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[FoxMcChief]

Cate looks great.

She looks just as beautiful as she did 20 years ago.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Why all these game adaptations? Are they good now or are they making money now? And why Borderlands? I thought that game barely had any story. Is it a movie about upgrading guns and loot drops? And who is this targeted at? And why? And so many questions.

Mario, Sonic, TLoU, Halo have all been pretty successful so far. So of course, expect every semi-popular game franchise to get adapted to its own cinematic universe now. Hollywood needs the next growth opportunity after YA fiction and comic book adaptations.

 

[KyoZz]

 

[SHA]

It's lionsgate, we should expect more action, less 3d effects.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

Good god how is this film still in production? Randy Pitchford was talking from the set and interviewing the actors in costume like five E3s ago.

 

[Kilau]

Tiny Tina actress

 

[Boralf]

Mario, Sonic, TLoU, Halo have all been pretty successful so far. So of course, expect every semi-popular game franchise to get adapted to its own cinematic universe now. Hollywood needs the next growth opportunity after YA fiction and comic book adaptations.

But they're all also pretty mediocre, so wonder if people keep coming back for more. And I also think Borderlands isn't as popular as those franchises. But could be good I guess if it's a bit like Mad Max Fury Road with lots of good action sequences.

 

[semiconscious]

I’m surprised that Cate Blanchett is cast as Lilith. I kind of wouldn’t think that an actress of her calibre would be into something like this. I hope it’s genuinely funny.

i think people like cate blanchett depend on their underlings' opinions of what's cool. & i think that, in this case, her underlings were mistaken...

 

[Gojiira]

Cate Blanchett looks great but man that Tiny Tina,Krieg…Roland….

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

But they're all also pretty mediocre, so wonder if people keep coming back for more. And I also think Borderlands isn't as popular as those franchises. But could be good I guess if it's a bit like Mad Max Fury Road with lots of good action sequences.

Guess we’ll see, but mediocrity doesn’t usually prevent something from being commercially successful and profitable.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Looks like an Amazon prime production

 

[Big Chungus]

why is jamie lee curtis in this?

 

[splattered]

trailer snippet looks neat... kinda. holding out hope for this.

 

[cash_longfellow]

Sure, let’s get the shortest black we can find to play Roland, sounds good

Edit - I swear I thought I typed “guy” after black above. I didn’t realize until someone just commented on this. Sorry Gaf

 

[SJRB]

Someone must have dirt on Cate Blanchett to get her to star in a turd like this.

 

[NinjaBoiX]

I hope Kevin Hart isn’t in it much, can’t stand his “humour”. Seems like a nice enough dude but man he’s irritating.

But it looks like it could be decent other than that!

 

[havoc00]

>100% borderlands dialogue
>no game play to break it up

This is going to be classified as a form of torture

 

[Darkmakaimura]

>100% borderlands dialogue
>no game play to break it up

This is going to be classified as a form of torture

It's pretty much going to be Marvel type humor.

 

[cinnamonandgravy]

maybe itll suck so bad its good

 

[Spyxos]

it’s like bunch of old people cosplaying as video game characters.

This.

 

[MagiusNecros]

For frame of reference Kate Blanchett is 54 and Lilith is supposed to be 27. Not sure why the cast looks like NPCs straight out of Starfield. Looks like a bad adaptation based on that alone.

Strange avoidance of Siren tattoo insignia as well.

It'll probably flop.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Who asked for this?

We are being trolled, right? This is A.I., right? Right?

 

[CrimsonSquall]

How about all of those recent shitty Halloween sequels

To me shes just the lady from the shit yogurt commercials

I liked all of them tbh but I go in expecting cheese for those and get what I want

 

[Chuck Berry]

I liked all of them tbh but I go in expecting cheese for those and get what I want

Just gimme True Lies and Trading Places

She had some nice tittyballs in the latter

 

[Slimboy Fat]

Maybe I've been watching too much anime but do they not look kinda old?

 

[Kings Field]

No Brick = Automatically shit

 

[Raonak]

Looks like some dumb fun

 

[xrnzaaas]

Why is a 54-year old woman playing a 25-30 year old character? And that's one of many bad casting decisions.

 

[MagiusNecros]

Why is a 54-year old woman playing a 25-30 year old character? And that's one of many bad casting decisions.

