Dek is one of the lead roles in Predator: Badlands, but fans are dying to know what the smaller Predator looks like outside of all the makeup and prosthetics.
Keep reading to find out more…
For those unaware, Dek is played by New Zealand actor Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi. This film marks one of his first major mainstream projects, but his previous credits include the movie Red, White & Brass and TV shows Jonah and The Panthers.
Dimitrius told Latin Times what it was like to shoot in the suit for the first time.
“There was a lot of prep leading up to the shoot,” he said. “A month of stunt and physical training, just finding his physicality. But when I put on the suit, everything changed. It restricts your movement, so you work harder to find how he breathes, how he moves. And that first day, standing on top of a rock and whipping out the sword, I thought, ‘Man, I’m playing a Predator. This is bad–s.’”
But the suit couldn’t do everything for him. “You can CGI everything, but not the eyes,” the actor revealed. “The soul is in the eyes.”
Predator: Badlands is now playing in theaters nationwide.
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