The idea of a reboot evenleft some folks irritated though--As it turns out the new film is NOT a reboot after all, but an "inventive sequel".
Black tells Collider:
"Why start over, when you've all this rich mythology yet to mine?"
Black said he doesn't like reboots generally, but can "really get behind inventive sequels", adding that he likes "the idea of expanding and exploring the existing Predator mythology, rather than hitting the restart button."
The John McTiernan-helmed 1987 original followed a U.S. special forces team sent to a Central American jungle to rescue some high-level ministers. They soon learn their handler's motives were duplicitous - something is in the trees and is hunting them, something that is not of this world.
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Carl Weathers starred in the original film. Black had a cameo in that film as the crass joke telling Hawkins, one of the first to be killed off. He then went on to make a name for himself writing the scripts for other action pics like Lethal Weapon The Last Boy Scout The Long Kiss Goodnight, and Last Action Hero.
Black is directing and writing the treatment, with his "Monster Squad" co-writer Fred Dekker scripting in full (which Black will no doubt have input on).
John Davis is attached to produce.
The '87 made nearly $100 million in worldwide grosses. “Predator 2,” starring Danny Glover, took in $57 million in 1990; “Predators,” starring Adrien Brody and Laurence Fishburne, grossed $127 million in 2010; Fox also combined franchises with two “Alien vs. Predator” movies in 2004 and 2007 .
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