Benicio del Toro Out of The Predator; Boyd Holbrook In
Steve Barton
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For those of you excited to see Benicio del Toro tango with The Predator, we have some bad news for you… Variety is reporting that “Narcos” star Boyd Holbrook is coming on board to replace del Toro, who was in talks for the project, but fell out due to scheduling issues.
Shane Black is directing from a script by Fred Dekker. John Davis, Joel Silver, and Lawrence Gordon — who produced the original — are producing with hopes to begin shooting next year. Fox has already slotted The Predator for a February 9, 2018, opening.
Plot details are under wraps. The original was directed by John McTiernan and starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, and Jesse Ventura as commandos attempting to rescue hostages while being stalked in a jungle in Central America by a fearsome extra-terrestrial, played by Kevin Peter Hall.
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