The film had 4 failed release dates, a result of the additional reshoots that significantly altered the plot. Though what exactly was changed remains unclear, generally consensus is that much (if not all) of the third act was reshot. The third act was originally set to begin with the "Loonies" (the main characters) teaming up with a human general (played by Edward James Olmos) and a pair of captured rebel Predators they find locked in Area 51 who help them in the first skirmish against the Ultimate Predator. Reports differ as to why the third act was reshot. Shane Black contended that three-quarters of the act were reshot to change the scenes from day to night, as 20th Century Fox thought that the final act taking place at night would be scarier, while Olmos contended that his deleted role was removed due to pacing. Character deaths and motivations were also overhauled completely, with Keegan-Michael Key's character shown in early set photos to have died much earlier in the script (at the beginning of the third act, with his head mangled) than his fate in the finished film, which happens later, where he is disembowled by the Predator.

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