Predator: Dominion (2026)
Starring: Elle Fanning, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, Hiroyuki Sanada, Dave Bautista
The ancient proverb “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” becomes a desperate mantra for survival in this thrilling next chapter. Predator: Dominion picks up immediately following the shocking conclusion of Badlands, where the boundaries between hunter and prey were forever shattered. The unprecedented alliance forged between the outcast Yautja and human survivor Ewa, played by Elle Fanning, has turned them into fugitives hunted by two worlds that want them destroyed.
Elle Fanning returns to the screen with a feral intensity, delivering a physical performance that highlights her character’s evolution. Ewa is no longer a terrified victim; she is a warrior clad in scavenged, makeshift Yautja armor, fighting side-by-side with the alien outcast, portrayed by Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi. Their existence creates a dangerous symbiosis that violates the sacred code of the Prime Hunters. This transgression triggers the arrival of a merciless “Bad Blood” death squad, led by a ruthless Enforcer who descends from the stars to execute the traitor and his human pet.
However, the threat from the stars is matched by a danger closer to home. Complicating the battlefield is a heavily armed, rogue paramilitary group led by a mercenary warlord, played by the imposing Dave Bautista. Alongside him is a cryptic and calculating Xenologist, portrayed by Hiroyuki Sanada, who is obsessed with the Yautja. Unlike the hunters, they do not want to kill the outcast; they intend to capture him alive to harvest his DNA and weaponize his biology for human warfare.
The chase unfolds against the backdrop of a freezing, radioactive tundra—a desolate wasteland where advanced technology fails, and primal instincts rule. Predator: Dominion is a visceral survival thriller that completely flips the franchise script. In this story, the Predator is not the horror lurking in the dark to slaughter the innocent; he is the underdog, fighting against impossible odds to protect the only creature in the universe who has ever understood him.