Prey‘s small-scale remit plays to his strengths, and it shows. With Cloverfield, Trachtenberg proved a deft hand at smaller, high-concept sci-fi thrillers that delivered surprising bang for the buck while keeping the proceedings focused on a tight-knit group of characters. Predator flicks.) So, a few years after the maximalist, reshoot-happy disaster of Shane Black’s The Predator, the series was long overdue for a fresh new start.įortunately, it’s an assignment director Dan Trachtenberg ( 10 Cloverfield Lane) is uniquely suited for, making Prey one of the most exciting sci-fi thrillers of recent vintage. 1987’s Predator is an unmitigated classic, to be sure, but the Yautja (the canonical name for the series’ race of intergalactic sport hunters) have had some rough goes of it in one sequel after another over the decades. If It Bleeds…: The Predator has long been one of science fiction’s most iconic creatures, stymied by a less-than-stellar track record on screen. Soon enough, it sets its sights (and cloaking technology and dangerous space-age weapons) on Naru’s tribe, leaving the young warrior as the last defense against an unholy spirit from another world. Whether she realizes it or not, she’ll face a more challenging test than she bargained for a new kind of warrior has entered the Great Plains, testing its mettle against the creatures of planet Earth. She’s ready for her kuhtaamia, the ritual hunt that would serve as her rite of passage. She’s an ace with a bow and arrow, resourceful with medicines, and has unstoppable aim with a tomahawk. The Pitch: It’s 1719, in the Northern Great Plains Naru ( Amber Midthunder) is a young Comanche warrior desperate to prove herself among the men, including her brother Taabe (Dakota Beavers), under whose shadow she’s lived her entire life.
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