The humanoid creature has been on the big screen since 1987. With “Predator: Badlands” in theaters, here’s the back story on the franchise.

Badlands,” the monster is the main character for the first time. It’s the most extreme example yet of Hollywood turning classic villains into good guys.

Franchise fans are bound to get a taste sooner rather than later if an intriguing cliffhanger tease pays off from the new movie " Predator: Badlands ."

Predator: Badlands continues Dan Trachtenberg's supremacy in the franchise, and the ending provides the perfect set up for a sequel.

Elle Fanning stars as a Weyland-Yutani synthetic (basically, a really fancy robot) who teams up with a Predator on a hunt for the galaxy's deadliest creature. But on this planet teeming with lethal creatures, they quickly become the hunted.

Predator: Badlands has already overtaken Ana de Armas’ John Wick replacement Ballerina in its stunning box office debut.

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Here's Marvel's official description of Predator: Badlands #1: