Tired of all the same reboots that do nothing to reinvigorate your beloved franchises? Well you are in luck, because Shane Black and Fred Dekker‘s adaptation of Predator is none of that — in fact, it is more like a sequel than an actual reboot.

Yesterday we reported that 20th Century Fox had announced that they would be releasing yet another Predator film with Black directing the film and Dekker penning the script. While reports indicated that this was going to be yet another reboot to a franchise that has many fans, Black cleared the air on what we will be seeing. Now how this fits into the canon will be even more interesting. Hit the jump to see what Black had to say.

As ’80s and early ’90s action movie franchises continue to get the reboot and remake treatment, it was only a matter of time before Predator was seen as a financial opportunity to take advantage of, and today that news is officially set in stone thanks to 20th Century Fox.

Word is coming out that Predator is indeed getting “rebooted”, though there is no word as to exactly what that truly means, and talent has already been attached to the film. Shane Black, who wrote and directed Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Iron Man 3, will be taking on directorial responsibilities for the movie. He will also provide the basic treatment for the movie. Fred Dekkar, known chiefly for directing Night of the Creeps and The Monster Squad, will provide the screenplay.