Source:
Lionsgate/
Gearbox
/
Borderlands
Like
some
video
games,
the
film
for
the
popular
looter
shooter
Borderlands
was
stuck
in
development
hell,
but
Lionsgate
and
Gearbox
pushed
through,
and
the
first
trailer
has
finally
arrived,
and
fans
have
thoughts.
The
first
of
what
will
most
definitely
be
many
trailers
for
Borderlands
gives
us
our
first
glimpse
of
the
film
and
its
many
colorful
characters
from
the
video
game
in
action.
Immediately,
fans
believe
that
legendary
horror
film
director
Eli
Roth
dipped
into
James
Gunn’s
bag
for
his
film
adaptation
of
the
Borderlands
video
game
because
it’s
definitely
giving
Guardians
of
the
Galaxy
vibes,
and
it
seems
to
be
a
smart
move
on
his
part.
The
Cast
Looks
Legit
With
the
film’s
tone
out
of
the
way,
it’s
time
to
focus
on
another
crucial
aspect
of
any
movie,
particularly
ones
based
on
popular
video
game
IPs,
and
that’s
casting
and
how
the
characters
look.
Hollywood
royalty
Cate
Blanchett
looks
the
part
of
fan-favorite
Lilith,
down
to
the
red
hair
and
attitude;
the
only
thing
noticeably
absent
is
the
tattoos.
The
film
follows
her
as
she
is
on
a
mission
to
find
Handsome
Jack’s
mysterious
vault
full
of
treasure.
Jack
Black,
who
is
always
down
to
take
the
role
of
a
video
game
character,
looks
like
he
is
still
on
his
game
following
his
epic
performance
as
Bowser
in
Super
Marios
Bros.
Movie
as
the
voice
of
the
hilarious
robot
Claptrap.
Scream
Queen
and
Academy
Award-winning
actress
Jamie
Lee
Curtis
takes
on
the
role
of
Dr.
Tannis,
a
non-playable
character
in
all
three
Borderlands
video
games.
Kevin
Hart
stars
as
mercenary
Roland.
Ariana
Greenblatt
is
Tiny
Tina,
who
also
got
her
own
excellent
spinoff
game,
Tiny
Tina’s
Wonderlands,
and
Florian
Munteanu
(Creed
II)
plays
her
masked
enforcer,
Krieg.
Admittedly,
we
were
a
bit
worried
about
this
movie
following
its
announcement
and
its
development
issues.
But
it
does
seem
like
Eli
Roth
could
emulate
the
game’s
energy
on
the
big
screen.
We
will
see
if
this
will
be
a
successful
film
adaptation
of
a
video
game
or
just
another
forgettable
cash
grab
when
it
finally
arrives
in
theaters
on
August
9.
You
can
see
how
X
users
feel
about
Borderlands
in
the
gallery
below.
