Behind The Geeks | Dan Trachtenberg Talks Humanizing the Predator & Reinventing the Franchise

06 Nov 2025 • 8 min • EN
8 min
00:00
08:22
No file found

On this episode of Behind The Geeks, we sit down with director Dan Trachtenberg to talk about Predator: Badlands — the bold new chapter in the iconic sci-fi franchise. Dan shares what drew him back to the Predator universe after Prey, and opens up about the creative risks involved in humanizing the Yautja in a way we’ve never seen before. From the franchise's primal roots to its emotional evolution, we explore how Badlands redefines what a Predator movie can be.  Predator: Badlands opens exclusively in movie theatres on November 7 in IMAX, RealD (3D), 4DX, ScreenX and premium screens everywhere Check out Geekcentric on YouTube | Instagram | Twitter | TikTok Join the Geekcentric Discord  HERE Follow Eatcentric - Same geeks. New Eats

From "The Geekcentric Podcast"

Listen on your iPhone

Download our iOS app and listen to interviews anywhere. Enjoy all of the listener functions in one slick package. Why not give it a try?

App Store Logo
application screenshot

Popular categories