This article from Nerdist is an April Fools' Day joke from 2023. It humorously "reports" on a new trailer for a fictional film titled Predator: Badlands.

The fake article claims this new movie is a follow-up to the successful film Prey and is also directed by Dan Trachtenberg. It describes a supposed trailer set in the "not-too-distant future" featuring a new female protagonist.

The core of the prank is the "reveal" of a direct connection to the Alien franchise. The article states that a shot in the trailer shows a computer screen displaying a biological reading of a "Xenomorph XX121," the official designation for the creature from Alien. This suggests a new, official crossover that would tie the two franchises into a shared cinematic universe, separate from the previous Alien vs. Predator films.

The article concludes with an editor's note explicitly stating: "And also, April Fools'!", confirming that the movie, the trailer, and the crossover news are all fictional.

Visit https://nerdist.com/article/new-predator-badlands-trailer-connection-to-alien-franchise/ to read or listen to the article.

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