Boyd Holbrook has spoke a little about The Predator in a new article on Croogles (initially posted on We Got This Covered but has since been taken down). The Predator actor doesn’t go into great deal about the film but he talks about the general feel of the film and casts doubt on the possibility of seeing Arnold return for the film:
“I’m currently working on Predator. It’s not a sequel; Shane Black has made something totally new, somehow keeping within the realm of Predator [while also being] absolutely new in terms of the story that we’re talking about today, and rooted in something real. It’s real fresh. I don’t think you’re going to see [Arnold] Schwarzenegger. It would kind of make it a gimmick. It’s horror, science-fiction and a western.”
“I don’t think you’re going to seeSchwarzenegger.” Boyd Holbrooks talk The Predator in new interview.
It had previously been reported that Arnold and Black would be meeting to discuss The Predator but we never heard the result of that. Back in May of 2016, Shane Black did talk about Arnold’s possible inclusion, saying that ““I think that there’s one of two ways we can go: either we use Schwarzenegger or we don’t. And there’s advantages to using him and there’s a story to be told if we don’t.”
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Update #1 17/02/2017 – Collider also had a chance to talk to Boyd Holbrook whilst he was doing the press round for The Logan. He revealed to them that the film would also be shooting in Mexico and provided some details regarding his character:
“I play a character named Quinn Mackenna who is an ex-sniper in the rangers. And I think you’re going to get a similar dynamic, which was what really worked so well for Logan is that it’s a relatable story. It’s rooted in personal relationships. [Logan] is essentially a father-daughter story and I think you’re going to get equal amount of quality out of Predator.”
Thanks to ace3g for the news.
Update #2 17/02/2017 – We Got This Covered has posted up their entire interview – with Boyd Holbrook. You can read the questions and responses in full over there. Thanks to Lotus for the link.
How do you know this? Is it just conjecture or do you have factual information about what the budget is and what they can spend on actors?
Exactly. In fact, Shane Black said back in April he wasn't allowed to talk about Arnold's possible involvement which means he's not to get hopes up or an NDA is in effect. I personally wouldn't mind seeing Arnold in a cameo or small final scene, but honestly would rather he not be in the movie than given a large role.
On CGI he is affordable.
The only naive guy is you Johnny Boy, you think this movie will rock.
And nope, Arnold will not be in, they don't have the budget for even a cameo.
There is still every chance he's going to show up in this movie, and if not, the world won't stop spinning.
Even in good CGI I take Arnold in the next Predator.
Keep 'em crossed Arnie will cameo, regardless of Holbrook throwing us off the scent
Fingers crossed
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If there was a shaky head emoticon on here, I'd be using it.
Arnold promised to tell to his fanbase immediatly if he was goig to be involved.Also, given the extremely negative reaction from
TAFS, don't count on his involvment.
Holbrook already confirmed that Dutch won't be in it.
Boyd Holbrook aka Quinn McKenna is the lead character
I am more upset about the presence of a child in a movie like Predator...especially when he could be the lead character...
http://screenrant.com/the-predator-reboot-shane-black-arnold-schwarzenegger/
Roll on his next movie!
Excellent news.
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Thanks for the link, ace. Interesting to know they're heading for Mexico (nice bts reference to Predator) but as Wolverine mentions, could be a stand-in for Cuba.
Looks like Shane Black is taking The Predator back to it's roots doing some filming in Mexico.
All this time they were reporting that him and Rhodes were ex-marines, also sounds like if some of the filming is in Mexico then maybe the Cuba part was real after all
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Collider's own Steven Weintraub also caught up with Holbrook recently for Logan and got some more details on his character.
The actor revealed he's scheduled to head to Vancouver to kick off production in a matter of days, before heading to Mexico for a bit of filming.
http://collider.com/the-predator-arnold-schwarzenegger-cameo/?utm_campaign=collidersocial&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social#images
The thing is he wasn't asked about it (that we saw in the text), he just said it.
Though I would love for him to be in it and be a complete surprise until we see the movie.
No doubt. There's a lot riding on execution.
Agreed. They've been very secretive about Arnold's involvement in this film from the start and so it wouldn't surprise me if they are planning a huge surprise.
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Oh wow that's cool. I must have missed that. When did Randy tweet about it? Thanks