Predators (film)

"Predator 3" redirects here. For the third feature film to feature the Predator characters, see Alien vs. Predator (film). For other films in the series, see Predator (franchise) § Films.

Predators
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNimród Antal
Written by
  • Alex Litvak
  • Michael Finch
Based on
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGyula Pados
Edited byDan Zimmerman
Music byJohn Debney
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • July 7, 2010 (2010-07-07) (International)
  • July 9, 2010 (2010-07-09) (United States)
Running time
107 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$40 million[3]
Box office$127.2 million[4][1]

Predators is a 2010 American science fiction action film[5] directed by Nimród Antal, serving as the third film in the main series of the Predator franchise and its fifth film overall. The film follows an ensemble cast starring Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Walton Goggins, and Laurence Fishburne, and follows a group of proficient killers who have been abducted and placed on a planet that acts as a game preserve for two warring tribes of extraterrestrial predators, leading them to try and survive and look for a way back to Earth.

Producer Robert Rodriguez had developed a script for a third installment as early as 1994, although it was not until 2009 that 20th Century Fox greenlit the project. According to Rodriguez, the title Predators is an allusion to the second film in the Alien franchise, Aliens (1986).[6] The title also has a double meaning, referring both to the extraterrestrial Predator creatures and to the group of human characters who are pitted against them.[7] Principal photography for Predators began on September 28, 2009, and finished after 53 days; filming took place in Hawaii and then in Austin, Texas.

Predators was released by 20th Century Fox in the United States on July 9, 2010. It grossed $127 million worldwide and received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for the action but criticism aimed at the thinly written characters. A fourth film, titled The Predator, was released in 2018, and a prequel, Prey, was released in 2022.

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  2. ^ "British Board of Film Classification - Film - Predators - Running time: 106m 49s". Archived from the original on November 4, 2010. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  3. ^ Fritz, Ben (July 8, 2010). "Movie projector: 'Despicable Me' and 'Predators' open as 'Eclipse' falls further behind 'New Moon'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 4, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
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  5. ^ Kurland, Daniel (September 28, 2020). "How Robert Rodriguez's Predators Redeems The Rejected Early Predator Design". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
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