Predator: Badlands

Aotearoa sets the stage for a fierce new chapter in the iconic franchise, powered by New Zealand’s talent and landscapes.
International Production
Feature 2025 Sci-Fi, Action, Horror
Films Predator Badlands Hero

The ninth instalment in the Predator franchise, starring Elle Fanning alongside New Zealand actor Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi. 

Directed by Dan Trachtenberg and produced by John Davis, Dan Trachtenberg, Marc Toberoff, Ben Rosenblatt, and Brent O'Connor.

Filmed amid the otherworldly beauty of Rotorua

An aesthetic and economical choice

"Rotorua’s steaming geothermal fields and forested ridgelines offered alien, otherworldly exteriors the production needed, while Auckland supplied studio space and local production infrastructure." - Dan Trachenberg 

Directors

Dan Trachtenberg

Producers

John Davis
Brent O'Connor

Screenplay Writers

Patrick Aison

Co-Producers

Richard Cowan

Cast

Elle Fanning
Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi

Crew

Ra Vincent | Production Designer
Zahra Archer Minogue | Art Director
Andy McLaren | Supervising Art Director
Ngila Dickson | Costume Designer

Production Company

20th Century Studios

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