Sci-Fi Movie Lore
This page contains links to in-depth analysis of a number of Sci-Fi movies and film franchises - exploring their unique lores and lesser-known facts and trivia!
This article contains spoilers for Predator: Badlands and provides in-depth analysis of the film's final moments. Continue reading to learn about what happens at the end of the movie and what it means for future Predator films and potential sequels!
Predator: Badlands Ending
Dek's Hunt comes to an end when he, along with his new companions Thia and Bud make their way back to Yautja Prime so that he can face his father Njohrr and finally claim his title as Yautja. Dek and crew arrive on Yautja ...
Published: November 11, 2025
Who is Dek's father in Predator: Badlands? His name is Njohrr and he is the Yautja Clan Leader of the Tribe Dek and Kwei belong to. Sporting white dreadlocks, enhanced armor and a mask with alien-antlers affixed to either side, Njohrr is an imposing, vicious figurehead within this particular Yautja faction. This article contains information about who Njohrr is and what his role is in Dan Trachtenberg's Predator: Badlands movie. As new information is revealed, this article gets updated....
Published: September 24, 2025
The Kalisk – also known as Weyland-Yutani species classification XX0522 is a massive beast which resides on the planet of Genna. It is the primary target for Dek – the film’s protagonist Yautja and is also the primary target for Weyland-Yutani’s bio-weapons research division. This inevitably leads to conflict between the Weyland-Yutani Synthetics stranded on Genna and Dek. This article contains spoilers for Predator: Badlands.
The Kalisk is a massive ...
Published: October 08, 2025
What are those giant animals on Genna that Dek and Bud chase down in the Razor Grass field in Predator: Badlands? Those massive four-legged creatures with the elephant trunk-like proboscis are officially called Bone Bison. This article details everything we know about this giant creature and what its role is on the planet of Genna.
Bone Bison are Kalisk food
While the Bone Bison might look intimidating and aggressive, they're actually a prey animal native to Genna. Thia remarks that they are f...
Published: November 10, 2025
How did Dek lose his fang / tusk? Many fans have noticed this unique detail of Dek’s early on when the very first teaser trailer for Predator: Badlands dropped, prompting many to wonder – why was Dek missing one of his tusks?
Dek protected Kwei
In Badlands, we learn that Dek lost his one fang by protecting his big brother Kwei. During the opening moments of the film, Kwei and Dek reminisce the events but don’t elaborate on the story or recall any specific detai...
Published: November 08, 2025
Who is Kwei in Predator: Badlands? Kwei is the older sibling Yautja to Dek and the first born son to Njohrr. This article details all known information about the Kwei character in Dan Trachtenberg's latest Predator movie.
Kwei's Story
Little is known currently about Kwei's backstory besides the fact he belongs to a clan of Yautja led by his father, Njohrr. In Predator: Badlands, Kwei is instructed to kill Dek in order to cull the weakness from their clan, but Kwei refuses and a battle between ...
Published: October 18, 2025
Thia is a Weyland-Yutani robot synthetic who aids Dek on his hunt in Predator: Badlands. Thia is extremely smart and witty but relatively naive to the world, having spent all of her time in a Weyland-Yutani lab prior to being stranded on the alien planet Kalisk. When the role for Thia was first advertised via casting calls, her role was described as:
Thia has spent most of her life in a laboratory and is now embarking on her first big adventure in the world. She is incredibly smart, witty, ...
Published: September 20, 2025
Genna is the official name for the Death Planet featured in Dan Trachtenberg's Predator: Badlands (2025) movie. It is a hostile alien world surrounded by orbital debris and is home to some of the most deadly species of alien lifeforms in the known universe. In Badlands, Dek – the film's protagonist Yautja finds himself crash-landing on Genna after his ship is struck by the orbiting debris field. Once on Genna, Dek comes into contact with a number of hostile alien creatures and flora.
Wh...
Published: October 27, 2025
What are the skulls on the Trophy Wall in Predator: Badlands? This article provides the most in depth analysis and details the most accurate and up-to-date information on every skull seen in Kwei's ship! While some explanations remain speculative, some have been confirmed by the cast and director of Predator: Badlands! As new details surface, this list will be updated as we learn more about the unknown skulls. From left-to-right, top-to-bottom, the skulls are listed below. This is the most robus...
Published: November 06, 2025
What is Bud in Predator: Badlands? Who is that little alien that follows Dek around the entire movie? This article explains what Bud is, her unique traits and abilities and lesser-known facts. Be warned, this article does contain spoilers for Predator: Badlands.
