Predator 2
November 21, 1990 in theaters
January 1, 2024 on Hulu
A Predator descends on a crime-ridden Los Angeles, hunting the most dangerous prey in the urban jungle. This sequel expands the Predator mythology and introduces the infamous Alien skull trophy — the first hint of the AvP crossover.
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"Okay. Who's next?"
-- The Predator (action)
DID YOU KNOW?
Danny Glover beat out Arnold Schwarzenegger for the lead -- Schwarzenegger declined due to salary disputes.
THE VERDICT
Synthesized from published reviews
Predator 2 relocated the franchise from jungle to urban warzone and gave Danny Glover a detective-pursuit structure that offered a genuinely different perspective on the mythology — a civilian Predator investigator rather than a military unit. The drug-war Los Angeles setting gave the film visual texture, and the film's willingness to dig deeper into Predator culture — the trophy room, the elder's gift — added genuine lore. It lacks the clean elegance of the original and Glover is never quite the force-of-nature the role demanded, but as a franchise expansion it is more inventive than its reputation suggests.
PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE
Where this fits in the larger story
Predator 2 moves the hunt from jungle to city, expanding the franchise's world by showing the Yautja operating in an urban environment defined by crime, heat, and chaos. It deepens the lore by revealing that the Predator has been visiting Earth for centuries and that other hunters have come before. Its placement connects the original film's rules to a broader mythology that the later entries continue to build on.
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