This special Mini Episode we talk Borderlands the movie.

Borderlands is an upcoming American science fiction action comedy film directed by Eli Roth and written by Craig Mazin, based on the video game series of the same name from Gearbox Software. The film stars Cate Blanchett and Kevin Hart in main roles and is set to be distributed by Lionsgate.

Loosely based on the video game series of the same name, mysterious outlaw Lilith returns to the planet Pandora and is hired by Atlas to find his missing daughter with the help of Roland, Tannis, Tiny Tina, Krieg, and Claptrap, fighting through its various monsters and bandits on a quest for unthinkable power.

Cast so far:

Cate Blanchett as Lilith

Kevin Hart as Roland

Jamie Lee Curtis as Dr. Patricia Tannis

Jack Black as Claptrap

Ariana Greenblatt as Tiny Tina

Florian Munteanu as Krieg

Haley Bennett

Édgar Ramírez as Atlas

Olivier Richters as Krom

Janina Gavankar as Commander Knoxx

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