Thomas Jane in negotiations to join The Predator. This is yet another addition to all the casting news as of late, as The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Thomas Jane is in final talks to star in The Predator.
“Thomas Jane is in final negotiations to joins the cast of The Predator, Twentieth Century Fox’s reboot of the sci-fi action franchise that will be directed by Shane Black.
The movie is furiously casting up as it heads towards a production start in February in Vancouver, with Sterling K. Brown, Keegan-Michael Key, and Trevante Rhodes being recent additions to the call sheet.”
Thomas Jane as featured in the SyFy series The Expanse.
Jane has previously done a number of larger studio films such as The Punisher, Deep Blue Sea, and The Mist. More recently he has starred in the SyFy series The Expanse. Apparently this is all but confirmed as other movie news sites such as ComingSoon are reporting the casting as official. Jane joins the increasingly intriguing ensemble cast alongside Trevante Rhodes, Sterling K Brown, Olivia Munn, Keegan-Michael Key, and Boyd Holbrook.
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That's... An interesting opinion.
Jane is awesome. He always gives fantastic performances. Even in utterly trash movies.
... What?
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I really hope he has a substantial role in the movie, hell, i would take him as the lead.
We don't live in a time of movie stars who can open movies but you still have your "hot" list like The Rock, Statham, all the Chris's, Tom Hardy, Fassbender, Cumberbatch, etc. Black had RDJ and Kilmer, RDJ again then recently Crowe and Gosling so he's used to having strong personalities leading the film.
Jane never got the career he should have but he's always good to see in a flick, particularly one with action. Someone mentioned Game of Thrones actors but their list of duds is endless, Conan the Barbarian, God's of Egypt, Terminator Gen, etc.
Oh, for sure - there's no need for it, I agree. But most people think:predator - think:arnold (Danny Glover and Adrien Brody just don't pop into most people's minds, I reckon).
So no - no real need... but I'd be surprised if he wasn't in it in a cameo. :-)
It all comes full circle.
"You shouldn't play with knives."
Incidentally in The Punisher is a young Ben Foster. He was recently in "Lone Survivor" based on the true story of Operation Redwings. he played arguably one of the most badass Navy SEALs i've ever ead about. Matt "Axe" Axelston. Dude was amazing in the role and i'd love to see him in a Predator movie too if he could channel some of "Axe." again.
Torch-passing makes sense with Sigourney Weaver's Ripley, because she's been in all of the other 'Alien' films. Dutch hasn't been in the 'Predator' films since the first. It could be included, sure, but there's no real need for it.
Yeah, I really liked Hung. I hated that it got cancelled.
I can really see him in a Predator movie. Great news.
Also don't bring back Schwarzenegger at all.
That's the one!!!
He pulled out of the second Punisher film as he believed the story wasn't what he or fans would want for the character. Instead he financed his own short sequel when he saw how let down the fans were. That's dedication.
Really happy with this casting and so much more looking forward to the film now, not that I wasn't.
This is the first time i'm really happy about casting news for this movie, Jane is great, always wanted to see him in a Predator movie, actually in a lead role, but this is good enough for me.
Continuity I reckon. It won't have to be much - If it were me, he'd have the General Philips role - an expert, someone who's met the beast before... you need to listen to this guy... can't you just hear him... "We came up against it in Val Verde in 1987..." it'd be awesome.
I'm pretty sure that Black promised this was a sequel - if so, I can imagine that there will be a torch-passing ceremony from Dutch, but I don't think he'll be a huge part of the movie.
And I agree with OpenMaw- it'd be rubbish if they killed Dutch off though! I can just imagine a Commando style opening (although Commando is the greatest movie of all time) where the Predator goes around killing Dutch, Harrigan, Royce and Isabelle... (though it probably wouldn't fake its own death in a fishing boat accident).
Oh man, I would love that. So very very very much.
I'm actually pretty excited about this news. I really love Jane and he's fresh on my mind from The Expanse (which I loved). Really really happy with the casting so far. Everyone seems really talented.
Also I'm sure she's joking but Fred Dekker's wife's response to the news: "i love that all his scenes will be filmed at our house." and Dekker replies: "We did that just for you."
https://www.facebook.com/DirectorFredDekker/posts/972057302925588?ref=notif¬if_t=notify_me_page¬if_id=1485227199196392
Still hoping for a 90's gritty Predator 2 vibe from this movie.
I don't see how it would be awful if it were handled properly.
The only way i'd want Arnold back is if they were actually going to utilize something of his character from the first film. Make him a Captain Ahab type or something. Do something unexpected with Dutch... Like... Kill him.
Same. I have fond memories of his performances in 'Deep Blue Sea' and 'The Punisher'.
He didn't even add much to the last few 'Terminator' films. Unnecessarily adding him to this won't make any real difference.
He's had some good performances, of late ('Maggie' might be his best turn yet), but I see no reason to put him in this project.
Yeah that's the vibe I get. Would seem Del Toro was the closest they got to A-list. And they've evidently struggled with casting, but whether that's due to scheduling conflicts or diminishing brand appeal remains to be seen.
Thomas Jane I really like btw. He was fantastic in The Mist.
Besides, it's been proven time and time before that a cast with big names doesn't automatically mean the film will be good and/or be successful.
And I would say del Toro is way more well known than Brody, as he's appeared in more high profile projects. This year alone he has Terrence Malick's new film Song To Song, the sequel to Sicario, Soldado, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi.