? The return of classic characters? We don’t know. But last week news of Trachtenberg signing a new, first look deal with Paramount it seems that this is the end of the plans. Disney owns the rights to predatornot Paramount. Is that the future? predator plans dead?

io9 spoke with Trachtenberg this week about the future house release of Predator: Badlands and asked him directly, does his Paramount deal mean he won’t direct anything else predator movie? “That doesn’t mean that,” Trachtenberg said.

“I am simultaneously thinking about all the next steps for predator franchise,” he continued. “I at this time I when prey came out, where I was like, ‘What do I do next?’ and was very excited about a Predator protagonist and very excited about an animated movie that spanned multiple seasons, and then they happened to go together. And so I was there with others predator now, it’s, ‘Oh my God, there are so many exciting things we can do.'”

“But now I also have this deal with Paramount where I’m happy, and they’re happy to make some of the original movies that I’ve always had in my head and heart,” Trachtenberg added. “And of course, they also have really cool IP and everything. You know, time can affect some things, but both things are in my heart… Anything is on the table.”

So breathe a little easier, predator fans. Just because Trachtenberg has hung up his hat at home Transformers, GI Joe, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Cloverfield does not mean the Predator is dead. It probably just means it will take longer to come back.

Predator: Badlands is now on demand and will arrive on Disney+ and Hulu on February 12. It then lands on physical media on February 17. We’ll have more on that soon.

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