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Pre-production

Pre-production is the crucial planning stage of filmmaking where the script is broken down, budgets and schedules are built, and all departments prepare to ensure the shoot succeeds.

Preacher (TV series)

Preacher (2016–2019) is an AMC series adapted from Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's Vertigo comic, developed by Sam Catlin, Seth Rogen, and Evan Goldberg, starring Dominic Cooper as Jesse Custer, a preacher possessed by Genesis who searches for God.

Preaching Evil: A Wife on the Run with Warren Jeffs

Preaching Evil: A Wife on the Run with Warren Jeffs is a 2022 four-episode Peacock documentary miniseries about FLDS leader Warren Jeffs, told through his favorite wife and scribe Naomie Jessop, with interviews of former wives, children, and law enforcement.

Preaching to the Perverted (film)

Preaching to the Perverted is a 1997 British comedy directed by Stuart Urban in which Christien Anholt's character infiltrates a London fetish club for Tom Bell's MP and falls for dominatrix Tanya Cheex (Guinevere Turner).

Precious (film)

Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire is Lee Daniels' 2009 drama adapted from Sapphire's 1996 novel Push, starring Gabourey Sidibe and Mo'Nique; it won Sundance's Grand Jury Prize and two Oscars.

Precious Cargo (film)

Precious Cargo (2016) is an American action thriller, Max Adams's directorial debut, starring Bruce Willis, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, and Claire Forlani in a diamond-heist betrayal plot. Released by Lionsgate Premiere April 22, 2016; grossed about $567,064 worldwide against a $10.5 million budget and holds 0% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Predator (fictional species)

Predator (Yautja) is the fictional extraterrestrial trophy-hunting species from the 1987 film Predator and its sequels, crossovers with Alien, comics, and games, known for cloaking, thermal vision, plasma weapons, and hunting culture.

Predator (film)

Predator is a 1987 American science-fiction action-horror film directed by John McTiernan, in which Arnold Schwarzenegger's commando team is picked off by an alien hunting humans for sport.

Predator (franchise)

Predator franchise: American sci-fi action-horror media franchise begun with Predator (1987), centered on the Yautja alien hunters; spans seven mainline films, Alien vs. Predator crossovers, Dark Horse then Marvel comics, and Disney-era entries Prey, Killer of Killers, and Badlands.

Predator 2

Predator 2 (1990), directed by Stephen Hopkins, is the sequel to Predator, moving the alien hunter to 1997 Los Angeles amid a heat wave and drug war, with Danny Glover as Lt. Mike Harrigan; it underperformed critically but gained a cult following.

Predator: Badlands

Predator: Badlands (2025) is a Dan Trachtenberg sci-fi action film, the first Predator movie with a Yautja protagonist: outcast Dek allies with Elle Fanning's severed android Thia on planet Genna to hunt the Kalisk; it earned $184.5 million worldwide.

Predator: Killer of Killers

Predator: Killer of Killers is a 2025 animated anthology Predator film on Hulu, directed by Dan Trachtenberg and Josh Wassung, following a Viking, a ninja, and a WWII pilot hunted by Yautja, later arena-fought on the Predator homeworld.

Predators (2025 film)

Predators (2025) is David Osit's documentary about Dateline NBC's To Catch a Predator (2004-07) and Chris Hansen, premiered at Sundance 2025, released by MTV Documentary Films, streaming on Paramount+, with a 97% Rotten Tomatoes score.

Predators (film)

Predators is a 2010 American science fiction action film directed by Nimród Antal, starring Adrien Brody as a mercenary hunted on an alien game preserve.

Predestination (film)

Predestination (2014) is an Australian sci-fi time-travel thriller by the Spierig brothers, adapted from Heinlein's "All You Zombies", starring Ethan Hawke and Sarah Snook; Metacritic 69, four AACTA Awards.

Preeti Jhangiani

Preeti Jhangiani (born 1980, Mumbai) is an Indian actress and producer, Hindi debut Mohabbatein (2000) as Kiran, active across Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Punjabi, and Rajasthani cinema, president of PAFI and co-creator of the Pro Panja League.

