Unused props from Shane Black’sThe Predatorindicate that theAlienfranchise would have been incorporated into the sequel. It appears that one possibility for the ending would have been quite different from what we all saw on the big screen. Black had a vision to bring thePredatorfranchise back to its roots in an attempt to revamp the series and make more movies along the way. However, things changed a lot behind-the-scenes and this reboot suffered because of it. Multiple edits and reshoots left a huge scar onThe Predator, which means that a sequel is unlikely.
The PredatorVFX artist Jon K. Miller recently posted some behind-the-scenes images, including aFaceHugger-inspired breathing apparatus that was supposed to be used as an alternate ending to the movie. At the end, a mysterious pod shows up that holds the Predator Killer suit, which was an obvious attempt at teasing a sequel. However, it looks like the occupant of that pod was going to be much different since the breathing apparatus has theWeyland - Yutanilogo on it from theAlienfranchise.
It’s not clear who or what was originally intended to be in the pod at the end of Shane Black’sThe Predator.Arnold Schwarzeneggerwas rumored to make a cameo, but the iconic actor apparently did not want to have anything to do with the sequel. Concept designer Fausto De Martini also posted an image of what the pod was going to look likeduring the alternate ending, which also features the Weyland - Yutani logo. The breathing mask was built last-minute, according to Martini and Jon K. Miller.
The context surrounding these new images fromThe Predatoralternate ending is not clear. However, it is believed that there is some footage of the alternate ending that Jon K. Miller hopes is on the Blu-ray edition of the movie. Shane Black originally insisted that there would not be anything from theAlienfranchise in his version of the story, but it looks like he may have changed his mind later in the production process after some lengthy reshoots and long days editing.The Predatoris a fun movie, but it wasn’t what a lot of diehard fans were hoping for, and the ending seemed to be an obvious attempt at grasping for a sequel after some editing.
Shane Black’sThe Predatorsuffered from all of the editing and reshoots that occurred before the movie hit theaters. The story is a little all over the place and the different ideas and scenes that were cut don’t help matters at all. There were supposed to be two more good versions of the Predators and even more hybrids, but all of those ideas were scrapped at the last minute. In the end, it really doesn’t look like a sequel will be happening any time soon. You can check out the unusedAlienelements fromThe Predatorbelow, thanks toJon K. Miller’s Instagramaccount.
