Shane Black's Predator reboot evolves the species

Director Shane Black's (Iron Man 3) Predator reboot evokes action movies from the 1980s in the latest trailer and there's an in-joke relating to Black's character in the original Predator starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.



Read Fox’s full synopsis of the film:

"From the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes home in Shane Black’s explosive reinvention of the Predator series. Now, the universe’s most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before, having genetically upgraded themselves with DNA from other species. When a young boy accidentally triggers their return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled science teacher can prevent the end of the human race."

The Predator will be released in cinemas 14th September.

Iron Man 3 director Shane Black returns to Predator

Last summer's Iron Man 3 was arguably the franchise's best installment to date! Director Shane Black flipped the tin man on his head in the wake of Avengers Assemble, and gave cinemagoers a memorable blockbuster ride with a twist.

With Shane Black back in the spotlight it's apt he's reportedly returning to the Predator franchise. Black played Hawkins and delivered the movie's most salacious dialogue, which I won't reprint here. He's slated to direct a sequel and not a reboot at Twentieth Century Fox.

Given the critical and commercial success of Iron Man 3 there's no reason why the alien hunter can't benefit from Black's inventiveness.

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