The Predator ( film ) - wikipedia The Predator ( film ) `` Predator 4 '' redirects here. For the fourth feature film to feature the Predator characters, see Aliens vs. Predator : Requiem. This article is about the 2018 film. For the 1987 film, see Predator ( film ). For the 2010 film, see Predators ( film ). For the franchise, see Predator ( franchise ). For the character, see Predator ( alien ). The Predator Teaser poster Directed by Shane Black Produced by John Davis Lawrence Gordon Joel Silver Written by Shane Black Fred Dekker Based on Characters by Jim Thomas John Thomas Starring Boyd Holbrook Olivia Munn Trevante Rhodes Keegan - Michael Key Sterling K. Brown Jacob Tremblay Yvonne Strahovski Alfie Allen Thomas Jane Music by Henry Jackman Cinematography Larry Fong Edited by Harry B. Miller III Production company Davis Entertainment Lawrence Gordon Productions Silver Pictures TSG Entertainment Distributed by 20th Century Fox Release date September 14, 2018 ( 2018 - 09 - 14 ) ( United States ) Country United States Language English The Predator ( also known as Predator 4 ) is an upcoming American sci - fi action horror film directed by Shane Black and written by Black and Fred Dekker. It is the fourth installment in the Predator film series, set to take place between Predator 2 ( 1990 ) and Predators ( 2010 ). Black had a supporting role in the original 1987 Predator film, while Joel Silver, John Davis, and Lawrence Gordon all return as producers from the first two installments. The film stars Boyd Holbrook, Olivia Munn, Trevante Rhodes, Keegan - Michael Key, Sterling K. Brown, Jacob Tremblay, Yvonne Strahovski, Alfie Allen, and Thomas Jane. It completed filming in June 2017, and is set to be released on September 14, 2018, by 20th Century Fox in IMAX, 3D, as well as standard formats. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3.1 Pre-production 3.2 Casting 3.3 Filming 3.4 Music 4 Release 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Plot The story will be focusing on military veterans encountering a Predator ship in a suburban neighborhood. After denial from government personnel they band together to deal with the intergalactic hunter. Assisting them will be scientists and a young autistic boy who is a language savant. Cast Boyd Holbrook as Quinn McKenna, Emma 's ex-husband and the father of Rory and a former Marine and Special Forces commando who discovers the existence of the fierce Predators but finds that no one believes they exist. James Franco was originally offered the role but passed on it before Benicio del Toro was cast, who later had to back out due to scheduling conflicts. Olivia Munn as Casey Bracket, a scientist opposite Quinn. Trevante Rhodes as Nebraska Williams, a former Marine who enlists in a special Predator - hunting operation headed up by Quinn, his best friend. Keegan - Michael Key as a man who teams up with Quinn and Williams to fight the Predators. Sterling K. Brown as a government agent who jails Quinn but later needs his help with fighting the Predators. Jacob Tremblay as Rory McKenna, Emma and Quinn 's troubled son, who has a form of autism and is bullied in school but becomes a key player in the fight against the Predators due to his preternatural ability to learn languages. Yvonne Strahovski as Emma McKenna, Quinn 's ex-wife and the mother to Rory. Alfie Allen as a former Marine who teams with several other outsiders, including Quinn, to stop the human - hunting Predators in suburbia. Thomas Jane as a military veteran from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars who is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Augusto Aguilera Jake Busey as the son of Peter Keyes. Edward James Olmos as a military general. Niall Matter as Sapir Production Pre-production In June 2014, Fox announced a sequel which Shane Black, who also starred as supporting character Rick Hawkins in Predator, will direct and co-write with Fred Dekker, and John Davis will produce. Davis has said of the film that he thinks it is fresh and reimagines the franchise in a `` different, interesting way ''. In February 2016, Black confirmed the title of the new sequel would be The Predator. Shane Black has referred to the project as an event film which aims to elevate the Predator series : `` It 's an attempt to ' event - ise ' the Predator again... ( An attempt to ) make it more mysterious. '' Black also expressed that the film would mark a return to the `` intimate '' scale of the original film and that the film - makers hoped to achieve `` the same sense of wonderment and newness that Close Encounters had when that came out. '' Shane Black has confirmed that the film is set in the present day and the titular character will have an upgraded set of armor. Black has also indicated that the film would be a sequel set in present - day 