CONNECTING EMOTIONALLY WITH THE ALIEN HUNTER AT THE HEART OF PREDATOR: BADLANDS

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By TREVOR HOGG Images courtesy of Wētā FX and 20 th Century Studios. It’s equally scary, amusing and satisfying to discover that the Yautja – the extraterrestrial hunter at the heart of Predator: Badlands – could rise to leading-man status and make audiences swoon. The challenge was to avoid parodying the iconic alien species. “You’ve got to ride that fine line. We’ve been told our whole life that it’s a badass to be feared. It’s going to kill you. You have to start