“We Were Secretly Making an Action-Adventure”: Editing Predator: Badlands
(L-R) Thia (Elle Fanning) and Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) in 20th Century Studios' Predator: Badlands film. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2025 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.
Predator: Badlands flips the script in a way fans of the franchise have never seen before — turning the iconic alien hunter into a character audiences might actually root for.
Editors David Trachtenberg and Stefan Grube discuss how they shaped director Dan Trachtenberg’s bold reimagining in the cutting room, balancing action, drama, and humor. The pair also break down the VFX-packed film’s most ambitious sequences and the creative advantages of co-editing a blockbuster.