First Character Descriptions from PREDATOR 5 (aka SKULLS) Revealed in Casting Calls + Native American Connection Revealed!
The folks at Murphy’s Universe and AVPGalaxy.net have sleuthed out the first possible details about characters from Predator 5 (aka Skulls) currently in the works with Dan Trachtenberg set to direct! First, some background (via Murphy’s Universe):
At the tail end of 2019, DiscussingFilm revealed that famous director Dan Trachtenberg is working on the film Skulls. He will work alongside producer John Davis, who worked on Chronicle, The Man From UNCLE, and Disney’s upcoming Jungle Cruise film. It turned out that this film is the fifth installment in the Predator title that got revealed sometime before. It would continue the franchise after Shane Black‘s 2018 film The Predator. He will work based on a script written by Patrick Aison.
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Yesterday, the site reported on the film’s main character, a young girl named Kee, from a recent casting call. The character description reveals the upcoming Predator movie will tie-in somehow with Native American culture:
[Producers] are looking for a 15-year-old to take on the role of a rebellious Comanche teen. She has a close relationship with her brother. He is our second lead, the 18-year old Taabe, whose name means “sun”. Kee is a truth-teller who sees what others don’t, as she guides her brother, who is expected to become Chief one day. After a successful hunt, he believes he has come of age and no longer requires his sister’s help, which creates a rift between them. She decides to set out and prove that she is just as capable as the others. She aims to defy the rules set by the masculine world of the Comanche.
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AVPGalaxy.net dug deeper and found another character descriptions from a different casting call:
TAABE Male; 17 years old (seeking 18 to play younger); Comanche. Taabe’s name means “Sun”, like the star in the sky – which lets you know the tribe’s expectations for him – he is being groomed to be a Chief one day. Having relied on the council of his older sister, Kee, his “Patsi” for his entire life. Taabe has just had a taste of success in one of his first big hunts. As he is coming of age and fresh off of his first triumph, he feels that he’s now a leader/in charge and no longer needs Kee – which causes the first rift in their very close relationship.
The film is still in it’s earliest stages of pre-production, meaning anything can happen between now and then. Still, this is a fascinating window into what may actually come to fruition. Obviously, we’ll keep you posted as additional details emerge!
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