[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Predator: Killer of Killers]

Summary

Collider’s Steve Weintraub talks spoilers with Dan Trachtenberg for Predator: Killer of Killers.

Killer of Killers tells three stories of remarkable humans defying the odds against Predators across time.

In this interview, Trachtenberg addresses that shocking final scene, the potential sequels it sets the franchise up for, and teases the timeline and which format we could see in future films.

Welcome back to the spoiler-filled half of our conversation with writer, director, and producer Dan Trachtenberg! If you missed the first half, check it out here for even more Predator: Killer of Killers talk. Now that Trachtenberg and co-director Joshua Wassung’s anthology feature is available to stream on Hulu and Disney+, it’s time to find out what that final scene means for the future of the Predator franchise. When it was first announced late last year that there would be a follow-up to Prey, even before Predator: Badlands, we had no idea the writer-director would take us on not one but three different journeys through time, with some of Earth’s fiercest warriors facing off against the deadly Predators. The R-rated Killer of Killers even ventures into the animation realm, allowing for tons of blood splatter, guts, flying heads, gorgeous fight sequences, and some impressive creature designs. Now, talking with Collider’s Steve Weintraub, Trachtenberg discusses that final scene, where we’re wheeled through a massive warehouse of cryopods containing other collectibles. In the final shot, we hone in on the face of Naru, the Comanche healer played by Amber Midthunder in Prey. What does this mean for the franchise? Check out the conversation in the video above or the transcript below to find out what Trachtenberg has in store for us.
‘Predator: Killer of Killers’ Opens a Lot of Doors for the Franchise

Dan Trachtenberg teases the timeline of the movie and what that final shot could mean going forward.

COLLIDER: The ending of this movie is fucking awesome. You see Amber [Midthunder]’s character in one of the containers. When did you come up with that idea, and what does that mean for the future? DAN TRACHTENBERG: That idea came pretty much on the heels of having that cryopod idea, which came pretty close on the heels of, “How do I make an anthology movie that’s more than just an anthology movie,” which was the immediate attempt. So, it came pretty early on. And, yeah, man, the codename for the movie while we were making it was Warehouse, and so that concept of what’s in that room, I think, is one of the coolest things for a franchise to have, and really exciting for this one in particular. Did you come up with the year in which this all takes place? Because it could be 1955, or it could be 2100. TRACHTENBERG: I very specifically didn’t label a year because I didn’t want to paint myself into that corner. But I do think Torres was asleep for quite some time.

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The ending sets up what clearly could be a possible sequel, or you could just leave it alone. So I have to ask, are you envisioning doing a sequel to this, or is it like, “I can’t even think about that yet?” Where are you in your headspace? TRACHTENBERG: There are so many different cool opportunities for a sequel to this movie, specifically. And once again, I’m fueled by how can it be not just what people are expecting, but so much more? I do think there are several cool things in the tank to do, for sure.
If We Get a Follow-Up, Will It Be Animated or Live-Action?

“Pie in the sky.”

One of the things I was wondering is when you see Amber and you have her in the container, there is the possibility of this going from animation to live-action. Is that even in your mind, taking Killer of Killers and moving it to the live-action space after this movie? TRACHTENBERG: Yeah. Pie in the sky, in general, across the board. It would be cool to see animated characters in live-action, live-action characters in animation. I didn’t devour all the animated Star Wars stuff that was going on throughout the years, but I think that some of the pleasure in what’s happening now in some of the Star Wars tales, is seeing animated characters be live-action, and it’d be cool to go back and forth if we should be successful. Predator: Killer of Killers is available to stream on Hulu and Disney+ now.

Predator: Killer of Killers

Release Date

June 6, 2025

Director

Dan Trachtenberg, Josh Wassung

Writers

Micho Robert Rutare, Dan Trachtenberg