Borderlands made a splash when Gearbox Software debuted it on multiple gaming platforms in 2009. The video game is an open world action roleplaying first-shooter and features a plethora of fiercely violent madcap characters. The game follows a core group of four Vault Hunters who are traveling to the planet Pandora (not to be confused with Avatar‘s Pandora) to look for the Vault. This stash supposedly has riches, glory, and fancy alien tech that many factions want to get their hands on first. A movie based on this game has been in the works since 2015, and we finally learned about some forward progress in 2020.
This is everything we know about the Borderlands movie so far.
What’s It About?
Gearbox Software
We don’t know a ton about the official story yet. With a strong actor playing Lilith, it’s looking like the narrative will center on her. In the game, Lilith is a Siren with deadly abilities. She’s one of the four playable Vault Hunters in the first game, and her role expanded in sequels. If they wanted to build a whole franchise rather than just a standalone, Lilith makes sense as a central character.
With the mission to get to Pandora and to the Vault, the game has the potential for violent heist vibes. We hope the film has a R rating to bring the mature content of Borderlands to the screen.
Who’s Behind the Scenes?
Eli Roth, best known for his horror films, is set as the director. Craig Mazin (Chernobyl) is writing. Mazin is also working on HBO’s The Last of Us TV series. Producers for the Borderlands movie include Avi and Ari Arad and Erik Feig, with executive producers Randy Pitchford (who served as executive producer on the game) and Strauss Zelnick.
Who’s Starring?
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And now we’re to the most exciting news about the Borderlands movie: the star power. The Hollywood Reporter shared in May 2020 that Cate Blanchett landed the role of Lilith, the film’s lead. Kevin Hart will play Roland, a soldier. Lilith and Roland are two of the game’s Vault Hunters.
Jamie Lee Curtis has signed on for the film too, playing Tannis, an archaeologist. And we also know Jack Black will voice Claptrap, the game’s recognizable sassy robot sidekick.
When Will It Arrive?
Borderlands doesn’t have a release window, date, or anything yet. But with COVID throwing off production schedules, it’s likely going to be 2022 at the earliest but probably 2023.
We’ll update this post as we learn more about the project, so bookmark this link and come back.
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