Borderlands can already lay claim to being one of the most popular, best-selling video game series of all-time. Now it has its sights set on conquering the big screen. The franchise’s first live-action film is coming to theaters this summer. And latest Borderlands trailer shows its loaded cast will have to find a way to work together. Not so it can pull off the biggest score in the galaxy’s history. They’ll have to learn how to be a team if they want to save themselves and everyone else.
Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Ariana Greenblatt, Florian Munteanu, and Jamie Lee Curtis are ready to break the “vault” in the latest look at director Eli Roth’s upcoming Borderlands adaptation. But there’s a lot more to this story than just a heist. Edgar Ramirez’s dangerous Atlas wants the unlikely, rag-tag group to find something much more valuable to him.
Here’s Borderlands‘ official synopsis from Lionsgate to accompany the trailer:
Lilith, 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, the universe’s most powerful S.O.B. Lilith forms an unexpected alliance with a ragtag team of misfits – Roland, a seasoned mercenary on a mission; Tiny Tina, a feral pre-teen demolitionist; Krieg, Tina’s musclebound protector; Tannis, the oddball scientist who’s seen it all; and Claptrap, 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.
What Is the Release Date for the Borderlands Live-Action Movie?
Roth co-wrote the script with Joe Crombie. If they have even a fraction of the success the franchise’s video games have they’ll have a hit on their hands. We’ll find out if they do when Borderlands crashes into theaters next month on August 9, 2024.