Young actor triggers return of The Predator
From the outer reaches of space to the backwoods of southern Georgia, the hunt comes home in director Shane Black’s explosive reinvention of the Predator series. Now, the universe’s most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before. And only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and an evolutionary biology professor can prevent the end of the human race.
Young gifted child Rory (Jacob Tremblay), unknowingly triggers the return of The Predator to Earth when he tinkered with the package that contains alien technology his dad, Quinn McKenna (Boyd Holbrook), sent to their home from a recent military mission. With the government attempting to cover up the extent of Predator incursions on Earth, a rag-tag group of military veterans must figure out what is going on and how to save the world — or at least themselves — as the battle spreads from the depths of outer space to once-safe suburbia. Rory’s gift for solving puzzles helps him understand the Predator’s language. “He’s really good at figuring out the Predator,” Tremblay says.
Black directs an extraordinary cast from the script he penned with Fred Dekker. Holbrook and Tremblay head the ensemble, which also stars Trevante Rhodes, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia Munn, Thomas Jane, Alfie Allen, Augusto Aguilera and Sterling K. Brown. The Predator is produced by John Davis, who brought the seminal Predator franchise to life.
“This wonderful little boy was probably the most dependable actor in the cast,” says Black about Tremblay. “He’s a one-take wonder.”
Tremblay has quickly established himself as one of the industry’s finest working young actors. He garnered international recognition for his breakout performance opposite Brie Larson in the critically-acclaimed, Oscarnominated film Room.
From 20th Century Fox, The Predator opens Sept. 12 in cinemas nationwide.