Badlands movie hitting theaters this week, there's an awesome new fan-made short film to enjoy as well. Predator: Fire and Stone is a quick 3-1/2 minute animated sci-fi action short made by a collecti

"Between the wise-cracking sidekick, the adorable non-verbal pet, and the protagonist who undergoes personal growth, Predator: Badlands often resembles the pilot of a vintage Saturday-morning cartoon — but that’s not necessarily a bad thing."

The Predator embarks on a journey to kill the unkillable Kalisk, forming an unlikely friendship with the android Thia, and learns about the value of compassion

There’s no Marvel here at Comic-Con this year, but Disney has a one-two punch with 20th Century Studios’ Predator: Badlands, followed by Tron: Ares. Before the first 15 minutes were shown, the Badlands panel began with one of the Predator warriors ...

Badlands social media reactions were largely positive, and if these (likely far-too-early) box office projections are to be believed, the movie will be the biggest instalment to date.

The animated project was unveiled with an action-packed trailer showing the alien hunters in bloody battles Christopher Rudolph is a contributing writer for PEOPLE. He previously covered entertainment at The Advocate, HuffPost, Logo News, MTV News and more.