DirectorEli Roth’s live-actionBorderlandsmovie just got another major hit of star power. This week, Lionsgate announced thatKevin Hartwould be joining the cast of theBorderlandsmovie. Hart is the second big name to join theBorderlandsmovie following the newsCate Blanchettwould star as Lilith. Hart is no stranger to video game movies, so his casting — while slightly eyebrow-raising — makes total sense considering he starred oppositeDwayne Johnsonin twoJumanjimovies, which update the original 1995 story by trading in a board game for a video game.
Now, Lionsgate has shared that Hart will be hopping into the world ofBorderlandswith Blanchett. Per the studio, Hart will play Roland, “a skilled ex-soldier turned mercenary.” In theBorderlandsgame, Roland is a former member of the highly trained private military force known as the Crimson Lance. He is also extremely skilled with a variety of weapons but notably prefers shotguns and rifles. Roland’s skills as a former soldier and mercenary will no doubt come in handy if theBorderlandsmovie follows the original video game’s story, which follows a group of folks known as Vault Hunters who travel to a distant planet to hunt down a vault said to contain advanced alien technology. So, thinkAlien: CovenantmeetsTomb Raider.
Roth gave a brief statement on Hart’s casting, saying, “I’m thrilled to be working with Kevin.Borderlandsis a different kind of role for him, and we are excited to thrill audiences with a side of Kevin they’ve never seen before. He’s going to be an amazing Roland.”
Wefirst learned aBorderlandsmovie was happeningall the way back in February 2020. At the time, it was announced Emmy winnerCraig Mazin, who’s currently hard at work on hisThe Last of Us Adaptationfor HBO, had written the latest draft of the script. It’s still unclear what theBorderlandsmovie story will be or how closely it will adapt the story set down in the first game.
Borderlandsbegan as a 2009 open-world role-playing first-person shooter game from Gearbox Software and 2K Games. Over the last decade,Borderlandshas become one of the most popular and successful franchises worldwide, selling over 66 million units to date. This includes 24 million units ofBorderlands 2that have been sold following the sequel’s release in September 2012, making it the highest-selling title in 2K’s history.
We’ll keep you updated on theBorderlandsmovie as this project develops. In the meantime, why not check out ourranking of video game moviesfrom worst to best?
