Robert Rodriguez Producing Predator Re-Up

Posted by Dr. Cole Abaius (cole.abaius@filmschoolrejects.com) on January 29, 2009

Does he look like he needs help?

When I read the headline from Bloody Disgusting that ” ‘Predator’ Reboot in Serious Trouble,” I thought two things. One, there’s a Predator reboot? Two, it’s in trouble? Maybe me not knowing about it (as I know all things) was a sign of that trouble.

However, it looks like the only trouble is for people who don’t want to see the film remade.

According to the report, Trouble Maker Studios, headed by Robert Rodriguez, will be producing the film on behalf of Fox. This from a “reliable source,” for whatever that’s worth.

Also according to this reliable source, the film might just include more than one Predator:

In the reboot a team of commandoes {sic} face down a mysterious race of vicious monsters.

I love the original film – and the sequel – and this seems to miss the entire point to me. The Predator doesn’t NEED more than himself. He’s a badass. He takes out teams of soldiers on his own while checking his watch and wondering if he left the oven on back at his home on another planet. We are little pink gnats to him.

This concept is the equivalent of having more than one Boba Fett in Empire just because he’s so bad ass. So maybe there is trouble after all.

What do you think? Why remake it in the first place? Why have more than one?


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  • k(Black)
    Maybe they could do the Dark Knight vs Predator! It worked well (I thought) when they did it several years back in the comics.....
  • Make 4 in the rumble and still add The Aliens and Superman to the bunch for a DC's World's Alien Finest Predators. LOL!
  • I absolutely loved the first two predator movies. And I was immensely disappointed by the two AVP movies, though the second one was much better. I am ALWAYS down to see more Predator appearances on film. But they are running the risk of Alienating the rest of the hardcore fans by pushing out another crappy movie. If they don't take the time to do this one right, and it bombs (not financially, but cinematically) then the Predator franchise will be done. Beyond salvaging. There are still some fans of the creature, but they won't last long if this stinks.

    Now, I'll have to agree with Cole on the multiple Predators thing. The Predator is a bad ass. I'm okay with seeing a bunch of predators, but I don't want to see them fighting side by side. I know that, like _Christopher_M just said, that if this film is set in the future then humans may not be as under-matched as they were in every other incarnation. Still, that just feels wrong. As legit as it is, it's not going to have the same feel as the other films because during the whole thing, you just find yourself going "woah! that thing is bad ass, this is bad ass" But would that happen if it were a bunch of them together, fighting a traditional style war? I'm really hoping that I'm just interpeting this wrong.

    Robert Rodriguez is a talented film maker. He COULD do a good job. But I'm not sure that I like the ideas that are being bantered about right now. I'd rather see it done differently. But whatever it is, you can bet that I will be there opening weekend, because I am a pathetic wh*re who still believes that one day they will recapture the magic from the original predator film.
  • The predator is a total bad ass! I loved all of the movies, even the two AVP films. I'll take anything with the predator in it. And you are right, Rodriguez is very talented. I love his movies, and I think he can do something special with this project!
  • Otis Jefferson
    One of the new Predators should be his brother:

    <a href="http://www.holytaco.com/2008/10/16/the-predator-writes-a...target="_blank">http://<a href="http://www.holytaco.com/2008/10/1..." target="_blank">www.holytaco.com/2008/10/16/the-predator-writes-a...
    This isn't some spam junk, it's a really funny article I came across a while ago.. any mention of Predator makes me think of it
  • Otis
    <a href="http://www.holytaco.com/2008/10/16/the-predator-writes-a...target="_blank">http://www.holytaco.com/2008/10/16/the-predator-w...
  • Otis
    Nevermind, it keeps getting screwed up
  • Ales
    Predator, of course Baby most badass alien ever created!! I f they make I go watch it PERIOD!!
  • well you're talking about present time humans and their weapons....how do you think the Predators would match up with humans if they had similar technology and it was the future?...then it would make sense more than one Predator could be in the film...I even think the colonial marines from Aliens could give the Predator a run for his money just with those auto-guns...since that technology was based on air density the camo-shield wouldn't work..lol...I think this could pretty much only work out if Rodriguez directs this...you never know it could be a condition to get Barbarella made....and if Sin City 2's script is anything like The Spirit I wouldn't want to make it either.....Rodriguez's original idea was that the Predator homeworld would be the setting for the film...so I'm all for anything that's far from AVP...I could picture a mix of the original and Aliens being the inspiration of this "reboot"....having it called a reboot is an easy way to erase the timeline and characters from the other films...this way it can be set in any time and the Predator universe can be expanded...I always thought the Predator and AVP movies all were missing that important science fiction setting since all the movies were set during present time earth...
  • Mladen
    Is there any chance that this film won't suck? Seriously.... save your money.
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