Tannis is worse. The actor for Tannis is 65 years old. I dread who will play as Moxxi.

 

[Lokaum D+]

No Brick = Automatically shit

Brick would probably be Davi Batista and i dont know if he wants to do another dumb muscle character

 

[HoodWinked]

The casting is baffling. The color palette is nice though reminds me of guardians.

 

[thismeinteil]

Ew.

 

[Neolombax]

Looks like cosplay....and a miscast. Cate Blanchet and Kevin Hart do not fit with their characters. The trailer might change my mind, but I dont think so.

 

[Quantum253]

Kevin Hart is a weird Roland.
Claptrap was one of my favorite side characters back then, Borderlands was something unique when it launched.
Curious how Dr. Zed, Marcus, Torque, Crazy Earl all come out.
I'll wait for the previews but more than likely wait for it on a streaming service

 

[ADiTAR]

Most of these look fine but Jamie Lee Curtis as Tannis? They look nothing like each other and im not sure if playing a crazy person is something she does well.

Have you seen everything everywhere all at once?

 

[ADiTAR]

Every single video game movie is a waste of time and money.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Box office: 1.36 billion USD

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

Whats the film about? Shooting at things while number appear over their heads?

 

[DelireMan7]

it’s like bunch of old people cosplaying as video game characters.

This post sums up perfectly my reaction when I saw the pictures.

 

[b0uncyfr0]

Kevin as Roland aint gonna work.

 

[March Climber]

But they're all also pretty mediocre, so wonder if people keep coming back for more. And I also think Borderlands isn't as popular as those franchises. But could be good I guess if it's a bit like Mad Max Fury Road with lots of good action sequences.

You’re putting up way too high of a bar for it to pass, and you’re setting yourself up for disappointment lol.

it’s like bunch of old people cosplaying as video game characters.

Quite a bit of Hollywood has a big problem right now in that they’re holding on to older, well-known actors for dear life and not giving the newer talent much work and exposure. Anthony Mackie’s point about the lack of superstars still is very valid to this day, but it’s partly Hollywood’s fault for diluting their impact and sidelining younger talents.

I don’t even know how many actors GAF members know below the age of 33 who aren’t from Marvel and aren’t Sydney Sweeney or Timothee Chalamet…At least not without doing some googling first.

You look at any casting thread here and people’s first go-to’s for big, decade spanning franchises (like Bond), are actors who are already 45+ in age.

 

[crackajack]

If this works depends heavily on the director and writer. Both seemingly done by Eli Roth. I am not at all familiar with his (mostly horror) works and only know him as the Bear Jew in Inglorious Basterds as an actor. Some name like Besson or Villeneuve who have already proven to be able to make somewhat weird sci fi work would warrant more confidence. But a trailer will tell more than some image.

 

[Chuck Berry]

Gina Gershon is Moxxi

Dutch from RDR2 is Marcus

 

[kyussman]

Don't think I've ever seen a movie with Kevin Hart in......that won't change with the release of this one,lol.

 

[phaedrus]

Holy hell, from Inarritu to Eli Roth!

Did Cate Blanchett get cancelled or something?

 

[Zannegan]

>100% borderlands dialogue
>no game play to break it up

This is going to be classified as a form of torture

Especially with Tiny Tina being a main character. Absolutely the most annoying game character ever.

 

[old-parts]

I guess Eli Roth was able to convince actual talent like Jamie Lee Curtis and Cate Blanchett to do this movie but it still feels surreal seeing it.

Their age is a bit off but its not a 1:1 of the games, still though cant shake the feeling having played the game back on Xbox 360 it's so strange to see a live action movie.

 

[archangelmorph]

Sure, let’s get the shortest black we can find to play Roland, sounds good

What’s “a black”?

 

[Krappadizzle]

I'll hold optimistic reservation that this could be ok. There's some good actors cast, Cate Blanchett is always a treat... But... I dunno, it just doesn't quite sit right with me with how it all looks so far. We'll see.

 

[Northeastmonk]

Am i the only one who thinks Cate is hot af in this.

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

What’s “a black”?

It's like "thug". You really wanna say the n-word but catch yourself and recover at the very last second but don't quite stick the landing.