We are mighty big fans of Nimrod Antal's 2003 Hungarian subway drama, Kontroll, which at the time, due to its sense of style, humour and intensity, besides being a breath of fresh air in the stuffier Hungarian Cinema circles, also seemed like a Hollywood calling card of sorts. That proved true and resulted in the enjoyable thriller Vacancy and the decidedly more generic-looking Armoured which is on its way to the multiplex presently. But here is the blockbuster big-time moment for Antal, as he is being handed the keys to the Predator franchise. Hmmm, I find this to be pretty exciting. Antal had to beat out some tough competition, namely Neil Marshall, for the gig.

The 1987 original is practically canonized as one of the great 1980s beef-cake action pictures with great action and macho humour and sensibility. And the awesomeness of Predator 2 is often overlooked? I mean that quite seriously, Predator 2 rocks. Can Nimrod Antal and producer Robert Rodriguez stuff lightning in a bottle for a third go-around?

Either way, Robert Rodriguez's Troublemaker Studios is aiming for a fall start on Predators with elements of his 1994 screenplay draft and the KNB group practical special effects philosophy. Excited? Ready to wash the bile of the AVP films out of your craw?