However, proper casting updates for the movie will be arriving sooner than later, now that The Predator is seemingly locked in to begin principal photography in September of this year.
There’s a possibly that Arnold Schwarzenegger will reprise his role as Dutch from the original Predator (1987) in Black’s film, but the only other major casting rumor for The Predator so far involves a potential role for Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson.
The Predator opens in U.S. theaters on February 9th, 2018.
Where Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant is a sequel to Prometheus (the Alien prequel that was also directed by Scott) that hopes to unify Alien fans more than its predecessor managed, Black’s intention is for The Predator to offer the sort of “event” movie experience that no Predator film since the original installment has.