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Predator: Killer of Killers (2025)

★★★½ — Predator: Killer of Killers (2025)

Dan Trachtenberg returns to the Predator franchise having already reinvented it once with Prey (2022), the well-received prequel that stripped the concept back to a single hunter versus a Comanche warrior on the 18th-century frontier. This follow-up takes a different formal approach entirely, presenting as an animated anthology (the art style drawing comparisons to recent Star Wars animated productions) with three self-contained episodes set across distinct historical periods: Viking-age Scandinavia, feudal Japan, and the Second World War. Produced again under the 20th Century Studios banner with Davis Entertainment and Lawrence Gordon, whose involvement with the franchise stretches back to the original 1987 John McTiernan film, it runs a lean 85 minutes and features Michael Biehn among its voice cast.

These are exact scenarios me and my buddies cooked up. Predator vs Samurai, Vikings, WW2 soldiers. I've gotta admit... I appreciate the art style but I really don't like it. It reminds me of the recent Star Wars animated media so if that's to your taste you'll love this. Michael Biehn (Aka Kyle Reese from Terminator) is one of the voice actors so that's awesome. The film is episodic (which I really enjoy) and the animation (art style aside) is super impressive. The Samurai section is by far the best for me with the Viking section being by far the worst (dragging the whole score down). It's super gory too which is perfect for this series. I do feel like we're in safe hands with Dan Trachtenberg. I won't give away any spoilers but the ending is so freaking awesome. I hope to see where this goes.

Rating: ★★★½ | Year: 2025 | Watched: 2025-06-07

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Stream: Disney Plus
Physical: Amazon UK

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