Pop Sci-Fi - Could the ID4 Aliens be Entering the Predator Universe?
Yes, sometimes I watch science fiction movies made in the last fifty years. Some of my favourites belong to two 20th Century Fox (now Disney) franchises; Alien (originating in 1979) and Predator (1987). Therefore, I've been excited to watch the trailers for the upcoming Predator: Badlands . One shot in an early trailer has garnered an awful lot of fan speculation. The Trophy Wall Predator: Badlands (2025) The Predators love their trophy walls, as any franchise fan could tell you. They hunt other lifeforms for sport, including humans, and they want to show off their achievements. The trailer for Predator: Badlands includes one such wall. Among the skulls on display (including what appears to be that of a tyrannosaurus rex), there's a skull that resembles that of an alien from another Fox franchise, Independence Day (1996), often styled as Id4 . In the sequel, these interstellar resource hogs are called the Harvesters. Given there is already a strong connection between t...