The Predator Adds Boyd Holbrook

According to report Benicio Del Toro has bowed out of Shane Black’s The Predator, after having his eye on the lead role for some time. The studio cites scheduling issues as the reason for his departure, and given how busy the actor has been lately, we’re inclined to believe them.

But as one name goes another one enters, and that would be Mr. Boyd Holbrook. Hot off season 2 of Netflix’s Narcos, and with a big role in the upcoming Logan, the actor will board Black’s reboot and take the lead as Quinn McKenna, with the studio planning to beef up the supporting cast to make up for the fact that Holbrook’s name isn’t quite as big a draw as Del Toro’s.

Directing from a script he wrote with Fred Dekker, Shane Black has been fairly quiet about The Predator so far.  The Predator is set for a theatrical release on February 9th, 2018.