Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Apr 05, 2021, 06:06:24 PMQuote from: Kailem on Apr 05, 2021, 05:23:28 PM
It's just its production codename. And yes, as a title all on its own, it sucks. But since it's just a working title, it's fine. No way it was/is ever planned to just be called "Skulls" any more than the 2014 Godzilla was going to be called "Nautilus."
I see you're speaking in the definitive here, but don't be so certain my friend.
After Split, not Unbreakable 2, Jigsaw not Saw, The Dark Knight not Batman, Man of Steel not Superman, Prometheus not Alien etc. etc etc... and considering Dan Trachtenberg pubically admitted this being a Predator film was supposed to be a surprise... it is 100% conceivable that this film was going to be released as "Skulls" and maybe still will. (I hope so!)
It's certainly possible, but all those have qualifiers. Split's....
Spoiler
....connection to Unbreakable was a trademark Shyamalan secret twist ending that's only revealed in the final 10 seconds of the movie,....
...., Dark Knight and Man of Steel are both synonymous with Batman and Superman respectively, and after a billion Saw movies establishing it as a major horror franchise if you hear there's a horror movie coming out called "Jigsaw" you'd immediately know of its connection (same with the TV show "Chucky" that's in the works, or that "Leatherface" was a Texas Chainsaw Massacre film).
And Prometheus originally had all manner of titles with "Alien" in them until they decided to shift it away from being a direct prequel to the original film and something else set in the same universe.
"Skulls" doesn't have any sort of connection to Predators as a title other than being a nice little nod if you're in the know, same as if it were called "Spines" or "Three Red Dots" or "Really Needs a Manicure."
I think it's certainly possible it could be released with a title that doesn't have "Predator" in it, I just don't think it would have been "Skulls" either way, especially not now that the secret has been spoiled anyway.
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Apr 05, 2021, 06:06:24 PMQuote from: Kailem on Apr 05, 2021, 05:23:28 PMAlso, one day, I hope they release a new Alien film simply titled "The Perfect Organism"!