According to the BNC CataList, we’ll be seeing the release of a prequel novel to the original Predator film. Due for release the 30th of May 2017, this prequel comes with quite a twist that looks to reinterpret the original Predator film.
“Two Predators race through space, one a rogue, the other in pursuit. Their conflict brings them to Earth, where the rogue launches the assault on “Dutch” Schaefer and his unit, as seen in the 1987 movie Predator. The pursuing Yautja arrives and stops the rogue. In an ironic twist, however, he is mistaken for the rogue and attacked by Schaefer, who seeks to avenge his men.”
Christopher Golden to write a prequel novel for The Predator.
The novel will be written by Christopher Golden – who has previously written in the Alien world with River of Pain. In addition to the prequel novel, we’ve also heard that Titan Books will be publishing a Predator Anthology novel (in the same vein as Aliens – Bug Hunt). You can find our further details in our forum.
Thanks to felix for the news of the prequel novel.
Updated 06/08/2016 – Updated to clarify the novel is considered a prequel novel to the original Predator, not as a prequel novel to The Predator.
Just got a reply, "it was never approved and should not have been announced before it was."
https://twitter.com/ChristophGolden/status/847279688288358400
So it looks like the book was dead on arrival.
Agreed... although I'm pretty sure it's held as "cannon" rather than alternate. I'm ok with this. They handled it well in my opinion.
That could have possibly worked, the Predator did spend a lot of time cloaked in the beginning.
If they had kept the idea:
* Rogue Predator being chased by Arbitrator across space and hides in a jungle on Earth.
* Arbitrator hunts Rogue who is killing humans in the jungle and kills the Rogue.
* Humans mistake Arbitrator for Rogue and attack him, forcing the alien to defend itself and take an opportunity for a little hunt since he's already on a hunting ground.
But with no connection to Arnold or the first film. It could be somewhere in South America, during a drug war. Or it could even be on a topical jungle like South China Sea was, there's lots of jungles to pick from and conflicts with various human factions involved. It could even have been 'Nam where the Rogue attacks Viet Cong and American soldiers.
The Arbitrator could just destroy the Rogue via its self destruct and then be mistaken not due to "taking his gear back", but simply due to looking non-human and being attacked because his description would match the Rogue. How would the human characters tell it apart from the Rogue due to its otherworldly appearance? They won't care, they see Mr. Tall n' Scary and they attack it lol.
That was another gripe about the plot of the novel, Rogue and Anytime would have a virtually identical appearance in basically every way. While if this had no connection to the film, our imaginations would be able to fill in the descriptions of Rogue and Arbitrator.
I'm curious if the author had began writing when this was cancelled.
I remember when the Star Trek vs Aliens comics were cancelled before release, one of the artists had already began work on some concept covers and didn't even know about the cancellation until he saw the news on this forum.
Can't say I was too thrilled about the concept, but I was pleasantly surprised by similar efforts like alien isolation and out of the shadows. I was recently looking for a pre-order option on amazon but I can't find it anywhere... is it still too far out, or has this been cancelled or something?
Never mind the link on the first post says "cancelled"
Bummer
Sorry for the triple post... but I wonder if this story, or some version of it, will be in the anthology "if it bleeds"
I don't see Christopher Golden listed as an author in the anthology though, so doubtful probably...
What I wrote was put into the quote itself. It looked like I hadn't written a new post at all.
I was sitting there for a few seconds confused and wondering why Hicks edited your post, what needed fixing with the quote?
I've missed your dry sarcasm.
What?
*fixed quote. Hicks.
Correct, he was only known as either Schaefer or Detective Schaefer.
Was actually pretty surprised the book didn't even bother to give him a first name.
I wonder if the idea for the book was cooked up in a Dutch Oven?
Well then...
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Hahahaha...I'm imitating that crazy Pred laugh. Talk about beating a dead horse with a baseball bat. No, a sledgehammer actually.
How about this: the 2nd Arnold clone was there all along as well, and he ends up fighting and killing the other Predator which has been following the original Arnold. At some point the clone Arnold comes into a face to face meet with....no sorry, that plot was from Back to the Future, 2 or 3, can't remember.
Forget everything I said lol.
Instead of Jesse Ventura, they could bring in Sgt. Slaughter for this one.
Unknown to Dutch, the CIA has created a clone of him. Dillon had provided the CIA with Dutch's DNA in the form of some inexplicable stains on Dillon's bedsheet.
Even as good pred was shadowing bad pred in the jungle, clone Dutch was also shadowing real Dutch.
Good pred takes out bad pred off-screen. Clone Dutch kills real Dutch some time after the lagoon scene
In the end, it was good pred vs. clone Dutch...epic twist
Don't sweat it. The only thing canon to the first Predator movie is the first Predator movie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXDwIo5_AMo
By B-Rad G.
I would totally read that.
Yeah, though I still just don't understand why Fox has to keep going back to the original films. I mean River Of Pain at least had a reason to exist somewhat, whereas this Predator Prequel just doesn't in my opinion I mean really there's not much to tell besides jamming some stuff in the book that was never the original intent and nothing like the film showed.