‘Badlands’ Almost Had Even Bigger Links to the Other ‘Predator’ and ‘Alien’ Movies

Predator: Badlands Nearly Featured Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Dutch and a Xenomorph Cameo

Predator: Badlands nearly featured major franchise cameos. According to director Dan Trachtenberg, early drafts of Predator: Badlands included temporary VFX appearances from Dutch (originally played by Arnold Schwarzenegger), the Xenomorph from the Alien franchise, and the Backbiter creature from Killer of Killers. While Naru’s appearance connected the film to Prey, she was originally part of a much bigger homage to the Predator universe’s histo…

‘Badlands’ Almost Had Even Bigger Links to the Other ‘Predator’ and ‘Alien’ Movies

There's a sly cameo from Naru from 'Prey,' but originally it didn't stop there.

Arnold Schwarzenegger Almost Made An Appearance In Predator: Badlands

Predator veteran Arnie would have made a small cameo in the latest film in the beloved sci-fi franchise, but it was not to be. If you caught last year’s Predator: Badlands – and you should make time for it if you didn’t – you might recall a scene early on in the proceedings where our heroic “runt” Predator, Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) and his bigger, tougher, elder brother are perusing a bunch of holograms, and one of them is that of A…

Predator: Badlands director reveals that there was a Xenomorph cameo in the original draft of the script

Predator: Badlands was originally a little heavier on the cameos