Following yesterday's news that Game of Thrones star Alfie Allen has joined the growing cast The Predator, another big name has now been linked to the Shane Black film.
According to THR, Yvonne Strahovski is in "final negotiations" to play the mother of Jacob Tremblay's character in The Predator. Tremblay's character is described as "a troubled boy who is accidentally drawn into the conflict with the fierce alien creatures" due to his mother's ex-husband, portrayed by Boyd Holbrook.
Should Strahovski's deal be finalized, she would join a cast that, in addition to the aforementioned Allen, Tremblay, and Holbrook, includes Sterling K. Brown, Olivia Munn, Keegan-Michael Key, and Thomas Jane, most of whom were featured in a cast photo unveiled by Black.
Strahovski starred as Sarah Walker in Chuck and played Hannah McKay in Dexter and Kate Morgan in 24: Live Another Day. She also portrays Serena Joy in Hulu's upcoming series adaptation of The Handmaid's Tale.
Currently in production in Vancouver, The Predator is scheduled for a February 9th, 2018 theatrical release from 20th Century Fox. Black (who co-starred as the wisecracking Rick Hawkins in the original Predator) directs the film from a screenplay he co-wrote with Fred Dekker (Night of the Creeps and The Monster Squad—the latter being a film he also co-wrote with Black).
In a recent interview with We Got This Covered, Holbrook discussed how The Predator is not a sequel and that it's not likely that we'll see Arnold Schwarzenegger reprising his role as Dutch. We'll keep Daily Dead readers updated on further details as they are revealed.
Yvonne Strahovski in 24: Live Another Day:
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