There has been a lot of fan speculation surrounding whether Ian Whyte, the man who replaced Kevin Peter Hall as the Predator, will be back for another round in Alien vs. Predator 2. And as such, I've been keeping my ear to the ground for any news on that front. Well, after talking to some people who are in the know, I've been told Whyte will in fact be back, dressed in the best Predator design since the original. Remember the story we broke a while back reporting on the Predator costume redesign? Seems like we were right on the mark.
I'm also assured that the Predator designs will not look anything like Anderson's 'short and fat' Predators from the original AVP. I can hear Predator fans breathing a collective sigh of relief.
Also, with Amalgamated Dynamics back, Tom Woodruff will once again be suiting up as the lead Alien, which I understand have also had their designs reworked. Tom has played this role since Fincher's problem-plagued Alien 3 in 1992, including as Grid in the first AVP film.
So, once again, Whyte and Woodruff will battle to the death. And if memory serves me, it's Whyte 1, Woodruff 0. Sounds like a score to settle to me. Either way, good news for fans of both franchises.
