Predator: Badlands is one of the years most anticipated movies and they brought the first 15 minutes to San Diego Comic-Con for their Hall H Panel. Fans got an exclusive look at the opening scenes with Dan Trachtenberg and Elle Fanning.

Badlands panel in Hall H Friday, fans were treated to the first 15 minutes of director Dan Trachtenberg's latest franchise installment. The film features the first alien protagonist in the series, as a young outcast Predator forms an unlikely alliance with an android on a hostile alien planet.

Badlands Experience at Comic-Con 2025. There’s awesome props on display, like weapons and relics from the film, a real-life Weyland-Yutani lab, a Spikepod Field, a jungle-themed bar, an animatronic Thia (the synthetic played by Elle Fanning),

On July 21, Predator: Badlands, which is the seventh film in the main franchise, released its official trailer that shows the two characters battling Predators while also forming a friendship. Here's everything to know about Predator: Badlands.

"Predator: Badlands," directed by Dan Trachtenberg, is a prequel set in the Predator universe, with Fanning starring alongside "Reservation Dogs" breakout D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai. The film, slated for release in 2026, was previewed during Disney's showcase in Hall H, where Fanning joined the cast to debut early footage and concept art.

Predator: Badlands follows an outcast Predator who's forced to set out on his own — that is, until he meets Thia (Elle Fanning), a whip-smart android. Together, they set out on a journey to find and battle an enemy.

Director Dan Trachtenberg brought new footage to the convention alongside stars Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi to talk up the movie.