Preetika Rao (प्रीतिका राव)

Preetika Rao (प्रीतिका राव) is an Indian actress, writer, and singer, the younger sister of Bollywood actress Amrita Rao, best known for her Hindi television debut in Beintehaa (2013–2014).

Prefontaine (film)

Prefontaine (1997) is a biographical sports drama directed by Steve James, starring Jared Leto as runner Steve Prefontaine. Shot documentary-style on Super 16mm for Hollywood Pictures, released January 24, 1997, Metascore 55, rivaling Warner Bros.' Without Limits.

Prehistoric Planet

Prehistoric Planet is an Apple TV+ CGI natural history docuseries from Jon Favreau, Mike Gunton, and BBC Studios Natural History Unit, narrated by David Attenborough (seasons 1-2) and Tom Hiddleston (Ice Age), depicting Cretaceous dinosaurs and Pleistocene megafauna.

Preity Mukhundhan (பிரீத்தி முகுந்தன்)

Preity Mukhundhan (பிரீத்தி முகுந்தன்), born 2001 in Tiruchirappalli, is an Indian actress and dancer. Films: Om Bheem Bush, Star, Kannappa; viral song Aasa Kooda; Hindi debut Naagzilla with Kartik Aaryan.

Preity Zinta (प्रीति ज़िंटा)

Preity Zinta (प्रीति ज़िंटा), born 1975 in Simla, is a Hindi film actress and producer, debut 1998 (Dil Se.., Soldier), Filmfare Best Actress for Kal Ho Naa Ho, and co-owner of IPL's Kings XI Punjab.

Preity Zinta filmography

Preity Zinta filmography: Hindi cinema work of the actress born 1975, from Dil Se.. (1998) to Vibe (2026); 26 releases 1998–2013, ₹472.84 Cr India nett, peak 2001–2004 with Dil Chahta Hai, Kal Ho Naa Ho, Veer-Zaara.

Prelude (The Righteous Gemstones)

Prelude is the Season 4 premiere of The Righteous Gemstones, aired March 9, 2025 on HBO. A standalone 1862 Civil War episode starring Bradley Cooper as scoundrel-preacher Elijah Gemstone, directed by Danny McBride, with no regular cast and an 8.7 IMDb rating.

Prem Chopra (प्रेम चोपड़ा)

Prem Chopra (प्रेम चोपड़ा), born 23 September 1935 in Lahore, is a Hindi film actor famous as a villain in over 380 films, known for Bobby's 'Prem naam hai mera' and his Rajesh Khanna collaborations.

Prem Narayan Arora (प्रेम नारायण अरोरा)

Prem Narayan Arora (प्रेम नारायण अरोरा), 1912–1985, Hindi film producer and director of Rail Ka Dibba, Chor Bazar and Khazanchi; first husband of Helen, distinct from namesake producers and the Arora Film Corporation.

Prem Nath (प्रेम नाथ)

Prem Nath (प्रेम नाथ), born Premnath Malhotra (1926–1992), was an Indian actor and director in Hindi cinema, debuting in Ajit (1948), famous as Raj Kapoor's Barsaat co-star and, after Johny Mera Naam (1970), as a leading villain.

Prem Nazir (പ്രേം നസീർ)

Prem Nazir (പ്രേം നസീർ), born Abdul Khader, was Malayalam cinema's evergreen hero; Guinness record holder for lead roles (720–781 films), about 400 hits and 50 blockbusters, Padma Bhushan 1983, died 16 January 1989.

Prem Ratan Dhan Payo

Prem Ratan Dhan Payo is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language romantic family drama directed by Sooraj Barjatya, starring Salman Khan in a double role as a prince and his lookalike.

Prem Rog (प्रेम रोग)

Prem Rog (प्रेम रोग) is a 1982 Hindi musical romance directed by Raj Kapoor, starring Rishi Kapoor and Padmini Kolhapure, on widow remarriage; second highest-grossing Hindi film of 1982 and four-time Filmfare winner.

Prem Sagar (प्रेम सागर) (cinematographer)

Prem Sagar (प्रेम सागर), 1940–2025, Indian cinematographer, producer, and director, son of Ramanand Sagar; FTII gold medalist, shot Lalkar and Charas, made Vikram Aur Betaal, and marketed Ramayan.