Predator: Killer of Killers

Animated, in three stories. In 841, Viking Ursa takes revenge on the chieftain who forced her to kill her father, but a Predator attacks her clan; she wins an underwater duel and loses her son, Anders. In Japan, 1609, Kenji returns as a ninja to face his brother Kiyoshi; they team up against another Predator, and Kiyoshi dies. In 1942, mechanic-turned-pilot John J. Torres downs a Predator ship over North Africa and, after the war, gets abducted. The three wake on a ship and are thrown into an arena against the Grendel King. With no common language, they learn to fight together. Ursa sacrifices herself so Torres and Kenji can escape. Left open: she's put back into cryosleep.

• Mid-credits After the end title, Ursa is taken back to a cryopod in a room full of warriors who have killed Predators. Naru is in one of the pods. The extended cut, released in July 2025, adds more familiar faces from the franchise.

1. Behind the scenesMade in a game engine

   The film was animated in Unreal Engine, Epic's game engine, making it one of the first features made with it.

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2. ReferenceAkira and Arcane in its DNA

   The look draws on Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira (1988) and the series Arcane. Several Arcane animators worked on it, including the lead character animator.

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3. Behind the scenesNo two Predators alike

   Dan Trachtenberg wanted every Predator to look distinct, avoiding what he called the Star Wars trope where every member of a species looks the same.

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