Predator: Badlands enjoyed a huge opening weekend at the worldwide box office, but will that be enough to turn a profit?

Partway through, you see that Badlands is also an Alien movie, but there’s no xenomorph—just the top half of a curious and sweet synthetic human, made by the Weyland-Yutani corporation and named Thia (Elle Fanning)—and characters from the two franchises will work together,

Predator: Badlands' director Dan Trachtenberg and Yautja language creator Britton Watkins discuss creating an alien language for the film, plus some tips for those who want to learn it.

Not all the Easter eggs in Badlands were happy accidents. There’s a brief cameo from MU/TH/UR, the iconic AI mainframe from Ridley Scott’s original Alien, but the real curveball came when actor and stunt performer Cameron Brown arrived on set, unknowingly bridging both sides of the iconic sci-fi crossover.

In honor of Predator: Badlands, The Hollywood Reporter ranks the entire Predator franchise from worst to best, below.

Dan Trachtenberg's new entry in the franchise knows the movies' success runs much deeper than the predator itself.

From the well-hidden references to the most obvious connections, we highlight the best Easter eggs found in Predator: Badlands, starring Elle Fanning.

Predator: Badlands #1 debuts November 12, serving as the official prequel to the upcoming film event. A young Yautja warrior faces deadly dangers while retrieving ancient technology for his ever-demanding father. This parental death mission escalates as the hunter quickly becomes the hunted in true Predator franchise tradition.