Borderlands Film

[Gradine]

Roland was kind of the straight man of the crew in the first film, so casting Kevin Hart, whose acting range begins and ends at "Kevin Hart", was certainly a weird choice, but I also don't need a 1:1 recreation of the video game's plot or cast. And say that you will about Kevin Hart, he's at least usually pretty damn funny.

But yeah, a lot of the casting is like "what would the perfect cast have looked like in the 90's".

Apparently the behind the scenes scuttlebutt was that filming was a disaster, test audiences hated, and they had to do an endless amount of re-shoots.

I'm just hoping that it's fun, which could be possible whether it's good or bad.

 

[payn]

Looks great!

Edit: It's not oscar bait folks. Cate would nail it even if she was 90, and a straight man Hart might be a fun contrast from "Hart" Hart. Wasn't so long ago Jack Black was always "Jack Black".

 

[eyeheartawk]

This looks absolutely cringe.

But then again, the dialogue and "jokes" in the games are cringe and age like milk.

So, it seems tonally consistent at least.

 

[dragoner]

I'm no fan of Eli Roth and no fan of video game films in general (thanks, Uwe Boll), but the trailer for the new Borderlands film actually looks like a bunch of fun!


I look forward to seeing this one in theaters!

I am curious about it, looks fun.

 

[pukunui]

I never played the video games, but it does look like it could be entertaining.

Agreed. With this and Prime's Fallout, we seem set for post-apocalyptic sci-fi for the time being.

I haven't played any Borderlands or Fallout games myself, but I am somewhat familiar with their concepts. I think I will enjoy both.

 

[Dire Bare]

Roland was kind of the straight man of the crew in the first film . . .

There is an earlier Borderlands film?

 

[Gradine]

There is an earlier Borderlands film?

Whoops lol, first game