Borderlands (film)

Borderlands is an upcoming American science fiction action comedy film directed by Eli Roth and written by Craig Mazin and Aaron Berg, based on the video game series of the same name by Gearbox Software. The film stars Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jack Black, Ariana Greenblatt, Florian Munteanu, Haley Bennett, Édgar Ramírez, Olivier Richters and Janina Gavankar.
A film adaptation of the video game series was first announced in August 2015 with Lionsgate developing the project with Ari and Avi Arad of Arad Productions producing. By February 2020, Roth was attached to direct the film from a screenplay written by Mazin, with Feig joining as producer through his production company Picturestart.
"Borderlands" is set to be distributed in the United States by Lionsgate.
Cast.
Additionally, Penn Jillette, who also had a voice role in "Borderlands 3", has a small cameo role in the film as a preacher overseeing a wedding.
Production.
A film adaptation of the video game series was first announced in August 2015 with Lionsgate developing the project with Ari and Avi Arad of Arad Productions producing. In February 2020, Eli Roth was attached to direct the film from a screenplay written by Craig Mazin, with Erik Feig joining as producer through his production company Picturestart. Cate Blanchett entered negotiations to play the role of Lilith in May 2020, with Lionsgate confirming she would star later in the month. Kevin Hart was confirmed to play Roland in January 2021. In February, Jamie Lee Curtis was cast to play Dr. Patricia Tannis, with Jack Black cast to provide the voice of Claptrap. The following month, Ariana Greenblatt and Florian Munteanu were cast as Tiny Tina and Krieg respectively, with Haley Bennett cast in an undisclosed role.
Filming officially commenced on April 1, 2021, in Hungary. Édgar Ramírez, Olivier Richters, and Janina Gavankar joined the cast the same month alongside Gina Gershon, Cheyenne Jackson, Charles Babalola, Benjamin Byron Davis, Steven Boyer, Ryann Redmond, and Bobby Lee. Penn Jillette revealed he was to shoot scenes for a small role in the film as a preacher.