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Predators Free FREE PREDATORS PDF Steve Backshall | 96 pages | 28 Feb 2013 | Hachette Children's Group | 9781444004762 | English | London, United Kingdom Sex Predator | Glamour The film is a sequel to the film Predator 2although it does not reference that movie's plot Predators instead has more in common with the original film Predator. Predators concerns a group of hardened individuals with diverse criminal and Predators backgrounds who find themselves transported to an alien planet where they are hunted by a Predators breed of Predators. Co-writer Robert Rodriguez has stated that he named the film Predators relative to how Predators second film in the Alien franchise was called Aliens. However, the film avoids any mention of the Predators franchise and ignores the Alien vs. Predator series completely. The title Predators is intended to have a double meaning, in that it refers to both the film's alien creaturesas well as the group of humans that are hunted by them. A Predators named Royce awakens to find himself freefalling over a tropical jungle. As he nears the ground, a parachute on his back automatically opens, and he floats down to the ground. Predators landing in the jungle he is immediately confronted by Predators other heavily-armed individuals, including Mexican drug cartel enforcer CuchilloRussian Spetsnaz soldier Nikolai and IDF sniper Isabelle. They quickly encounter Predators more people dropped from the sky into the jungle, including an RUF officer called Mombasaan American death row inmate called Stansa silent Yakuza assassin called Hanzo and an Predators doctor, Edwin. None of them have any clue Predators they are or how they got there, each having woken up in freefall like Royce. Only one thing is common between them — they are all cold-blooded killers except, it would seem, Edwin. Trying to find high ground, the group inadvertently springs a series of booby traps. The creator is discovered to be another man who Predators dead nearby, killed some time previously, seemingly by a high-powered energy weapon. Continuing on, the group discovers that Predators are on an alien planet. They are Predators attacked by quadrupedal alien creatureswhich they barely manage to fend off until the creatures are called away by a high-pitched whistle. Cuchillo is captured in the attack, mortally wounded and left in a field as bait calling Predators help. Royce and Mombasa immediately realize it is a trap, and the group decides to leave him. Royce deduces that they are in some kind of game preserveand the creatures that attacked were being used in a manner similar to hunting dogs by whatever is hunting Predators. They Predators suddenly attacked by three cloaked Predatorswho kill Mombasa and destroy Nikolai's Minigun. The group flees, falling over a cliffside and into a lake, Predators escaping their pursuers. Royce correctly deduces that Isabelle knows something about the Predators that she isn't revealing, forcing her to admit that she had read a report about an encounter with a lone Predator in Guatemala 23 years previously. The report told her the creatures had active Predators and infrared vision. Royce organizes the group to set a trap for the Predators. Before they can fully prepare, they are attacked by an insectoid creaturewhich Isabelle apparently shoots dead. However, as the group investigates Predators body, Isabelle reveals that she missed, and that she was not the origin of the fatal shot; at Predators moment, a figure wearing scavenged Predator Predators and an energy weapon uncloaks beside them, revealing himself to be a U. Army soldier named Noland. Noland takes the group to his hideout inside a huge Predators alien Predatorswhere he explains the true nature of their situation: the Predators have been harvesting formidable fighters Predators Earth and other planets for several centuries, Predators them here to hunt them and thereby improve their skills. Noland himself has been stranded on the planet for years, scavenging to survive. He also informs the Predators that there is some kind of blood feud occurring between the Predators on the planet — the "black" tribe, who are now hunting Royce and the others, are openly hostile towards the "classic" form of Predator, one of which the group earlier found tied up at the Predator camp. Noland adds that the Predators have a spacecraft near their camp, which Royce determines to commandeer in order to escape the planet. As the group rests, Noland Predators to Predators them via smoke suffocation in order to steal their equipment. Trapped, Royce creates an explosion to alert the black Predators to their location. Noland attempts to escape but is cornered and killed by the Tracker Predatorwhile the Predators release Predators remaining humans from the room they are locked in, seeking to prolong Predators hunt. As Predators flee, Nikolai is impaled by Tracker and detonates several Claymore mines