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Back in 1987 we were treated to a new alien movie which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and Carl Weathers called Predator. It was followed up with a sequel that starred Danny Glover, and then it joined forced with the Alien franchise for two more films. The last time we were treated to a Predator movie was six years ago when Adrien Brody starred in Predators. Now, 20th Century Fox is wanting to breath new life into the franchise with the upcoming The Predator. Not much is known about the film, except that the movie will be directed by Shane Black and will be written by Fred Dekker. Filming is supposed to start either this month or next, except they haven't signed anybody on to star in the film. If they don't figure out who they want, and fast, then the movie could possibly get shelved for a while. There have been a few rumors going around on who they want to get, with the most popular rumor being James Franco, but again, no one has been signed.
That all might start to change, if the new report from Deadline turns out to be true. according to them, Benicio del Toro is in talks right now with the studio to play a part in The Predator. While is role in the film isn't known at this time, it doesn't sound like it will be the starring role, but rather a supporting role, like Weathers played in the first one. This is fine with me! Benicio del Toro is one of the more impressive actors out there right now, and while he can definitely star in and carry a film on his name and acting talents alone, he is an even more impressive supporting actor. He compliments the actors he works with and makes their performances that much better. There aren't too many actors that can do that. Look at his role in Guardians of the Galaxy. While it was just a small part (though an important one), his performance was one of the best scenes to stand out in that film. His conversation with Groot, his back and forth with Rocket, his over the top eccentricities while explaining what the orb was is memorable.
Shane Black has said that he wants The Predator to be an event film, much like Close Encounters of the Third Kind was, as opposed to having the same feel as the other movies in the franchise. That's an interesting choice of movie to compare a Predator film to, but if Black can pull it off, we may witness the rebirth of an old franchise. What do you think? Do you think that this movie has a chance of making money and drawing in audiences, or do you think that the franchise has played itself out? Let me know what you think in the comments section down below.
The Predator is scheduled for release on February 9, 2018.
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