Amber Midthunder to lead new Predator film
Back in November of last year it was announced that
10 Cloverfield Lane director Dan Trachtenberg is set to direct a new instalment in the Predator franchise for the now Disney-owned 20th Century Studios, and it seems the project may now have found its lead.
According to a report from Discussing Film,
Legion and
Roswell, New Mexico actress Amber Midthunder will portray the lead in the new film, which will reportedly follow a Comanche woman who goes against the gender norms and traditions of her tribe to become a warrior.
The as-yet-untitled film has been written by Patrick Aison (
CinemaBlend
2018âs
The Predator might not have have made much of a splash critically or commercially, but it didnât spell the end of the
Predator franchise. Quite the opposite, as it was announced in November 2020 that
Predator 5. Over a year later, wordâs come in that the next
Predator movie has cast
This
Predator 5 update comes from Discussing Film, which also reports that the movie is set to begin filming soon in Alberta, Canada. Amber Midthunder is arguably best known for her role as Kerry Loudermilk in the FX series
Roswell, New Mexico, and her other notable credits include
Last fall, we heard the surprising news that
10 Cloverfield Lane director
Predator movie. Under the title
Skulls, the movie was originally said to follow a Comanche woman who goes against gender norms and traditions to become a warrior. But thanks to Hollywood not being able to keep secrets, we know that this will actually be another movie in the
Predator franchise at 20th Century Studios, and an up-and-coming Native American actress is taking the lead role.
Legion star
Amber Midthunder is taking the lead role in Skulls, which will soon be starting production in Calgary, Alberta. /Film has independently confirmed the accuracy of this report. Midthunder can currently be seen as a series regular on The CW’s
Time to polish off your trophy skulls: the
Predator is back. A new
Predator movie is in the works at 20th Century Studios, with
10 Cloverfield Lane director
Dan Trachtenberg set to direct a script from
Patrick Aison. The film’s plot is under wraps, but it apparently won’t have anything to do with
The Predator, the 2018 sequel directed by Shane Black.
Update: Trachtenberg himself has chimed in and it sounds like he wasn’t ready for this news to become public just yet:
This was meant to be a surprise. Been working on this for almost 4 years now. I am very sad that what we had in store for how you could discover this movie will no longer happen. It’s a bummer. But also…YAY! https://t.co/pKWz9tDAEB