Prey is a American science fiction film in the Predator franchise. It serves as a prequel to previous films, being set in the Northern Great Plains in The film is directed by Dan Trachtenberg and written by Patrick Aison. The story revolves around a young Comanche woman, Naru , who is striving to prove herself as a hunter. She finds herself having to protect her people from a vicious, humanoid alien that hunts humans for sport, as well as from French fur traders who are destroying the buffalo they rely on for survival.
Development of the film began during the production of The Predator , when producer John Davis was approached by Trachtenberg and Aison, with a concept that they had been developing since In late , the film's title was revealed to be the codename for the fifth installment in the franchise. Filming took place around Calgary during the summer of , with most of the film being filmed in English, with some sequences being shot in Comanche and French as well.
A full Comanche language dub was provided for the film, with the cast reprising their roles, thus making it the first feature film to do so. The film received positive reviews from critics.
In in the Great Plains , Naru, a young Comanche woman trained as a healer, dreams of becoming a great hunter like her brother Taabe.
While tracking deer she witnesses strange lights in the sky, which she believes to be a Thunderbird and a sign she is ready to become a hunter, but is actually the dropship for an alien hunter. Later, Puhi, a warrior of the tribe, is taken by a cougar. Naru accompanies the search party, which tracks and finds Puhi near death. She tends Puhi's wounds and gives him an herb called orange totsiyaa, which lowers his body temperature to slow his bleeding.
