The media embargo for Prey reportedly ends Thursday, July 21st at 10PM PT (6AM Friday UK time) and there’ll be a lot more things published after this time. The showing of Prey at Comic-Con also finishes at this time so we should definitely have reactions to the film after that.
In the meantime, a virtual press conference with the Prey cast and crew took place yesterday. FreshFiction.tv have published a spoiler free article about what was said at the press conference.
The article mentions how the film came about during the production of 2018’s The Predator. Actress Amber Midthunder who plays Naru, talks about the bootcamp process she went through, the weapons she was trained to use, and filming the river scene.
“When I read the script for the first time, I remember reading like 30 straight pages of action. It was just action description for so long. And still somehow, I didn’t realize what that would feel like in your body when you’re there.
The movie was entirely physical. Dakota and I did a 4 week bootcamp before we started shooting. It had weapons training, Comanche-style archery, spears, tomahawks. Also the stunt team was there. They were putting together the fights and we’d all go work with them. We also had personal trainers.
For me, the scariest thing was the river because the idea of a live body of water was very exciting, but also terrifying. It was Summertime, but it was glacial runoff water so it was so cold. We were there for 5 days. For 5 days it was an ice-bath. Before I got in, I was filled with anxiety.”
The article also contains a new Prey production still that’s linked to the previous production still we saw with Naru behind the tree. This photo shows her brother Taabe riding a horse nearby.
Taabe and Naru
We also learn a bit more information about Naru’s dog, Sarii, whose real name is Coco. Midthunder says they found her two months before filming.
“I love that dog with my whole heart and soul. It was rough. They got her 2 months before this movie. She had so much energy. Her name is Coco. So much of Coco being around was her running wild and doing laps and so excited to see everyone all the time. For me, personally, she was a dream. For making a movie, you know. The character of Sarii is very different than the character of Coco. That shows what a good filmmaker Dan is.”
Dan Trachtenberg talks about the challenges using the dog and that the breed is a Carolina Dog which is accurate for the film’s time period.
“It was a huge difference of the making of the movie and the watching of the movie. The making of the movie was ‘How do we get Coco out of the scene? How can we shoot her and get her away?’ And the watching of the movie, everyone as we were developing it and showing cuts to friends and family, was like, ‘More dog! We love the dog!’ I was like, ‘You don’t understand. We are using every usable frame of this dog.’ She was awesome. But the challenge was it’s a dog that we believe was accurate to the time – a Carolina dog, they’re called – and it’s not they’d been training this certain dog for years like they do most movie dogs. We had to do the best with what we could. And it worked out.”
There is a few more quotes from Dan Trachtenberg, Jane Myers and Dakota Beavers in the article who talks about the positive impact of including a Comanche language option.
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Thank you for this!! :-)
The thing is flintlock from P2 wasn't a prop made for the movie, but rather serial made replica slightly repurposed for the movie. This one is supposed to be another replica from thesame series.
As you pointed out, as a dingo, Carolina Dogs are a natural dog - they aren't a breed in the typical sense, as they were naturally selected by evolution. While obviously some Carolinas have bred with other breeds in the wild and captivity, the natural, untouched Carolinas still exist. Some still run wild in the swamps of the southeast.
It's not a surprise that they were able to have a Carolina Dog star in a movie without the lengthy training a typical movie dog has. They are VERY smart dogs.
I had the pleasure of owning one for many years, quite by accident. We always called her a "Florida Brown Dog", but years later I found out she was a Carolina Dog. Reading about them is absolutely fascinating. I hope they'll do a behind-the-scenes just about working with Coco.
Here's a side-by-side comparison of Coco, the dog from the Prey trailer, on the left and my dog Jazzy when she was a couple of years old:
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Coco might as well be her reincarnation. I'd say she's the real deal.
Question is it the exact one from P2 and not just a look alike? I just wanna get some sources straight as I know other folks in other forums are discussing this and I wanna bring some sources to the table.
Spoiler
Either as an adversary to Feral (perhaps the latter is a bad blood?), or as his supervisor for the hunt.
So well have Feral (new sub-species) as the main Pred, and Greback as our classic Pred cameo.
If he doesnt, then the whole flintlock thing would be absolutely retarded
Predator 3, still waiting for it.
I still want my Predator: Desert Storm
Predator: Iwo Jima movie next then? Oh my.
Either way though I'd be shocked if he played any more than a cameo role in this. Given that the bear kill looks to be Naru's first encounter with a Predator, I'm guessing he'll show up towards the end in something similar to his P2 appearance, taking the flintlock after it maybe being established that he was off on his own hunt while we followed Feral and Naru throughout the course of this film.
But I think anyone expecting anything more than a fun nod (which I'm totally cool with) is going to end up being disappointed.
https://i.imgur.com/7drHiqr.gif
As expected! Now I just wonder how they've tied it all in! Is there still a secret Greyback Predator in here??
https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fprops.steinschneider.com%2Fimages%2Fpred_2_flint_pist_11.jpg&hash=8f9cb437748f52d23772cf3874a3134ab31badfc
Nice to see the flintlock.
Movie cliche "enhance, enhance, enhance...."
#Flintlock
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I'm happy and impressed they went with a Carolina dog (aka American dingo). But, from what I understand, modern Carolina dogs aren't quite the same as they were back in the 1700s since they've been cross-bred with European dogs. It's the closest they'll be able to get to a historically accurate dog breed, which, again, I'm very impressed by! But, do I have this right? Or am I missing something?
Feral is collecting trophy on Commanch/europeen while Amber hides
Taabe is coming on the horse, throws the spear on Feral's back,.,then riding to his sister to save her.
The point is, if this happens like this , how Feral couldn't hear or feel the horse coming?
I'm French, hope I wrote correctly