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Prey (2022)

Prey poster
Directed by
Dan Trachtenberg
Genre
action film, horror film, speculative fiction film, action thriller
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 39m
Rated
R
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 7,809 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young Comanche woman named Naru wants to become a hunter. In 1719, she must protect her people from a vicious alien that hunts humans for sport.

suspensefultensevisceralsurvivalistdeterminedadrenaline-fueledvisually starkatmospheric

What happens

Prey is a 2022 American science fiction action horror film directed by Dan Trachtenberg from a screenplay by Patrick Aison, based on a story by Aison and Trachtenberg. It is the fifth installment in the Predator franchise and a prequel to Predator (1987), set in the Northern Great Plains in 1719. It stars Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Dane DiLiegro, Michelle Thrush, Stormee Kipp, Julian Black Antelope, and Bennett Taylor. The story revolves around a young Comanche woman, Naru, who is striving to prove herself as a hunter. She finds herself having to protect her people from a vicious, humanoid alien that hunts humans for sport. Development of the film began during the production of The Predator (2018), when producer John Davis was approached by Trachtenberg and Aison, with a concept that they had been developing since 2016. In late 2020, the film's title was revealed. Principal photography took place around Calgary during the summer of 2021, with most of the film being filmed in English, with some sequences being shot in Comanche and French as well. A full Comanche language dub was provided for the film, with the cast reprising their roles, thus making it the first feature film to do so. Prey premiered at San Diego Comic-Con on July 21, 2022, and was released by 20th Century Studios as a Hulu original film in the United States on August 5. The film received positive reviews from critics and high viewership, leading Trachtenberg to direct two additional Predator films, Predator: Killer of Killers and Predator: Badlands, both released in 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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