What an uninteresting article title. Geez, I usually strive for a little more creativity than that…I apologize to my reader. Any who, some new information has spilled out onto the internet like Bill Paxton’s innards regarding the upcoming PREDATOR sequel/remake/whatever titled PREDATORS. The first bit of news is that Danny Trejo (who is best known for being short, ugly and Mexican) will have a role in it. This is pretty standard casting for a movie that Robert Rodriguez has a hand in, so this was kind of expected. This came from an interview that Trejo had with Punch Drunk Critics.
The second and final bit of news comes from Latino Review, who got their hands on a copy of the PREDATORS script and seemed to enjoy it. I must warn you though; their review is in the form of an annoying video that will probably just bore most people and aggravate the rest. The basic premise is that a bunch of (I kid you not) “multi-cultural badasses” are kidnapped by Predators and dropped off on the Predator home-world to be hunted down by 3 “black super Predators.” There is also a planned cameo by Arnold, though I doubt he’ll actually do it. They also make mention of “Predator dogs” and “Predator falcons,” which is just grand.
This story has a few problems as far as I’m concerned, firstly, if these multi-cultural badasses are such toughies, then why are they kidnapped within the first ten minutes of the movie. Also, why the heck are the Predators doing canned hunts like some fat aristocrats? I thought they used the hunts as some kind of rite of passage/trophy hunt. Are there rich Predators who hunt in their backyard for easy trophies to try to act like their still just an average Predator while running for Predator comptroller? It just seems like a dumb addition and excuse to show their home-world which isn’t really necessary. And isn’t a seven-foot tall alien with a crazy bug-mouth who curses like a trucker and beat up Schwarzenegger scary enough? No, no, ours is going to be a “super” Predator! Geez Louise…this is like something I came up with on the throne when I was fifteen.
In summation, I am still skeptical of this movies merit.
