The Predatorcowriter Fred Dekker has compared the latest instalment in the science fiction-action franchise to James CameronsAliens.

I dont mean other planets.

Its a lot of people doing a lot of things in a lot of locations.

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Dekker is cowriting the script forThe PredatorwithIron Man 3andThe Nice Guysfilmmaker Shane Black, who will direct the film.

Dekker also revealed thatThe Predatorwill address the motivations of the franchises alien race of hunters.

and then the thing self-destructs, and theres a nuke, and then [Schwarzenegger] flies away.

And our idea was, Okay, we know that story already.

Whats behind the curtain?

Why are they here?

What are they doing?

Whats the bigger picture of this?…

And who knows if their agendas changed?

Were aiming high, he said.

TheAlienandPredatorfranchises were combined in the 2004 filmAlien vs. Predatorand 2007sAlien vs.

According to Dekker,The Predatorwill start shooting in late September.