A viking, a samurai and a World War II aviator battle alien monsters from beyond the stars — is that cool or what?

A Viking warrior, a Japanese ninja and a Hispanic World War II fighter pilot walk into a bar… It's not the beginning of a bad joke, but rather the unlikely connective tissue in the new animated Predator movie directed by Dan Trachtenberg,

Prey’ director Dan Trachtenberg travels through history with the ruthless aliens, bringing a stylized aesthetic to the impressive action set-pieces.