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A near-prerequisite of a Shane Black movie is a precocious kid. Now The Hollywood Reporter brings word that The Predator cast has gotten one of its own with acclaimed child star Jacob Tremblay (Room, The Book of Henry). He’ll join a cast that includes the recently-announced Thomas Jane, who co-starred with Tremblay in the much-delayed horror film Before I Wake. Filming is expected to start in February in Vancouver.
The rest of director Shane Black’s Predator cast includes Boyd Holbrook (Narcos, Logan), Olivia Munn (X-Men: Apocalypse), Trevante Rhodes (Moonlight), Keegan-Michael Key (Keanu, Key & Peele), and Sterling K. Brown (The People vs. O.J. Simpson, This is Us).
The original Predator was directed by John McTiernan and starred Arnold Schwarzenegger as the leader of a United States special forces team that comes under attack from an alien entity that prizes the thrill of the hunt above all else. It was followed by a direct sequel, Predator 2, in 1990 before crossing over with Fox’s Alien franchise for two additional sequels, Alien vs. Predator and AvP: Requiem. In 2010, Nimrod Antal helmed a reboot with a new feature, Predators.
The Predator will be released in theaters on February 9, 2018.
