Will There Be a Sequel to Prey?

Published: 15 Aug 2022 8:52 PM +00:00 Updated: 15 Aug 2022 8:52 PM +00:00

Prey (2022) has certainly impressed fans and critics alike, and many are even saying it's the best movie in the franchise since the 1987 original with Arnold Schwarzenegger! So, will there be a sequel to Prey?

Check out the official trailer for Prey below:

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Related: Prey ENDING EXPLAINED

Prey takes place long before the original 1987 film, as it's set in 1719. As per 20th Century Studios and Hulu, here's the official synopsis for Prey:

Set in the Comanche Nation 300 years ago during 1719, the film follows Naru, a fierce and highly skilled warrior, who has been raised in the shadow of some of the most legendary hunters who roam the Great Plains. So when danger threatens her camp, she sets out to protect her people. The prey she stalks, and ultimately confronts, turns out to be a highly evolved alien with a technologically advanced arsenal, resulting in a vicious and terrifying showdown between the two adversaries.

— 20th Century Studios and Hulu

Prey follows Predator (1987), Predator 2 (1990), Predators (2010), and The Predator (2018), as well as the two widely hated spin-off movies Alien vs. Predator (2004) and Aliens vs. Predator: Reqiuem (2007).

However, while it is the seventh movie in the series, Prey is the first prequel, which allows the film to go back to the Predator roots of less-is-more, instead of the more convoluted, tongue-in-cheek approach as seen in The Predator.

Technically speaking, while Prey could be left as a stand-alone film, it does end on a bit of a cliffhanger. After defeating the Predator, Naru warns her tribe to move to a safer area, as it seems she's concerned more Predators might arrive.

A mid-credits animation sequence even teases this, showing three Predator spaceships attacking the Camanche tribe. Whether or not this is just a bit of fun, or the teaser for Prey 2, however, remains to be seen.

With that said, it would probably be a wise move on Disney's part to do a sequel, especially now that, not unlike Jurassic Park/Jurassic World, Predator has now seemingly been rebranded as Prey (it even boasts the same stylistic font).

And perhaps pre-modern era Predator movies are now the way forward too. Who knows what could be next - Predator in feudal Japan, the Wild West, or even further back than Prey.

While no future sequels have been confirmed, director Dan Trachtenberg did recently entertain the possibility of future movies in the series, adding that there are discussions for additional installments.

A new film could also explain how the flintlock pistol Naru acquired eventually winds up in the possession of the Predators, as depicted in Predator 2.

Whether a future movie would see Amber Midthunder reprise her role as Naru remains to be seen, but it would be pretty neat to see her take the fight to the Predators' homeworld.

Related: Is Prey a Prequel to Predator?

Prey is currently streaming on Hulu in the US, Star+ in Latin America, and Disney+ internationally.

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