Robert Rodriguez, the visionary auteur behind such great films as El Mariachi and Sin City, is preparing to bring back the baddest hunter in the known universe. Rodriguez is relaunching the Predator franchise, kicking things off with "Predators", which I assume will have the multi-gadgeted death dealer back on earth and hunting down humans. Rodriguez has already written the script, but no word has been released on when the film is set to hit theaters, as Rodriguez is pushing around multiple projects at the moment.
Ok, I'm probably the biggest fan of the original Predator film. There's no simpler concept than the idea of one man vs. an unstoppable killing machine. But that film sported an amazing cast featuring the Governator, Carl Weathers, Bill Duke, amongst others. The sequel I was not all that invested in, with Danny Glover's old ass limpin' around fighting off the Predator with a standard revolver. Whatever! The Alien vs. Predator movies have been disappointing also, and at this point of so many years without a quality Predator film I'm a little bit skeptical about this project. The fact that Rodriguez is handling it gives me confidence, as the guy knows how to draft a mean script and will certainly give the film a certain visual flair. I am interested in knowing who the Predator's main adversary will be. If it's just a bunch of no-name kid like in the AVP movies then they might as well forget it.
