Borderlands Universe Expansion Teased Before The Movie Even Hits Cinemas

Online game variations have change into large enterprise for film studios, and the CEO and founding father of Gearbox, Randy Pitchford, has plans for a brand new Cinematic Universe. Borderlands hits theaters this August with an all-star forged (Jamie Lee Curtis, Cate Blanchett, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, and extra), bringing the hit online game franchise to life in live-action. Set on the planet of Pandora (not the one from Avatar), the movie follows a bunch of gun-toting treasure hunters as they race to seek out the planet’s mysterious vault.

Chatting with GamesRadar+ concerning the upcoming film (directed by Eli Roth), Randy Pitchford addressed the potential of a brand new cinematic franchise. Whereas Pitchford acknowledges that any future installments rely on the success of this primary film, he admitted that there have been talks about future sequels. Pitchford mentioned:

“I feel it’s affordable to think about that we’ll begin speaking concerning the subsequent Borderlands film right here. Perhaps earlier than the top of the 12 months, we’ll see. Perhaps sooner. However we’re we’re working very onerous. And I’ve the most important and finest staff that I’ve ever had engaged on what we all know is strictly what our followers need from us. So I’m very, very thrilled. I can’t wait to speak about it. I want I may simply gush proper now.”

Why The Borderlands Film Eliminated Fan-Favourite Characters

When the primary trailer for Borderlands dropped on-line in March, followers instantly seen that the film had made some large adjustments from the video video games. Whereas the movie seems to completely seize the surreal, chaotic nature of the Borderlands video games, some main characters have been notably absent from the trailer. Randy Pitchford addressed the lacking characters, stating that there merely wasn’t sufficient room to incorporate “everybody’s favourite characters in a single film.”

Nevertheless, Pitchford did tease that characters like Brick and Mordecai may make their big-screen debuts in a possible sequel, offering the primary movie succeeds on the field workplace. The CEO and founder continued:

“The reply is, nicely, man, I actually hope there’s multiple film. However you need to begin someplace and you need to give attention to one thing. And I’ll let you know, it’s been troublesome for me as a result of typically once you discover what your story must be, you simply need to decide to it. And the characters – they reside and breathe on their very own at a sure level. Yeah, we create them. I’ve created a few of our characters and our storylines. However they’ve their very own lives and you need to allow them to let you know what to do, you recognize what I imply? I’d be thrilled past perception for them to be showing in future Borderlands motion pictures or video video games.”

The tides are turning for online game variations on the massive and small screens. What was as soon as thought-about a cursed endeavor has lately remodeled into an extremely profitable market. Eli Roth believes the Borderlands movie is releasing at an ideal time, scorching off the again of immensely standard online game variations like HBO’s The Final of Us and Prime Video’s Fallout.