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The infamous Predator gets a fresh update and an amazing new action hero (Amber Midthunder) in the prequel film out today. “Prey,” the fifth installment of the “Predator” franchise is now available to stream on Hulu.
The new thriller is getting loads of love with a 92% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes (and 85% audience score).Created by brothers Jim Thomas and John Thomas, and directed by Dan Trachtenberg, the film goes back to 1719 detailing an early days encounter with this iconic alien hunter.
The hero of the story is a young warrior named Naru (Midthunder) who has absolutely enthralled audiences stalking the creepy beast lurking in the forests of the Comanche Nation.What follows is an hour and a half of of genre-bending action that as Variety critic Owen Gleiberman wrote in his review, is inarguably the most socially conscious iteration of the story seen in the franchise.
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