'Predator: Badlands' trivia and fun facts
Out of Earth
Second Predator film in the mainline series that doesn't take place on Earth.
The Hu
The music in the trailer is performed by Mongolian folk metal band The Hu.
Predator universe
This is not a sequel to the 2022 movie Prey, but it is set within the Predator universe.
Independence Day
A Harvester skull from Independence Day (1996) is seen on the Predator's trophy wall in the teaser.
Dek
Dek is the first named Predator as well as the first Predator to be a protagonist in the franchise.
Critics
Dek's design has been criticised by some fans due to the human-like hairline that the predator has and the shaven look on the sides. Typically a Predator's dreadlocks come out of "sockets" in their skulls, also the "dreadlocks" are not actual hair but a fleshy or smooth appendage that has even shown to be able to bleed in some media.
Predator: Asesino de asesinos
Director Dan Trachtenberg says he's also working on another "secret Predator movie that will come out before the theatrical" release (i.e. Badlands), implying that it will be direct to video and perhaps animated. This ended up being Predator: Asesino de asesinos (2025).