About one month ago, it was reported that Benicio Del Toro was in early talks with 20th Century Fox to star in Shane Black's The Predator. While THR reveals that Del Toro is no longer lined up for the project, another actor is now being pursued for the lead role.
According to THR, Boyd Holbrook is in talks to star in The Predator. Holbrook has been a very busy actor over the last several years, appearing in The Skeleton Twins, A Walk Among the Tombstones, Gone Girl, Run All Night, and Morgan. He's perhaps best known for playing Steve Murphy on the Netflix series Narcos, and he'll play the villain opposite Hugh Jackman in the upcoming Wolverine movie, Logan.
Del Toro's packed schedule reportedly prevented him from joining the cast of The Predator, which at one point was slated to start filming in February of 2017.
The Predator is scheduled for a February 9th, 2018 theatrical release. Shane Black (who co-starred as the wisecracking Rick Hawkins in the original Predator) will direct The Predator from a screenplay he co-wrote with Fred Dekker (who helmed Night of the Creeps and The Monster Squad—a film he also co-wrote with Black).
Plot details for The Predator are unknown at this time, but the movie is expected to reboot the franchise while also serving as somewhat of a sequel. Although there has been speculation, it's unclear at this time whether or not Arnold Schwarzenegger will reprise his role as Dutch from 1987's Predator. Stay tuned to Daily Dead for more details on The Predator as they are revealed.
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