Lionsgate’s “Borderlands” is now playing in theaters. For 15 years, it has lived in gamers’ homes and become a beloved franchise. Now with director Eli Roth at the helm, the video game has come to the big screen.
A Chat with Eli Roth
With the release of “Borderlands”, I spoke with Roth about the film. He shared with us his approach to making the film. Especially considering that this is a fan-favorite video game that fans will probably scrutinize. He tells us how he built the cast starting with Cate Blanchett, and details how Kevin Hart how trained for his role. Roth also shared with me his thoughts on why video game adaptations are more successful as of late. It was a great conversation that you can check out below.
More about “Borderlands”
Lilith (Blanchett), an infamous bounty hunter with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home, Pandora, the most chaotic planet in the galaxy. Her mission is to find the missing daughter of Atlas (Ramírez), the universe’s most powerful S.O.B. Lilith forms an unexpected alliance with a ragtag team of misfits – Roland (Hart), a seasoned mercenary on a mission; Tiny Tina (Greenblatt), a feral pre-teen demolitionist; Krieg (Munteanu), Tina’s musclebound protector; Tannis (Curtis), the oddball scientist who’s seen it all; and Claptrap (Black), a wiseass robot.
Together, these unlikely heroes must battle an alien species and dangerous bandits to uncover one of Pandora’s most explosive secrets. The fate of the universe could be in their hands – but they’ll be fighting for something more: each other. Based on one of the best-selling videogame franchises of all time, welcome to BORDERLANDS.
Lionsgate’s “Borderlands” is now playing in theaters everywhere.
