The game is afoot.
And we’re not talking about an edge-of-your-seat murder mystery typically associated with the great Sherlock Holmes, but rather, the full-blown alien mayhem that’s coming our way this fall thanks to The Predator.
Set in suburbia and featuring an all-star cast, the pic marks the first entry into this most beloved franchise in almost eight years, so it’s fair to say that director Shane Black’s long-in-development reimagining has been shackled with great expectation. But judging by everything we’ve seen so far – and there has been quite a lot – we’re quietly confident that Black and his team – scribe Fred Dekker included – can deliver the goods. And some zippy one-liners to boot.
But just in case you need some more convincing, a huge batch of hi-res stills have landed online today, placing the spotlight mostly on the human cast. Sure, there are one or two shots of those nasty hunters, but the focus here is very much on the gang that will be banding together to fight against them. As you’ll see in the gallery below, we get to go up close and personal with Boyd Holbrook’s Quinn McKenna, Oliva Munn’s Casey Bracket and more.
Aside from those two aforementioned actors, the rest of the cast will boast Keegan-Michael Key, Black Panther‘s Sterling K. Brown, Trevante Rhodes, Thomas Jane, Augusto Aguilera, Edward James Olmos, Alfie Allen of Game of Thrones fame and Yvonne Strahovski. Impressive roster of talent, eh?
And make no mistake, with its deft balance of practical and visual effects, not to mention the amount of care and time that’s gone into each Predator design, this is an authentic reboot/sequel to the original cult classic, one that we’ve been waiting for for a very, very long time.
Look for The Predator to strike on September 14th.