Sterling K. Brownis on a roll. The actor took home an Emmy for his work inAmerican Crime Story, landed a starring role in the breakout NBC hitThis Is Us, and next, he’s set to appear in two major studio tentpoles, Marvel’sBlack Pantherand 20th Century Fox’sThe Predator.
The actor recently caught up withEntertainment Weekly, and while he’s pleading the Marvel 5th onBlack Panther, Brown shared a little insight on what to expect from the tone ofShane Black’sPredatorsequel/soft reboot. And it sounds just like Shane Black’s jam.
“Shane has his whole take on it and it’s very different than the originalPredator,”Brown said.“It’s got a really wicked sense of humor to it, which I love about it. And it’s got a real camaraderie amongst the main characters that I think folks will be attracted to. That’s pretty much all I can say.”
If you’re familiar with Black’s directorial work, be it the neo-noir buddy comediesKiss Kiss Bang BangandThe Nice Guys, or his polarizing and fearlessly cheekyIron Man 3, none of that should come as a surprise. Black is a filmmaker with a proven knack for subverting genre expectations and if he’s taking on a known property, you can bet he’s going to put his own spin on it. I’m thrilled to see what it looks like when he applied his signature sharp wit to the broad canvas of an R-rated action film.
Brown co-stars alongside an impressive ensemble that will go to battle with the iconic intergalactic hunter includingBoyd Holbrook, Olivia Munn, Thomas Jane, Keegan-Michael Key, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay, Alfie Allen, Yvonne Strahovski,andEdward James Olmos, though sadlyArnold Schwarzeneggerrecently confirmed that hedeclined the opportunity to film a cameo as Dutch.
Brown also joked about his personal history with thePredatorfranchise and approaching the material as a fan of the films, “I’m a huge fan ofPredator,”he said, “and, of course, everybody loves Jesse the Body [Ventura] and Arnold [Schwarzenegger] and Carl Weathers and Bill Duke. My friends at Stanford used to tease me — being the dark-skinned African-American man that I am — they’d say, ‘Yo, man, you’re going to start getting all [those] Bill Duke roles when you get older.’ And I was like, ‘I don’t look anything like Bill Duke, you guys can kiss my ass.’ So then I booked this movie and I told them and they’re like, ‘Dude, do you even realize that you’re now Bill Duke???’ And I had to go tell them to kiss my ass all over again.”
The Predatoris currently filming in Vancouver, Canada and is scheduled to arrive in theaters on July 15, 2025.
