What's going on with this Borderlands movie adaptation? The games are popular looter shooters, of course, and they certainly have a sense of humour in their stories, but it seems the flick is attracting the attention of some pretty big Hollywood names.
As previously reported, comedian and actor Kevin Hart signed up to the project, and will portray Roland. He joins Cate Blanchett, who will play Lilith in the Borderlands movie. Now, the latest addition to the cast is Jamie Lee Curtis, who's appeared in many great films — Halloween, True Lies, A Fish Called Wanda, and Knives Out are just a few.
She will act alongside the aforementioned cast members as archaeologist Tannis. The Hollywood Reporter writes the character "might have the key to finding a vault filled with alien weapon technology, but whose complicated history with Lilith isn’t going to help".
Again, there doesn't appear to be a date attached to the film, but it seems to be shaping up fairly well so far. There's a ways to go, but the cast is pretty great at this point. Are you looking forward to the Borderlands movie? Tell us in the comments section below.
[source hollywoodreporter.com, via eurogamer.net]
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"What's going on with this Borderlands movie adaptation?"
I can help but keep asking me the same thing, I love the Borderlands games but I was never expecting so many (or any) big names attached to a film adaptation.
Can't help to feel excited for the movie
We really don’t need a Borderlands movie, it makes no sense unless its going to be cell-shaded CG backgrounds and top notch cosplay level makeup.
Plus Cate Blanchett as Lilith genuinely hurts my soul.
If there's one actress I'd love to see in a Borderlands movie, it's Jamie Lee Curtis.
Good call.
Is this going to be an animation? Or live action? Because there faces don't match the characters they are playing
When it comes to movies based on video games, having big name actors & actresses doesn't mean the movie will be good, if anything; the exact opposite tends to be true, having big name actors & actresses is commonly used to attract people to an otherwise bad or average films, a lot of direct-to-DVD animated films use this tactic.
Rob Schnider as Marcus plz
I can see Eli Roth's splatterhouse sensibilities kind of fitting with the Borderlands aesthetic, but a lot of this is going to depend on the quality of the script.
@AlexSora89 I agree. She can play a wide range of roles and this is the first casting that excites me for this movie.
Side note I have actually had the pleasure of speaking to her on the phone at one point in my career. She is incredibly friendly and kind.
Ive loved jaimie Lee curtis ever since the old days In the original halloween and I think the fact that older woman are often pushed aside and forgotten in hollywood is horrible but i dont feel like this is a good match. Am I crazy?
And oh God... Kevin hart... Ugh even before the anti-trans thing happened I just couldn't stand him but that was the rotten icing on the cake
Somehow im expecting assassin's creed movie type failure..hope I'm wrong
Attracting big names because hollywood work is dried up and so they take on anything right now
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