It would seem the new trailer for "Predator: Badlands" has struck a chord with people. It's been out for a day and has been viewed on YouTube over 12 million times. For a comparison point, the first trailer, which came out two months ago, has 10 million views. So, is this new "Predator: Badlands" trailer worth the hype?
So Elle Fanning is a robot lady! "Badlands" is from Dan Trachtenberg, the director of "Prey," but we must admit we still have qualms. Making a young Predator alien the protagonist just doesn't work for us. Sure, he's on some super dangerous planet to do some killing of even scarier, more-dangerous aliens and monsters, but the whole thing is now divorced from any tether to this world. Having Fanning, a fine actress, be a robot lady just adds fuel to the fire.
"Badlands" is a full-on, unabashed sci-fi movie. Some people are going to love that, but it's not the direction we hoped things were going to head after "Prey." Now, if the execution is good, it'll still be worth watching. It would appear that the trailer is intriguing people, so "Badlands" could be a hit, especially after "Prey" went to Hulu. This time, Predator is back on the big screen, hitting theaters on November 7.
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