DUBAI: In the latest installment of the “Predator” franchise, director Dan Trachtenberg is breaking uncharted territory by challenging the boundaries of traditional genre constraints, according to stars Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi.

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“Predator: Badlands,” set further into the future than any previous entry in the “Predator” universe, introduces two complex characters who defy expectations. Fanning plays Thia, a Weyland-Yutanisynthetic android, and describes her character as a revolutionary departure from previous portrayals of humanoid machines.

“She’s able to access emotions. She has a deep emotional landscape,” Fanning tells Arab News. “Stranded on the most dangerous planet in the universe, she analyzes her environment differently, finding beauty where others see only threat.”

Elle Fanning in 'Predator Badlands.' (Courtesy of 20th Century Studios)