Predator’s high-concept premise finds an advanced alien hunter coming to Earth to stalk and kill an elite group of soldiers, led by Arnold Schwarzenegger. The production famously had a hard time deg the alien itself, and when the original costume finally arrived on set, director John McTiernan knew instantly it wasn’t going to work.

The production shot some footage with this suit to show the studio how bad it looked in action, and replaced with Kevin Peter Hall.

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The legend of Van Damme briefly being part of Predator has spread far and wide in fan circles, with photos and behind the scenes footage proving just how poor the original design was. Eagle-eyed viewers were able to spot one of the young trick or treaters in The Predator wearing what seemed to be a homage to Van Damme's costume, and now cinematographer Larry Fong has confirmed on Twitter this was very intentional. He also reveals the origins of the suit's cameo.

The Predator contains lots of the star turned it down, feeling the part was far too small.

Sadly, The Predator proved to be a box-office letdown, so it's doubtful it will receive a sequel now. The movie ends with McKenna (Boyd Holbrook) being gifted a Predator Killer suit to even the odds between him and the creatures in a future movie, but Alien Vs Predator movie, but despite props being constructed, this scene wasn’t shot.

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Source: Larry Fong