Lionsgate unveils a new look from Eli Roth’s Borderlands film adaptation that shows its star-studded cast reuniting in their character costumes.
Lionsgate has unveiled a new look for Eli Roth’s film adaptation of Borderlands, showing its star-studded cast reuniting in their character costumes. Although it is based on the Gearbox Software video game franchise of the same name, the film will take place in a different universe than its original material. The story will focus on a group of mercenaries tasked with finding the missing daughter of a powerful businessman, Atlas, but also finding the fate of the universe in his hands.
Cate Blanchett leads a cast that includes Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jack Black, Ariana Greenblatt, Florian Munteanu, Édgar Ramirez, Haley Bennett, and Janina Gavankar. Development on the film began in 2015, but did not gain steam until last year, when it was announced that Roth would direct it. Borderlands in a script of Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin. With the ongoing pandemic acting as a small hurdle for the film, production finally got underway in April and things look promising two months later.
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In the immediate aftermath of the revealing looks at Lilith de Blanchett and the rest of the cast, Lionsgate has debuted a fresh look at the entire roster gathered since the Borderlands place. All the actors are dressed in their character’s iconic costumes with accessories, but the faces of the group cannot be seen. Check out the full group photo below:
Looking at the recent big screen adaptations of Sonic the Hedgehog Y Detective pikachu, it’s becoming clearer that studios are finally getting a better grip on how best to translate iconic game titles to film. The movie’s plot certainly sounds like a promising effort to stay in tune with Gearbox games, even if there hasn’t been adequate confirmation of the vault search at the time of writing. That said, the new’s underground tunnel setup still arguably points towards the group of mercenaries at the heart of the story making their way into one of the game’s most iconic plot devices.
The biggest question left for the film is when fans can expect a proper update on the project. Neither Roth nor the studio have offered official confirmation on when production is expected to end. Borderlands, making its release date even more uncertain for those hoping to see their favorite characters come to life on the big screen. However, with the recent revelations regarding the appearance of Claptrap and the rest of the team, it is possible that a release date announcement is just around the corner.
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