Actress Jamie Lee Curtis is joining the cast of the upcoming Borderlands film, Lionsgate announced Monday.
Curtis will play Tannis, a scientist/archaeologist who possibly holds the (literal) key to the fabled vault, but her past with the Siren Lilith may complicate things along the way. Tannis has appeared in every main Borderlands game, but returned most recently as a side character in Borderlands 3 that assists the protagonists.
“Working with the iconic Jamie Lee Curtis has been a life long dream of mine, and I am so excited for her to bring her humor, warmth and brilliance to the role of Tannis,” director Eli Roth said.
Curtis is joining actors Kevin Hart (playing the mercenary Roland) and Cate Blanchett (playing the Siren Lilith) in the film.
Curtis, who rose to fame as the original “scream queen” Laurie Strode in the Halloween series, is also known for her roles in cult classics such as Knives Out, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s True Lies, Trading Spaces, Freaky Friday, and others.
The Borderlands movie is being written by Craig Mazin, previously writer on HBO’s Chernobyl and currently developing a series based on The Last of US for HBO as well.
Developer Gearbox and Lionsgate announced the Borderlands movie back in February 2020. Since then, fans have been treated to the trickle of casting news, including the potential for fans and cosplayers to join the cast and be summarily killed.
With production still in the casting phases, don’t expect to hear much news on when we can expect to see the movie in theaters. Remember those?
Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer/vault hunter for IGN.