Dek is one of those fierce Yautja aliens, always looking to prove himself. But his older brother still sees him as the weak one, and Dek’s dying to show he’s got what it takes to handle the invisibility tech that makes their kind super dangerous. Things get messy at home when Dad demands Dek’s head, and big bro stands up for him. Dad’s not impressed with either, so he challenges the brother to a fatal showdown.

Dek gets stuck on his brother’s ship, which whisks him away to this insanely deadly planet. This place is no joke; it’s home to the legendary Kalisk creature that no Yautja has managed to take down yet. Luckily for Dek, he buddies up with two quirky pals: a tiny monkey-like critter with a tough shell for protection and a cheery legless android who knows all about surviving in this crazy world.

In “Predator: Badlands,” we see things from the perspective of these intense alien hunters for once. What’s really interesting is watching this serious alien pair up with a disabled android who just won’t lose his sunny attitude. Played by Elle Fanning, her knack for humor brings tons of energy to an already wild story.

Even though there’s some tension with Earth’s corporation baddies and all that contradiction in their mission, it’s still got that touch of Disney magic at its core—or maybe it’s kinda fighting it!
corporate mission to link back up with Alien and create a cool space monster universe. And guess what? There’s plenty of Disney-style “cuteness” thanks to this funny creature that totally looks like it could become a popular toy. Oh, and since they swapped real people for androids, the film got away with a softer rating in the US, even though there are violent parts—minus the blood.

Basically, it’s nothing like the return-to-the-roots vibe of the last movie, Prey. The only thing that stuck around is director Dan Trachtenberg’s knack for crafting killer action scenes featuring the alien hunter. But this time, they’re flashier and more epic with big monsters, traps, and super dangerous opponents that make previous foes look like small potatoes.

The main character, Dek, is all digital—think a combo of Warcraft orc mixed with Na’vi from Avatar—and he’s angry 24/7. Even though you get why he’s mad, his rage gets old fast. So even when he nails it in action sequences (which are beautifully staged), they just don’t hit the same as a live-action scene or an animated flick like Predator: Killer of Killers.

There’s this twist in Predator: Badlands where things start getting good only when our alien buddy teams up with…
Alright, so there’s this android character who’s got all these layers to her personality, even though she’s a robot. Weirdly enough, she’s kind of human-like and has a lot more going on than the guy she interacts with. They both deal with some family drama and feel like misfits in their own ways. Her issue isn’t about her appearance but more like a glitch in her programming that makes her act differently than what the big corporation, Weyland-Yutani—you might know it from those Alien movies—wants from its robots.

There’s another android—a younger one—but it looks just like Elle Fanning again! This droid is hunting her down, along with this group called the Kalisk. Eventually, they all end up facing off against each other and Dek. There’s this really cool part where our android heroine doesn’t have legs but somehow manages to control separate legs anyway! She ends up fighting as both torso and legs separately—it’s kind of hilarious and super original at the same time!