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The elder seems to have a port on his pack for a plasmacaster, so we might see him with one equipped in the movie.
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Thia has a chip connected to her neck, I wonder if it as something to do with why she's with Dek.
Yeah, odd. The only "glyph," if you can even call it that, is the Weyland-Yutani logo in her eyes. Maybe the author of the article was a bit mixed up there on what, exactly, the Predator language looks like?
The prior shots at 00:24/00:25 features some Predator glyphs on Dek's gear, but those aren't exactly "hidden..."
Eh what? 0:26 is the shot of Thia in the tree
https://www.techi.com/predator-badlands-teaser-cutting-edge-vfx-mocap/
Different opening shot of planet landscape w/ music/chanting, extended shot of Predator walking and seeing reflection in water.
This was the "theatrical" trailer being shown before Thunderbolts*
Honestly, I never even watched it when I saw the title. Just skipped to a few different timestamps to to see which version of the trailer it was.
I have such an aversion to those 60fps/HFR YouTube uploads of movie clips that I basically just don't take any chances anymore.
That or I need my eyes checked
Ewww 60fps. How is it that someone that's going to upload the trailer like that managed to get the extended footage?
The trailer shows Dek roaring after the monster is already charging towards him!
Yes, I'm saying that he roars to attract the monster instead of how it's shown in the trailer.
Or do you mean the roar, then the shot of it running in?
Loving the tunic-style clothes and the armor - probably one of my favorite looks so far. Also, doth mine eyes deceive me or is he wearing some sort of beaded necklace? It's interesting to see a Predator that's not decorated with bones.
Also, something about that mask reminds me of the mask from Spawn.
I don't hate the masks in The Predator, but they just felt busy for busy's sake to me. The masks in Badlands have that extra bit of context that they're in the future. So, you can make them more complex if you want.
I think that the brother dying might be a given, since we see a predator with a missing arm and I don't think that they would show Dek dying in the trailer!
Or, perhaps, Dek might end up using his brother's mask later on in the film? Maybe his brother dies?
Looking at the blurry details on the mask that Deks brother wears, the mask being taken out of the container full of sand might be his!
So the hands grabbing the mask might not belong to Dek, but his brother instead.
https://x.com/yautjahypeguy/status/1920632756180000882
The mask that Dek pulls out of the sand is not the same one that he wears on the beach, it looks like it has more details and the brow region looks different, so it might be a mask that he earns later on.
No, I'm pretty sure he's modeled after the NECA version of the Deluxe Clan Leader Predator.
I mean it's kinda hard to compare his armour, since he's almost naked compared to all the other predators we have!
But yeah, I agree with the little of it that he has.
Pretty sure he's more talking about the aging/pitting/scratches Predator armour has historically had lots of than the base designs.
Apart from the gauntlets that look similar with all the predators in Badlands, the rest of the armours shown in the trailer don't really look like generic sci-fi armour, they look way more inspired by viking and fantasy armour, compared to the iron man looking fugitive!
Like perhaps if Fugitive's armor gotten some wear on it, I'd feel a bit less on the direction.
I forgot how stupid the side profile of fugitives head looked, there's too much space between where the mask starts and where the crest ends!
The mask just looks so droopy on the head.
Funny how I (sort of) get Fugitive Predator mask design vibes from Elder Predator here in Badlands. It's mainly the small red lights around the helmet, which I didn't mind with the Fugitive design or anything.
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If that is Dek, and it likely is, that mask has some really interesting detailing to it. IMO less distracting and awkward than the mask in The Predator.
Same with the bike, really interesting to see more trophy's integrated into their tech. This movie is for sure going to have some fun, bordering on Kenner style, figures. So long as the folks who have the license, NECA/whoever else, gets their act together.
https://x.com/yautjahypeguy/status/1920249351634395202
Speaking as a big Star Wars fan here, I just don't see any real Star Wars influence on this thing at all.
I do see some points of overlap in what influenced George Lucas and what is influencing Badlands, for sure, but not really any direct crossover in the end result. I know I'm a broken record at this point, but there is so much more of the Riddick franchise in Badlands than there really seems to be Star Wars in it.