Where does Bud come from?
In Baldands, Bud is introduced within the first half of the film. She discovers Dek and Thia on Genna as they're trying to devise a path through a field of Razor Grass – grass made of razor-sharp gl...
Published: November 05, 2025
Godzilla Minus Zero is the official title for the upcoming TOHO sequel to akashi Yamazaki's Godzilla Minus One movie and it will release sometime in late 2026! Yamazaki acts as director, writer and also provides visual effects for the upcoming sequel! This page details production information, history and the latest updates on Godzilla -0.0 and is constantly being updated with new info! Check back often for the latest and most accurate information.
About the Godzilla Minus One seq...
Published: May 17, 2025
Predator: Badlands is the sixth Predator film installment in the iconic 20th Century Studios movie franchise. This latest entry in the iconic sci-fi series will flip the script and feature a Predator being the one who's hunted for once, instead of the hunter! Dan Trachtenberg's alternative take on the Predator story will position a young Yautja as the film's primary protagonist for once! The film is not the sequel to Prey - that's still in the works.
Media, posters, set photos and other image...
Published: April 04, 2025
This article explains where each Predator movie falls into the canonical film timeline. Based on all the available information we have so far. While Predator films released in a different chronological order, the list below establishes when in history each film takes place.
The Canonical Predator Film Timeline
Prey – Takes place in the year 1719, predating all established live action films so far.
Predator: Killer of Killers – Takes place across a range of timelines, predating P...
Published: October 08, 2025
Tessa is a Weyland-Yutani robot synthetic who plays a pivotal role in Predator: Badlands. She is the twin sister to Thia but shares no similarities to her, personality wise. Early casting call descriptions for the Tessa character described her as:
Tessa has a militant intensity when it comes to achieving her family’s goals and mission objectives. She will not let anything get in her way, not even her twin sister.
Her family's goals refer to the interests of the Weyland-Yutani Corpora...
Published: September 20, 2025
Dek is the name of the Yautja / Predator character in Predator: Badlands (2025). Dek is the first protagonist Yautja to ever feature in a Predator movie. This article details information about the character in Yautja lore.
Who plays Dek in Predator: Badlands?
Dek was portrayed by suit actor Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi. Wearing a practical suit and a partial head covering, Dek's face was digitally imposed over top of Dimitrius' face in post-production by Weta Digital.
Species Profi...
Published: September 19, 2025
What is that hanging plant-like specimen in Alien: Earth? The mysterious and relatively inactive plant-like organism collected by the Weyland-Yutani Maginot research vessel is officially called the D. Plumbicare – and very little is known about it. This article will chronicle information about this specimen and will constantly be updated as new information becomes available.
Species Classification
The Plumbicare is classified as a species of flora – plant-like and the only specim...
Published: September 17, 2025
Who are those guys in suits spraying the walls inside Prodigy Corp in Alien: Earth? Subtly shown throughout various scenes early in Alien: Earth are people wearing bulky suits, spraying the walls of Prodigy Corporation. They get very little attention and no acknowledgement by characters walking past them in the halls.
Upon first glimpses, audiences speculated that these workers were spraying a compound to neutralize acid, since it looked somewhat like acid burns on the walls – prompting f...
Published: September 18, 2025
Alien: Earth is the official title for the upcoming TV series being developed for FX and Hulu. The Alien series was created by showrunner Noah Hawley and premieres on Disney+, Hulu and FX this summer! Read on for more information on the first ever Alien TV series and how it fits into the established Alien film timeline!
Alien: Earth episodes and release dates
Alien: Earth season 1 will span a total of 8 hours - spanning 8, 1 hour-long episodes. Below is a list of episode titles and their ...
Published: April 05, 2025
A fourth Cloverfield movie has been quietly in development for some time and there is much confusion about what it might be about. This article features information, production updates and clues about the film's mysterious and very secretive development.
Cloverfield 4 Developments
April 2018: Cloverfield 4 entered development.
September 2022: J.J. Abrams confirms the next Cloverfield movie will be a direct sequel to the first movie.
February 2023: Cloverfield direc...
Published: August 29, 2025
A new Jurassic World movie is in development at Universal Pictures and this page will chronicle all updates, news and rumors on the film as it goes through production! Check back often as new updates will be made regularly!
Production Updates
September 9th, 2025: News of Universal actively developing a new Jurassic World movie hits the web.
September 10th, 2025: Filings by Universal reveal an event film slated for June, 2028 release date – potentially the next film's release date...
