The Prey release date is upon us.

The Predator prequel is finally here, featuring a closer look at the origin story of the lethal hunter. The upcoming movie is the fifth installment in the franchise featuring one of the most iconic creatures in sci-fi genre history. Prey will take on the first Predator attack 300 years ahead of the events of 1987’s movie.

When to Watch Prey on Hulu

The Prey release date is set for 3 a.m. ET/12 a.m. PT on Friday, Aug. 5. 10 Cloverfield Lane alum Dan Trachtenberg directed the film from a screenplay by Patrick Aison. The cast features plenty of Native and First Nation talent, including Amber Midthunder (The Ice Road), newcomer Dakota Beavers, Stormee Kipp (Sooyii), Michelle Thrush (The Journey Home), and Julian Black Antelope (Tribal). It will also feature Dane DiLiegro (American Horror Stories) as the Predator.

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“Set in the Comanche Nation 300 years ago, Prey is the story of a young woman, Naru, a fierce and highly skilled warrior,” reads the synopsis. “She has been raised in the shadow of some of the most legendary hunters who roam the Great Plains, so when danger threatens her camp, she sets out to protect her people. The prey she stalks, and ultimately confronts, turns out to be a highly evolved alien predator with a technically advanced arsenal, resulting in a vicious and terrifying showdown between the two adversaries.”

John Davis, Jhane Myers, and Marty Ewing are producers. Additionally, Lawrence Gordon, Ben Rosenblatt, James E. Thomas, as well as John C. Thomas, and Marc Toberoff serve as executive producers.

The prequel will also be available on Hulu entirely in Comanche as a language option, or with Comanche subtitles, which is the first time a feature-length movie on a direct-to-consumer streaming platform has been fully available in the Comanche language.

As various VFX artists have begun speaking up about alleged poor working conditions for Marvel Studios projects, the cast and crew behind the upcoming Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney At Law has spoken up in defense of the VFX workers.

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Speaking during a virtual panel for the upcoming series at the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour, star Tatiana Maslany praised the VFX artists behind the series, even despite criticisms being levied against the series for how its CGI has looked.

“I feel incredibly, like, deferential to how talented these artists are and how quickly they have to work, obviously, like much quicker than probably should be given to them, in terms of like churning these things out,” Maslany said (via Variety). Head writer Jessica Gao also was on hand to discuss the ongoing criticism of Marvel Studios from VFX workers, noting that it’s “terrible” if they feel they have to be rushed through in the way they work.

“It’s terrible that a lot of artists feel rushed and feel that the workload is too massive. I mean, I think everybody on this panel stands in solidarity with all workers and is very pro-good working conditions,” Gao said, with director Kat Coiro chiming in that while they were working hard themselves, they weren’t behind the scenes on the “long nights and days” of working on the VFX for multiple series.

“If they’re feeling pressure we stand with them and we listen to them,” Coiro stated.

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The comments come shortly after various criticism has been thrown at Marvel Studios from the VFX community, mainly because of the tough working conditions, pay issues, and allegations of unprofessionalism from working with large studios. Issues mentioned by artists include overwhelming last-minute change requests, poor pay for overtime, and other general crunch issues that have left many VFX artists claiming they’ve considered leaving the industry due to the demands.

Idris Elba and director David Leitch are teaming up for Bang!, an adaptation of the Dark Horse Entertainment comic for Netflix.

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According to The Hollywood Reporter, the spy thriller will star Elba, with Leitch (Bullet Train, Deadpool 2) attached to direct the feature. No other actors have been named to the cast as of yet, however, so information is fairly sparse on the upcoming project.

Bang! will be based on the comic series of the same name, written by Matt Kindt with art from Wilfredo Torres, with the adaptation written by Kindt and Zak Olkewicz. The series began publication in February 2020, with its fifth and seemingly final issue released late in 2020.

The comic centers around a terrorist cult that aims to bring upon the apocalypse via a series of novels that are meant to brainwash their readers. However, one of the world’s best spies is tasked with tracking down and stopping the author and cult, kicking off an incredible journey of mystery and more.

Dark Horse’s Mike Richardson and Keith Goldberg are set to produce the film, with Leitch and Kelly McCormick producing through their 87 North Banner. Idris Elba is also listed as a producer on the film.

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2022 has been fairly busy for Elba, who recently appeared in a post-credits scene for Marvel Studios’ Thor: Love and Thunder, and who will also star in the upcoming films Beast and Luther, both of which are set to release in 2022. Director David Leitch’s latest work is 2022’s Bullet Train, with the director set to work on a film adaptation of the television series The Fall Guy with Ryan Reynolds in the future as well.