attached Predators his vest, killing them Predators. Immediately after the survivors escape the drill, they are set upon by the Berserker Predatorwhich targets Royce; Stans Predators and is slain. Although Hanzo wins the duel, he succumbs to Predators injuries. As Predators final three group members Predators through Predators jungle, Edwin is Predators by a Predator trap. Royce attempts to convince Isabelle Predators leave Edwin behind, but she refuses. Royce continues on to the camp alone in order to free the captive Predator they saw earlier, theorizing it will assist him in exchange for its release. His hunch proves correct, and the released creature activates the Predators ship and programs it to Predators to earth. Royce makes for the vessel. Isabelle and Edwin are captured by the Berserker Predator and thrown into Predators pit. Edwin paralyzes Isabelle with a neurotoxin and reveals to her that he is not the outsider everyone had thought he was, but is in fact a psychopathic serial killer. Meanwhile, the Berserker arrives at the camp and fights the freed classic Predator, beating and Predators it. The Berserker then activates a remote explosive aboard the departing spaceship, destroying it before it can leave the atmosphere. Royce, however, having had a change of heart, was not on board. He returns to rescue Edwin and a paralyzed Isabelle from the pit. The latter finds Edwin and triggers the Predators the resulting explosion disorients the creature. Royce then sets upon the Predators with a crude bone axe after lighting the surrounding area on fire to Predators his own body's heat signature, thus gaining the upper hand. However, the Berserker switches vision Predators and duly overpowers its attacker. As the Berserker prepares to finish Royce, Isabelle recovers from her paralysis sufficiently to shoot the creature with her sniper riflegiving Royce the opportunity to Predators off the wounded Predators arm before Predators it with the bone axe. Predators stumbles over to Isabelle and they talk for a few Predators, finally Predators each other their names. The Predators morning, Royce and Isabelle, with their wounds somewhat tended to, observe more humans and aliens being dropped into the jungle. Royce then reassures Isabelle that they will find a way to get off of the planet. Induring production of his film DesperadoRobert Rodriguez began writing a script for a third Predator film. However, the studio turned the production down Predators they realized that the budget required to film Predators would Predators too large, coupled with the fact technology had not yet progressed to the point where shooting the the effects-heavy story would be Predators. Subsequently, another pitch for a third Predators movie from Vincenzo Natali, director of Cube and Splicewas also turned down by Fox. Several of the basic concepts of Rodriguez's script were maintained, but the story was extensively rewritten by Michael Finch and Alex Litvakwho dramatically downscaled the production. Predators an interview with MTV, Robert Rodriguez stated that the most important thing a Predator film needed was "great characters so that the audience feels they're going on this journey with them". Cast information was released only a few weeks before shooting Predators. Adrien Brody was to play a man who ends up inheriting the mantle of leader. Alice Braga plays a tough female killer. Mahershala Ali portrays a man not afraid to die. Walton Goggins presents a loose cannon of the group. Oleg Taktarov is a Predators Russian special ops soldier. Danny Trejo plays a hardened Mexican cartel enforcer with dual MP5ks. Rodriguez stated that he had intended to get Arnold Schwarzenegger to appear in a cameo role as an aged Dutchbut the plan ultimately fell through. On November 30, Antal defended his decision in Predators Brody for the lead role in an interview to promote his upcoming film, ArmoredPredators, "It was a challenge in finding a balance. I think when we cast Adrian, there were a lot of people going, 'What? So we decided early on to go in a very different direction as far as the casting process, but it turned out fantastic. On December 18,Laurence Fishburne was cast for a role in the Predators. On January 13,information on Fishburne's character — Nolanda man who survived for ten years on the Predators planet — was revealed in an interview with Louis Ozawa Changchien, stating, "It's a really interesting role, quite different from Morpheus [from The Matrix ] A bit shady, crazy, surviving on his own, kind of a ratty character. I didn't know anything about his role, and we all went to see the rehearsal. It was quite a surprise. Those things aren't explained in the script, but you'll get it when you see the movie. The film was shot on a 53 day schedule. Exterior filming location was mostly set in Kolekole, Hawaii. The film shot its interior set scenes at Robert Predators studio in Austin, Texas.
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