The original Predator movie from 1987 starred Arnold Schwarzenegger as Dutch the leader of a group of elite commandos who are sent to an undisclosed location to search for missing hostages but end up finding that they themselves are being hunted by a merciless predator. Predators is not so far away from the original plot.

This latest incarnation Predators is set in an alien world that is used as a game preserve and Adrien Brody plays Royce who along with several other mercenaries and soldiers are left to fight for their lives in the game preserve as they are hunted by the Predators. Since Predator was released there have been three sequels  including a tie in with the highly popular Aliens Franchise in the film Aliens vs. Predators.

The Predator franchise (including Alien spin-offs) is highly successful, raking in approximately $456, 866, 119 since the first Predator film, and Predators doesn’t look like it will disappoint.  Brody himself put on a few pounds to play the part of Royce, I still can’t picture him in the role  (all I see is The Pianist) so it will be good to see how he fares and Fishburne looks like he’s on fine form as ever. Expect lots of violence and things going boom.

The Film Buzz Anticipation Rating: *******~~~ (7/10)

UK Release Date: 8th July 2010

Director: Nimród Antal

Writers: Alex Litvak, Michael Finch

Links: IMDB, Official Site

A sneaky peeky at the up-coming Predators movie (actual trailer follows):

Directed by Nimród Antal and starring Danny Trejo, Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Laurence Fishburne and Alice Braga, Predators (2010) is a sequel to Predator (1987) and Predator 2 (1990).

Trailer:

The film centers in on a mercenary Royce who is abducted by Predators, the alien creatures.  He is released onto an alien planet—which acts as a game reserve - along with seven other humans, who, with the exception of a disgraced physician, are all cold-blooded killers. Royce reluctantly leads the group of elite warriors as they come to realize they have been brought together to this planet as prey for a new breed of Predator. While battling to survive against these creatures, they come across an American soldier known as Noland who was brought to the planet years ago as game, but has managed to survive by hiding from the Predators in a cave. Noland reveals that the Predators have been hunting humans by dropping them on this planet for many years.

Well the trailer looks up-to-scratch but there have been many Predator and Alien spin offs… the big question is with all the failed attempts at re-inventing classics, will it live up to the original?

Your thoughts please…