Here’s everything we know about Eli Roth’s upcoming sci-fi comedy Borderlands, an adaptation of Gearbox Software’s eponymous video game.
Who stars in Borderlands, and when will it release? Here’s everything we know about Eli Roth’s upcoming movie, an adaptation of Gearbox Software’s eponymous video game. Lionsgate first announced the post-apocalyptic sci-fi action-adventure in 2015, and later enlisted Chernobyl‘s Craig Mazin to write the screenplay’s first draft.
On paper, Borderlands seems destined to become a hit. Before Mazin created the acclaimed HBO miniseries Chernobyl, he wrote two of the Scary Movie films, along with the second and third installments of The Hangover film series. So, he’s an ideal filmmaking partner for Roth, a Quentin Tarantino collaborator with a similar knack for incorporating comedy into dramatic narratives. Mazin is also developing an HBO adaptation of the popular video game The Last of Us.
Ultimately, Borderland’s long-term success will be determined by the cast’s ability to execute Roth and Mazin’s vision. And there are indeed some big-name performers attached to the movie, including a horror icon, a two-time Oscar winner, and arguably the most successful stand-up comedian of the 2010s in Kevin Hart. Regardless of how Borderlands is received, it will undoubtedly be a pop culture spectacle, one that many people are excited about.
Borderlands Cast
Borderlands features an ensemble cast full of A-listers, with Cate Blanchett headlining as the fan-favorite Vault Hunter, Lilith. Blanchett is best known for her Oscar-winning performances in The Aviator and Blue Jasmine. The iconic American comedian Kevin Hart co-stars as a mercenary named Roland, and Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween’s Laurie Strode) plays a scientist named Dr. Patricia Tannis.
The Borderlands supporting cast includes Haley Bennett (The Magnificent Seven, The Girl on the Train), Jack Black (School of Rock, High Fidelity), Gina Gershon (Showgirls, Face/Off), Édgar Ramírez (American Crime Story, The Undoing), Ariana Greenblatt (Stuck in the Middle, Avengers: Infinity War), Janina Gavankar (True Blood, The Way Back), Cheyenne Jackson (American Horror Story, 30 Rock), Florian Munteanu (Creed II, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings), and Bobby Lee (MADtv, Pineapple Express).
Borderlands Story
Borderlands follows Blanchett’s Lilith on her home planet of Pandora. There, she attempts to find the daughter of a powerful figure named Atlas (Ramírez). Along the way, Lilith teams up with Hart’s Roland, a pre-teen named Tiny Tina (Greenblatt), a bodyguard known as Krieg (Munteanu), Curtis’s scientist, and a robot named Claptrap (Black). In Borderlands, the focal crew fends off alien monsters while attempting to complete their mission.
Borderlands Release Date
Borderlands currently doesn’t have an official premiere date. In June 2021, various first look photos for the video game movie were released. Filming took place during the spring of 2021, so it’s possible that Borderlands could release sometime in 2022, probably in the latter half of the year.
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