2018, following the events of Predator and Predator 2, but set prior to the events of the 2010 film Predators. He also mentioned that he looked for plot details set up in the previous Predator movies that he could retrospectively link back to with the new film. To that end, Jake Busey was cast as the son of Peter Keyes, a character who was portrayed by Busey 's father Gary Busey in Predator 2. In February 2016, the studio revealed a teaser image of the film, confirming the title The Predator. Martin Whist served as the film 's production designer, while effects house Amalgamated Dynamics provided the creature effects for The Predator, having done so previously for the first two Alien vs. Predator films. In an interview with Variety on September, Stacey Snider, the current chief - executive - officer of 20th Century Fox, talked a little about The Predator and her thoughts on Shane Black and Fred Dekker 's script : We 've got a `` Predator '' film coming out that is unexpected and utterly fresh. I just imagined that it would take 500 hours to read the script -- that it would be interior jungle, exterior more jungle and then fighting happens, but Emma ( Watts ) went out and recruited Shane Black. From the first page, it did n't read like a `` Predator '' film. It 's set in suburbia. There 's a little boy and his dad at the center of the action. Casting Arnold Schwarzenegger discussed with Black about returning to the film as his character after the first Predator film. Rapper 50 Cent also spoke of the possibility of being involved in the film but ended up dropping out. By September 2016, Benicio del Toro had signed on to star in the film. However, in the following month, Boyd Holbrook replaced del Toro, who departed due to scheduling issues. In November 2016, Olivia Munn joined the cast. In January 2017, Trevante Rhodes, Keegan - Michael Key, Sterling K. Brown, Thomas Jane and Jacob Tremblay joined the cast. In February, Alfie Allen and Yvonne Strahovski were added to the cast. In March, the last main role was filled by Augusto Aguilera while Jake Busey was also cast in a supporting role. Filming Filming was scheduled to begin in February 2017 in Vancouver, British Columbia. On November 21, 2016, Larry Fong was confirmed to be hired as cinematographer for the film. Black announced on his Twitter that filming began on February 20, 2017. Filming wrapped on June 2, 2017. Additional photography in Vancouver took place in March 2018. Keegan - Michael Key stated that the film 's third act was mostly rewritten and reshot during additional photography. Music Henry Jackman is set to provide the music score for the film. Release The Predator was originally slated by 20th Century Fox for a March 2, 2018 release date, before the date was pushed forward to February 9, 2018. It was then pushed back to August 3, 2018. In February 2018, the movie got pushed back to September 14, 2018. The film will also be released in IMAX theatres. See also List of monster movies Alien portal Film portal Speculative fiction portal References Jump up ^ `` NEW PREDATOR ARTWORK MAKES UP FOR LACK OF PREDATOR 4 MOVIE TRAILER ''. Retrieved February 11, 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` Fox Moves Release of James Cameron 's ' Alita : Battle Angel ' ''. Variety. February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2018. Jump up ^ Alter, Ethan ( March 6, 2017 ). `` ' Moonlight ' Star Trevante Rhodes on His Crazy Oscars Night and Tackling ' The Predator ' ''. Yahoo ! Movies. Jump up ^ Kit, Borys ( January 5, 2017 ). `` ' Moonlight ' Star Trevante Rhodes Joins Shane Black 's ' The Predator ' ''. 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Jump up ^ `` You Never Saw This Predator Teaser Image Coming ''. ComingSoon.net. February 16, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Martin Whist To Serve As Production Designer for The Predator ''. AVPGalaxy.net. July 27, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Amalgamated Dynamics Inc. to Provide Creature Effects for The Predator ! ''. AVPGalaxy.net. August 8, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2017. Jump up ^ Lang, Brent ( 20 September 2017 ). `` Fox 's Stacey Snider Gets Candid About Netflix, Diversity and the Future of Wolverine ''. Jump up ^ The Gillinator ( March 17, 2016 ). `` Arnold to Discuss `` The Predator '' with Director Shane Black ! ``. The Arnold Fans. Retrieved March 16, 2016. Jump up ^ WEDR 99 JAMZ ( 27 March 2016 ). `` 99Jamz UnCensored 50 Cent ''. Retrieved 28 January 2017 -- via YouTube. Jump up ^ Kit, Borys. `` Benicio Del Toro in Talks to Star in Shane Black 's ' Predator ' Reboot ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 28, 2017. 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Question: when will the new predator movie be released
Answer: September 14, 2018