Larry Fong, the cinematographer on this year’s “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” will shoot Shane Black’s “The Predator,” for 20th Century Fox, TheWrap has learned.
Fong is best known as the director of photography for Zack Snyder’s films such as “300,” “Watchmen” and “Sucker Punch.” He next has “Kong: Skull Island” for Warner Bros. and director Jordan Vogt-Roberts.
Black’s reboot of “The Predator,” now in preproduction, is scheduled to begin shooting in February with stars Boyd Holbrook (“Narcos”) and Olivia Munn (“X-Men: Apocalypse”).
Shane Black, who had a small role in the original 1987 film, is directing the movie, for which plot details haven’t been released yet. Fred Dekker wrote the script. Producing are John Davis, Joel Silver and Lawrence Gordon — who produced the original film.
The original “Predator” starred Arnold Schwarzenegger as the leader of a special forces team tasked with rescuing hostages from guerilla-controlled territory in Central America, where they encounter the title character, an advanced and aggressive form of extraterrestrial life. Carl Weathers and Jesse Ventura played fellow commandos, and Kevin Peter Hall played the Predator.
“The Predator” is set to hit theaters on Feb. 9, 2018.
Slashfilm first reported Fong’s involvement with “The Predator.”
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Happy National Superhero Day! With film like "Lego Batman" and "Logan," 2017 has already been a great year for superheroes -- and there are five major super-movies still to come.
"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" May 5, 2017 Set two months after the first film, the Guardians of the Galaxy travel throughout the cosmos and struggle to keep their newfound family together, while helping Peter Quill learn more about his true parentage.
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"Wonder Woman" June 2, 2017 In the early 20th Century, the Amazon princess Diana (Gal Gadot), who is living on the island of Themyscira, meets American military pilot Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) when he is washed ashore. After learning about the ongoing events of a world war from him, she leaves her home to try to help end it.
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"Spider-Man: Homecoming" July 7, 2017 Following the events of "Captain America: Civil War," Peter Parker (Tom Holland) tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York, with fighting crime as his superhero alter-ego Spider-Man.
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"Thor: Ragnarok" Nov. 3, 2017 Thor (Chris Hemsworth) must confront the gods when Asgard is threatened with Ragnarok, the Norse apocalypse.
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"Justice League" Nov. 17, 2017 Batman (Ben Affleck), Superman (Henry Cavill), Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), the Flash (Ezra Miller), Aquaman (Jason Momoa) and Cyborg (Ray Fisher) unite to battle the evil Steppenwolf (Ciarán Hinds).
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