The hunt for the next 'Predator' director has been narrowed down to an elite seven, but one looks to be the favorite among them, LatinoReview reports.

Ever since rumors regarding Predators, a franchise reboot based on a script written by Alex Litvak, began surfacing in recent weeks, filmmakers ranging from Robert Rodriguez to Neil Marshall were said to be in-line for the assignment.

Rodriguez, of course, wrote the treatment Predators would eventually be based upon. Now, it appears Nimród Antal will be the most likely survivor of the studio’s culling process for directors.

Antal’s previous features included Vacancy, a suspense thriller starring Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale as a couple trapped in a hotel for snuff filmmakers. His next film, the heist flick Armored, hits theaters in September. Antal has also directed numerous music videos and television commercials in his native Hungary and throughout Europe.

Predators is said to feature monstrous creatures taking part in gladiatorial combat for the Predators' entertainment on the aliens' homeworld.