Predators (film)

Predators is a 2010 American science fiction action film^[5] serving as a standalone sequel to Predator 2 (1990), and the third installment (fifth overall including its crossover movies) of the Predator franchise. Directed by Nimród Antal, the film has an ensemble cast starring Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Walton Goggins, and Laurence Fishburne. The story follows a group of proficient killers who have been abducted and placed on a planet inhabited by extraterrestrial predators, leading them to try to 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 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.