Predator: Badlands director Dan Trachtenberg has addressed the upcoming action sci-fi movie’s possible connection to 20th Century Studios’ long-running Alien franchise. Her character is described as a synthetic created by the evil corporation from the Alien movies. Predator: Badlands director clarifies movie’s connection to the Alien franchiseBecause of Weyland-Yutani’s inclusion in Predator: Badlands, some fans started speculating that the upcoming movie might also feature the appearance of a Xenomorph. During a recent interview with Empire, the filmmaker confirmed that Predator: Badlands won’t feature a Xenomorph, teasing that they actually have other reasons to include Weyland-Yutani in the story. “There’s no Xenomorph in this movie,” Trachtenberg said.