After Dark Interview: How Dan Trachtenberg Made 'Predator: Badlands'

The Filmcast: After Dark is the bonus show where we talk about a variety of random topics that didn't make it into the main podcast. In this episode, David, Devindra, and Jeff welcome Dan Trachtenberg back to the podcast to discuss Predator: Badlands , which is streaming on Disney+ and Hulu and available on Blu-Ray/4K. They discuss what it's like to tweak the movie studio logo at the beginning of the film, how they convinced the world Elle Fanning was a backpack, why the film is rated PG-13, and the tiny differences between a scene that works and a scene that doesn't. Please note this conversation has SPOILERS for Predator: Badlands. PATRONS: You can get this audio in your podcast app by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast, going to the "My Membership" section, and copying and pasting the RSS link to your podcast app.

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After Dark Interview: How Dan Trachtenberg Made 'Predator: Badlands' is an episode from The Filmcast (AKA The Slashfilmcast).

This episode is 75:07 long.

This episode was published on Feb 27, 2026.

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