Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The newly announced Predator movie Badlands has set its sights on its new star. Celebrated actress Elle Fanning, best known for her Golden Globe-winning performance as Catherine the Great in the Hulu series The Great , is expected to take on the lead role in Dan Trachtenberg's upcoming sci-fi movie.
Fanning is an outstanding actress but is also not typically seen as an action star, which suggests that Badlands may pivot the Predator franchise away from the action genre. Fanning has starred in a number of dramas since she made her feature film debut as a child star in I Am Sam . The closest thing to an action movie that she has starred in is Steven Spielberg's Super 8 from 2011.
Elle Fanning Can Help Justify Making Badlands Before Prey 2 Fanning could spawn her own Predator series withing the franchise The casting of Fanning provides a major clue as to the direction and tone of Badlands given her track record in dramas and thrillers.