Fun Trailer for Jason Kelce’s ‘Thermal Buzz’ Predator-Inspired Short
by Alex Billington
October 29, 2025
Source: YouTube
“A lot of Predators in this jungle…” 20th Century Studios & Garage Beer have unveiled a trailer for a new sci-fi short film called Thermal Buzz, a marketing riff on the original Predator movie. Even though this is essentially just a big promo for the Garage Beer brand (is the beer any good??), in partnership with former football player / current podcaster Jason Kelce, it’s actually produced & created in collaboration with 20th Century Studios to help also promote the release of Predator: Badlands. Thermal Buzz is an homage to the original 1987 Predator movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger & Carl Weathers. It drops online via the Garage Beer channels this weekend – one week before the full release of Dan Trachtneberg’s Predator: Badlands. Thermal Buzz stars Jason Kelce, pro-wrestler Matt Cardona, & former Philly Eagles player Beau Allen. This looks amusing enough, but I’d rather see other filmmakers making actual short film spin-offs instead.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Jordan Phoenix’s short film Thermal Buzz, direct from YouTube:
The film follows two men who face off against Predators in the jungle while enjoying some refreshing beer. In collaboration with 20th Century Studios and the release of Predator: Badlands, Garage Beer and Jason Kelce are back on the screen with Thermal Buzz, a homage to the original 1987 Predator starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Thermal Buzz is directed by filmmaker Jordan Phoenix, of the other Brewmite short films previously. Created and produced by Garage Beer as a promotional stunt – in collaboration with the release of Predator: Badlands. The Thermal Buzz short debuts on Garage Beer’s social channels starting on October 31st, 2025. 20th Century will also release Dan Trachtenberg’s Predator: Badlands movie in theaters (huzzah!!) nationwide starting on November 7th, 2025 coming up soon. Who’s ready to watch?
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