When writer & director Dan Trachtenberg was developing Predator: Badlands, he “always wanted no humans” which led him down the path of synthetic characters, then to Weyland-Yutani. Elle Fanning, the actor cast to play the film’s synthetic characters Thia and Tessa, also looked to the Alien franchise for inspiration while filming Predator: Badlands.
“We went to see Alien: Romulus while we were shooting,” Fanning tells Empire. “[Jonsson] is such a great actor.” Across the film, Jonsson plays Andy in various modes – firstly as the slightly stuttering brother to Cailee Spaeny’s Rain Carradine, before he gets a slick and sinister software upgrade that changes his demeanour entirely. “That was informative for me, to see him step outside of other synths and create his own version,” says Fanning. “It gave me confidence to create my own thing, too.”
Speaking of Elle’s own dual performance as Thia and Tessa in Predator: Badlands, she told Empire that:
“Luckily, I [rarely] had to play both the same day. But it was daunting playing Weyland-Yutani synths. Think about the list of people who’ve played one!”
Thanks to ace3g and GreybackElder for the news. The rest of Empire’s Predator: Badlands feature is now available in their latest issue, which is on store shelves and the digital store now!
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