‘Borderlands’ Cast Continues To Grow, Adds Gina Gershon And More
Eli Roth’sBorderlandsmovie continues to add cast members. The latest:Gina Gershonwill play Moxxi,Cheyenne Jacksonhas been cast as Jakobs, andSteven Boyeris Scooter. I have no idea who any of those characters are, but if you’ve played theBorderlandsgames, you might! Gershon, Jackson, and Boyer join a cast that already includesJamie Lee Curtis,Cate Blanchett,Jack Black,Kevin Hart,Haley Bennett, and more.
HoweverBorderlandsturns out, it’s bound to have one of the most interesting casts in a while. As of right now, here’s the cast: Cate Blanchett as Lilith; Kevin Hart as Roland; Jamie Lee Curtis as Dr. Patricia Tannis; Jack Black as Claptrap;Ariana Greenblattas Tiny Tina;Florian Munteanuas Krieg; Haley Bennett as…well, we actually don’t know her character name, she’s playing a new character invented for the film who is “key to the past of Cate Blanchett’s character, Lilith”;Édgar Ramírezas Atlas;Olivier Richtersas Krom;Janina Gavankaras Commander Knoxx; Gina Gershon as Moxxi; Cheyenne Jackson as Jakobs;Charles Babalolaas Hammerlock;Benjamin ByronDavis as Marcus; Steven Boyer as Scooter;Ryann Redmondas Ellie;Bobby Leeas Larry. I must admit that in the midst of all those character names I like that there’s someone just named “Larry.”
The film is “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.” TheBorderlandsgame series launched in 2009, with the latest release,Borderlands 3, arriving in 2019. The games have inspired novels, comics, and even tabletop games.
Eli Roth is directing the flick, withChernobylcreatorCraig Mazinhandling the script. Filming has already begun on the project, but there’s no official release date just yet. Having never played a singleBorderlandsgame, I am neutral on this project as a whole. I think the cast is pretty neat, but I’m also not much of a fan of Eli Roth. In fact, I don’t think I like any of his movies. So at the moment it’s a tad difficult to get too excited about what’s going on here. But a solid trailer and good word-of-mouth might be all I need to get hyped up forBorderlands.