Published: September 10, 2025
What is that eyeball octopus alien specimen in Alien: Earth? It's official name is Trypanohyncha Ocellus – or T. Ocellus for short (also known as Species 64) and it is a highly intelligent invertebrate, parasitic organism. Recovered by the Weyland-Yutani deep space research vessel the USCSS Maginot, this deadly little organism found its way on Earth after the Maginot unexpectedly crash-landed due to a containment breach. This article details information about this specific specimen an...
Published: August 30, 2025
An Alien: Romulus sequel is officially in development! As of October 24th, 2024 it was announced officially by 20th Century Studios that the studio had begun preparations for another Alien sequel, following on from Fede Alvarez's Alien: Romulus, which took place between Ridley Scott’s Alien and James Cameron's Aliens. Not only that, studio head Steve Asbell confirmed they were working again with Fede Alvarez, bringing the filmmaker back to direct the next film as well!
Alien: Romulus 2 ...
Published: October 24, 2024
After years of anticipation, the Tron franchise is officially returning with Tron: Ares, the long-awaited third installment following Tron (1982) and Tron: Legacy (2010). Directed by Joachim Ronning and starring Jared Leto as the titular Ares, the film promises to push the boundaries of digital and real-world storytelling even further.
What Is Tron: Ares About?
While plot details are still under wraps, Tron: Ares explores what happens when a program enters the real world—reversing the ...
Published: June 30, 2025
Everything we know about Godzilla x Kong 2! The Monsterverse will continue with another film entry following the events of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Officially titled Godzilla x Kong: Supernova, the new film will see a cosmic threat face off against Godzilla and Kong! This page will chronicle information, updates and key moments throughout the sequel's production.
When was Godzilla x Kong 2 announced?
In May of 2024 it was officially announced that a sequel to GxK was in ...
Published: June 10, 2024
Toho have introduced a new Mechagodzilla design for 2025! Designed by Godzilla Minus One director Takashi Yamazaki - this new Mechagodzilla features a more classic aesthetic, sharing many design elements with its biological counterpart for which its based on. This article covers information about what we know so far about Toho's new Mechagodzilla and if it will ever make its film debut.
What is the new Mechagodzilla called?
The Takashi Yamazaki-designed Mechagodzilla was given the nicknam...
Published: August 29, 2025
FX's Alien: Earth TV series introduced new technologies to the Alien franchise lore. The familiar Synthetic Androids which featured in each Alien film are still present in this prequel series, but the show also expands on this technology by introducing Cyborgs and Hybrids to the mix. This article outlines the primary differences between the three classifications and what their unique traits are between them.
What are Synthetics / Androids?
Synthetic / Andoirds are purely artificial person...
Published: August 20, 2025
This page will chronicle the officially released teaser trailers and promotional videos for Alien: Earth. As new videos are released, this page will be updated! Latest videos are featured at the top, with older ones listed below!
You can browse screenshots from all the available trailers & teasers in our gallery.
Episode 3 Trailer
Alien Homage Trailer
Alien: Earth – Official Trailer #2
Alien: Earth – Official Trailer
Alien: Earth clips
As new clips are released, ...
Published: April 05, 2025
This page chronicles all officially released teaser trailers, full length trailers, TV spots and featurettes for Dan Trachtenberg's Predator: Badlands film! As new videos are released by 20th Century Studios, this page will be updated. Watch the homepage for notifications of when new trailers are added!
Official Trailer
Official Teaser Trailer
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Published: April 24, 2025
Following the massive global success of Avatar: The Way of Water, director James Cameron is preparing to expand his sci-fi epic with the third installment: Avatar: Fire and Ash. Set to introduce new Na’vi cultures, deeper philosophical themes, and jaw-dropping visuals, the film continues the evolving legacy of Pandora. With a December 2025 release date, fans are eager to see how the world—and the conflict—has grown.
What Is Avatar: Fire and Ash About?
While official plot de...
Published: June 30, 2025
The Xenomorph, also known as Xenomorph XX121, is the iconic alien species at the heart of the Alien franchise. Known for its terrifying biology and rapid development, the Xenomorph's life cycle is a critical aspect of its threat and appeal. This article explores each phase in the Xenomorph’s evolution, from egg to apex predator.
1. The Egg Stage (Ovomorph)
The Xenomorph life cycle begins with the Ovomorph, commonly referred to as an Alien egg. These leathery, pod-like structures are laid...
Published: June 30, 2025
