Edward James Olmos Has Been Cut Out Of ‘The Predator’, But He’s Okay With That
Edward James Olmoswas cast inThe Predatorin March of 2017, however, as the September release date nears, theBattlestar Galacticastar told /Film during the publicity rounds for his new FX showMayans M.C.that he’s been cut out of the movie entirely. The good news is that Olmos doesn’t have any hard feelings about it, and cutting his character may turn out better for the movie.
The news of Edward James Olmos cut fromThe Predatorcame straight from the man himself. Olmos was said to play a military character, but the actor clarified that he would have played a four-star general, but ultimately his scenes weren’t relevant to the story. “I’m not in the show though,” Olmos said, “It was too long so my character, they had to take me out. They were like half an hour, 3/4 of an hour too long. So I understand why.”
The final running time forThe Predatoris not locked, but the idea that they are trimming 30-45 minutes bodes well for the pace of the film. We’re living in an era where the averageTransformersfilm is closer to three hours than two, Marvel movies regularly exceed two hours and even the excellentMission: Impossible – Falloutis nearly two and a half.
NoPredatorfilm has yet exceeded two hours, and with a good 30-45 minutes chopped out,The Predatorcould follow suit. Plus, there are already so many characters in this movie, there probably just wasn’t room forallof them. Director Shane Black surely had to make some tough calls. Thankfully, Olmos understood, “It was gracious of them to call me and tell me, ‘Hey, we really feel bad,’ you know?”
Hollywood is rife with stories of big actors cut out of major movies, from Kevin Costner inThe Big Chillto Shailene Woodley inAmazing Spider-Man2.Then there’s Adrien Brody realizingThe Thin Red Linewas no longer about him at the film’s premiere. The role Olmos played was probably never intended to be a central role, but it’s still disappointing that he won’t be making an appearance.
The cast is still quite full withJacob Tremblayas the kid who encounters some Predator tech. Plus,Jake Buseyplays the son of his father Gary Busey’s character fromPredator 2. Meanwhile the rest of the ensemble includesSterling K. Brown, Boyd Holbrook, Olivia Munn, Keegan-Michael Key, Yvonne Strahovski, Thomas Jane, and more. And you can find out more about what you can expect from the movie by checking out ourSan Diego Comic-Con coverage right here.
See if everyone else makes the cut whenThe PredatoropensSeptember 14, 2018.
