ThePredator franchise is backonce again, and now its got its new leading lady.

(Thats still in development and no one is currently attached.)

Films like The First Omen, The Boogeyman and Alien Romulus.

Elle Fanning, seen here at the Met Gala, is joining the Predator franchise.

Elle Fanning, seen here at the Met Gala, is joining the Predator franchise.Photo: Marleen Moise (Getty Images)

So its very possible, especially now with an established star, that Badlands will be a theatrical release.

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