The Predator premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United States on September 14, 2018, by 20th Century Fox, in IMAX and Dolby Cinema, as well as standard formats. Filming took place in British Columbia from February to June 2017, with the climax being re-written and re-shot in July 2018 following poor test screenings. Talks of a new Predator installment began in June 2014, with Black being confirmed as writer and director much of the cast signed on between October 2016 and January 2017. Brown, it follows a group of PTSD-afflicted soldiers and a scientist who must team up to fight off an invading pair of Predators and discover their plans for mankind. Starring Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia Munn, Thomas Jane, Alfie Allen, and Sterling K. Black had a supporting role in the original film, while John Davis returns as producer from the first three installments. It is the fourth installment in the Predator franchise. The Predator is a 2018 American science fiction action horror film directed by Shane Black and written by Black and Fred Dekker.