Prey is a 2022 American sci-fi horror action film based on the Predator franchise. The restart of the Predator The franchise turned out better than most people expected. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg and written by Patrick Aison, the film was released on August 5, 2022. The story revolves around Naru, a skilled Comanche warrior, who protects her tribe from a humanoid alien who hunts humans for sport.
Recently, the possibility of Prey getting a sequel surfaced when Dan Trachtenberg himself addressed the potential sequel.
Prey’s success was entirely due to his originality
Seeing how well the film was received and exceeded people’s expectations, Prey was something new and unique to the Predator franchise. Centered around the Comanche tribe, the film had a very first full-length Comanche language version, which was well received by fans.
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Fans also enjoyed the experiment the screenwriters did to give fans insight into the Comanche tribes that have existed in the story, and this fictional race of aliens. Brad Curran from Screen Rant stated that the clothing, village setting, and hunting lifestyle of the Comanche characters portrayed in the film were historically accurate.
The villain was also revamped to fit the overall story setting. The classic design was changed to a more wild and primitive character as the story was set against a historical backdrop.
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Plus, Naru’s character holds so much power. He’s not a brash person who just jumps into things. She is someone who thinks deeply about the situations around her and plans her next course of action, which she learned from her brother.
Will the Predator Prey franchise reboot have a sequel?
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Recently in an interview, the director of Prey, Dan Trachtenberg has talked about a possible sequel to the film in the future. He said there were talks of additional installments to be made in the film, saying they intended to “do things that haven’t been done before” in the franchise.
He further states that thinking like this leaves room for many different scenarios that could be used for the sequel.
“It leaves room for many kinds of sequels to be created. I don’t know if we’re ready to say exactly what we want to do next yet, but I think there are a lot of great opportunities.
He also states that if others have a post-credits scene, we have a story to tell in our ending scenes.
“We’re doing something very unique in that, while other films may have a post-credits scene, we themselves have narration inside our end credits.”
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If we follow Trachtenberg’s words, we realized how in the credits scene we see a hide cover that depicts more Predator ships returning to Comanche territory, leaving it open for a possible sequel.
A sequel of Prey just means we would see more of such an amazing plot and its characters.
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