Latest Predator movie took inspiration from God of War says director

Director Dan Trachtenberg took inspiration from God of War while making Prey, the latest Predator film. Yes, they’re making another one, and it looks brilliant.

During an interview with ComicBook.com, Trachtenberg noted two moments in the latest Prey trailer that lifted ideas from God of War 2018. Primarily a wild gadget that our favorite intergalactic hunter is sporting this go-around.

“I teased a while ago that I took inspiration from the latest God of War video game, and those two things are in the trailer,” Trachtenberg said. “One is his shield, that you see briefly.”

If you haven’t already, watch the absolutely-sick teaser for Prey below, then pause around the trailer’s 2:06 mark. That transforming shield looks precisely like the one Kratos wields in God of War. It’s pretty damn cool.

For the other God of War nod, take note of the 1:47 to 1:50 mark of that same Prey trailer.

“The other is not a Predator gadget, but just the way that Naru, wields her axe, she invents something very cool for that Tomahawk,” Trachtenberg continues. “And that comes from a mechanic in that video game. I think the shield is something super cool. There’s a couple things that are the same, but even those things function slightly differently.”

God of War is known for its ridiculously satisfying axe-throwing mechanic, so that one seems obvious in hindsight. Sony Santa Monica should stick a Predator reference in God of War Ragnarok before it comes out, bringing everything full-circle.