The Predator is not set in the suburbs! You may remember that when The Hollywood Reporter posted about Olivia Munn being in talks to join the cast of The Predator, they commented that the film would be taking place in the suburbs and this is something that a lot of outlets picked up on. It was something that seemed odd considering Fred Dekker’s earlier comments about the scope of the film.
It didn’t take long for Shane Black to take to Twitter to shoot down that report (a tweet that has since been deleted but read: “just found out from Hollywood Reporter that Predator 4 is all about the suburbs. Hmmm… if they say so“) and he also got in touch with Collider to reaffirm that The Predator would not be set in the suburbs:
“However, Black himself reached out to tell us that is not the case—The Predator is not a movie about the suburbs. There was reason to believe THR’s report given Black’s knack for subverting expectations, but it appears that they (or their sources) were mistaken. Details for the film are being kept firmly under wraps, but when the movie hits theaters on February 9, 2018, don’t expect any suburban “Predator lurking in rich, fancy swimming pools” scenes.”
The Predator is not set in the suburbs but very likely to feature a wide variety of locations!
Back in May, Fred Dekker spoke about the scope of the film, hinting that The Predator wouldn’t be restricted to just one locale but would instead be taking place in many different places around the world: “we have a lot of characters from a lot of different worlds and ideologies. I don’t mean by that other planets. It’s a lot of people doing a lot of things in a lot of locations.”
Thanks to greygoose, Foster and everyone who messaged with the news. Keep checking in with Alien vs. Predator Galaxy for the latest on The Predator! You can follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to get the latest on your social media walls. You can also join in with fellow Predator fans on our forums!
Predator works well in an environment that is a complete unknown for both the characters and the audience - that's why I think the first Predator's setting of a fictional country is so ingenious. It's both a familiar scenario and a foreign 'unknown' at the same time. Predator 2 deals with this too by including that weird Jamaican crime syndicate. It's so jarring that it actually makes Los Angeles seem less like the City of Angels and more like a mystic urban dystopia.
I really hope Shane Black can find a new location that invokes the same sense of mystery. These 'suburban' rumors had me worried, so I'm glad they got shot down.
For me its the Samurai concept, the honourable warriors squaring off. I did have the idea of an aged Japanese Businessman hiring the survivor of the opening scene. At one point i thought of him being a Yutani, but that would probs be a step too far
Look at Ridley packing up shop partway through Black Rain and buggering off back to the States lol.
Because... GOJIRA!
Can you imagine the skull trophy? You could live inside! Maybe turn that skull into the bridge of your spaceship.
Ok in all seriousness, maybe the Predator arrives to hunt some Yakuza, although that's been done before (P2 had him hunting gangs in a city and Predators had him fight a Yakuza) but still, just trying to think of a serious reason why one would go to Japan.
Than again...AVPR.
Aliens have infested the sewers in Japan.
In all seriousness, for those of you who pick Middle East as a good setting, how would you pace the plot?
Something set to the backdrop of a Middle Eastern conflict perhaps?
You say that but it never comes. As the modern conflict zones, I think it makes a fair bit of sense.
I think the film will have multiple settings/perspectives. A middle eastern setting would be sweet, but I don't see that happening, though Holbrook as a soldier who's team is hunted while in war would have made for an awesome film.
What's the status on Predator 4's budget? To be an "Event Film", I imagine it would be pretty high. I hope we get a global hunt, a Predator not content to remain in a single location, or the main characters tracking a Predator accross the globe, studying the carnage left in its' wake to try and guess where it will strike next and thus head it off.