Warning: This story discusses major plot points from Alien: Covenant. Ridley Scott has rewritten the Alien history book, and this edition scrubs a contentious period from the canon: the Predator wars.

Now, the new film Predator: Badlands is getting attention for its prominent use of Weyland-Yutani, the organization that has been a major part of the Alien franchise ...

Here’s the thing those trailers didn’t tell you: Predator: Badlands is absolutely chock-full of synths. Not only do we get Fanning as Thia (a bisected robot who offers to help the film’s Predator ...

Still, despite the xenomorphs being a no-show for Predator: Badlands, the movie does provide an echo from the Alien franchise in one very specific moment. In a crucial scene, Thia’s “sister” synth ...

Predator: Badlandssets up one of the biggest cinematic crossovers of all time. The film marks the first time in seven years that the Predator franchise has made it to the big screen, with the last ...

There have been many different takes on the Predator franchise, but Predator: Badlands flips the script in a unique way. Traditionally, a Predator movie has a simple formula—a team of humans are ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Per the film’s official summary, Predator: Badlands “is set in the future on a remote planet, ...

In 2018, the "Predator" franchise was on life support, if not outright dead. The series, which started with John McTiernan's 1987 action hit starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as the leader of a shadowy ...