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

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Dan Trachtenberg discussing the making of '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.

People in this episode

Hosts: David, Devindra, Jeff

Guest: Dan Trachtenberg

Topics covered

• film making
• interview
• Predator: Badlands
• movie production
• studio logos
• film ratings

Keywords

• Predator: Badlands
• Dan Trachtenberg
• film production
• Disney+
• Hulu
• PG-13 rating
• movie studio logo

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Disney+, Hulu, Blu-Ray/4K

Books & works: Predator: Badlands

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