Michelle Thrush (Fargo, Blackstone), Julian Black Antelope (Penny Dreadful, The Flash), and newcomers Dakota Beavers and Stormee Kipp are among the film's predominantly Indigenous supporting cast.īehind the camera, Myers, whose heritage comprises Comanche and Blackfeet, and Comanche educator and consultant Juanita Pahdophony brought their extensive knowledge and expertise to proceedings, ensuring Prey's depiction of Indigenous values and customs were accurately represented.įrom costumes to color palettes, and props to makeup, Prey is a true representation of Comanche and Native American culture. To that end, Prey's cast almost entirely comprises Native and First Nation actors, including Midthunder, an enrolled member of the Fort Peck Sioux Tribe, and proud Hunkpapa Lakota, Sahiya Nakoda, and Sisseton Dakota. It's the first Hollywood production to put Comanche people at the center of its narrative – and at a time when the Comanche Empire was at the peak of its powers. Prey's historical setting and refurbished Predator design aren't the only firsts for the action-horror film franchise. Prey is the first Hollywood production that's fully available in Comanche. "Part of that meant seeing more of its skin, so removing the armor was the first step in accomplishing that." "We really wanted to make this thing much more alien," Trachtenberg explains. The Predator's legendary plasmacaster, chrome-based armor, and recognizable mask, though, are nowhere to be seen items replaced by three shoulder-mounted ballistic bolts, extremely basic armor (think leather-style shoulder pads), and a bone mask to give the Predator a tactile, nature-based, and antiquated aesthetic. This is the first time that my language will be heard throughout the world Jhane Myers, Prey executive producer Some similarities remain – the Yautja's mandibles, human-like dreadlocks, sinister clicking noises, cloaking device, and three-pronged lazer reticle to name five. Subsequently, Prey's iteration of the fearsome hunter is more primal and creature-like than, strange as it is to say for a prequel movie, its predecessors. Sure, the Yautja are highly-evolved, technologically advanced aliens but, in 1719, they aren't equipped with some of their most iconic weaponry. Of course, this being an entry that predates others in the franchise's timeline, Prey's Predator had to undergo a redesign. If there's one aspect of the films that always makes for a good watch, though, it's seeing a Predator dismember each movie's unlucky cast of human characters. The 1987 original aside, Predator movies haven't given much, if anything, for diehard fans to get excited about. The Predator's design has been altered for Prey. I thought 'How is that going to work?' but Dan, being a great filmmaker, found a rich, detailed way to make it work." Later, when I found out what the movie was, I was surprised. "The way it was introduced to me was as a character story – I only knew it was about a young Comanche woman who wanted to be a hunter, and I thought that was really interesting. "I had no idea it was a Predator movie," Midthunder reveals. Even so, for two years of its development, very few people knew that Prey – developed under the working title Skulls – was even a Predator movie, including its lead star. Given Prey takes place 300 years before events depicted in The Predator, the lack of narrative and character through lines between them is to be expected. I really wanted to make something that gets that thrill back Dan Trachtenberg, Prey director Despite their developmental proximity, though, they only thing Prey – conceptualized in 2016 by Trachtenberg and screenwriter Patrick Aison (Kingdom, Treadstone) – and The Predator share is their existence in the same cinematic universe. What ensues is a fraught game of survival as the duo engage in a lengthy battle to determine who the true apex predator is.Ĭuriously, development on Prey began when 2018's The Predator, the most recent film in the series, was in the middle of its production cycle. However, the creature Naru winds up tracking is none other than a Yautja, commonly known as a Predator, a bloodthirsty and highly-evolved extraterrestrial with a deadly arsenal of weapons who hunts other species for sport. Determined to prove her worth, Naru heads out into the wilderness to hunt and kill an animal, such as a mountain lion, that'll earn the respect of her peers. Set in 1719, Prey tells the story of Naru (Amber Midthunder), a Comanche tribeswoman who dreams of being recognized as a fierce and skilled warrior by her people. Prey takes place 300 years before the 1987 original.
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