Current:Home > Markets'Borderlands' movie adaptation stars Cate Blanchett, Jamie Lee Curtis in sci-fi journey -Capitatum
'Borderlands' movie adaptation stars Cate Blanchett, Jamie Lee Curtis in sci-fi journey
NovaQuant Quantitative Think Tank Center View
Date:2025-04-06 17:14:24
The Vault Hunters are headed to the big screen and are bringing an arsenal with a star-studded cast.
A "Borderlands" movie based off the popular video game franchise will hit theaters this summer. The film is leveled by it's cast including Oscar-winners Cate Blanchett and Jamie Lee Curtis.
Blanchett will play Lilith, an infamous bounty hunter from a group of women with remarkable powers called the "Siren" class. Photos shared by Lionsgate show stars rounding out the blockbuster's cast include Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Ariana Greenblatt, Gina Gershon and Florian Munteanu. The studio also released a photo of the cast in their costumes gathered around a manhole looking down.
The movie comes after several video game installments from its original release "Borderlands," which released on Oct. 20, 2009. The original game was developed by Texas-based studio Gearbox Software.
A trailer for the film will drop on Wednesday giving fans a taste of the adventure the Vault Hunters will embark on planet Pandora.
'Borderlands' movie cast
The Borderlands" movie adaptation includes the following talent:
- Cate Blanchett
- Jamie Lee Curtis.
- Jack Black
- Kevin Hart
- Ariana Greenblatt
- Gina Gershon
- Florian Munteanu
- Edgar Ramírez
Four Beatles movies:Films on Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in the works
When does Borderlands come out?
The "Borderlands" movie based off the first-person shooter video games will release in theaters on Aug. 3.
What is Borderlands about?
The film will follow Blanchett's Lilith, a bounty hunter with a mysterious past, who returns to her home planet Pandora reluctantly on a mission to find the missing daughter of a Atlas, played by Edgar Ramírez. She forms an alliance with an unexpected group of misfits to complete her mission, according to a news release.
"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," a news release said.
In the original 2009 game, players choose to play as one of four Vault Hunters as they fight various villains from bandits to monsters using an array of weapons and their respective super abilities.
Who do Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Hart, Jack Black play?
Curtis plays Tannis, an oddball scientist who has "seen it all." Meanwhile, Hart plays seasoned mercenary Roland and Black plays wiseass robot Claptrap.
Munteanu takes on the role of Krieg, the musclebound protector for Tiny Tina, a feral pre-teen demolitionist played by Greenblatt.
veryGood! (4199)
Related
- Travis Hunter, the 2
- Woman committed to mental institution in Slender Man attack again requests release
- Adult Film Star Jesse Jane, Who Appeared in Entourage, Dead at 43
- Southern Indiana man gets 55 years in woman’s decapitation slaying
- 2025 'Doomsday Clock': This is how close we are to self
- Covering child care costs for daycare workers could fix Nebraska’s provider shortage, senator says
- Britney Spears fans, Justin Timberlake battle on iTunes charts with respective 'Selfish' songs
- Shiffrin being checked for left leg injury after crash in Cortina downhill on 2026 Olympics course
- Costco membership growth 'robust,' even amid fee increase: What to know about earnings release
- Texas woman's financial woes turn around after winning $1 million in online scratch-off
Ranking
- Most popular books of the week: See what topped USA TODAY's bestselling books list
- Rents fall nationwide for third straight month as demand cools, report shows
- Ex-coal CEO Don Blankenship couldn’t win a Senate seat with the GOP. He’s trying now as a Democrat
- Sydney Sweeney explains infamous 'Euphoria' hot tub scene: 'Disgusting'
- Dick Vitale announces he is cancer free: 'Santa Claus came early'
- Utah poised to become the next state to regulate bathroom access for transgender people
- Family of Ricky Cobb II says justice is within reach following Minnesota trooper’s murder charge
- Man gets death sentence for killing 36 people in arson attack at anime studio in Japan
Recommendation
Grammy nominee Teddy Swims on love, growth and embracing change
Elle King Reschedules More Shows After Dolly Parton Tribute Backlash
Ukrainian-born Miss Japan rekindles an old question: What does it mean to be Japanese?
University of California board delays vote over hiring immigrant students without legal status
South Korean president's party divided over defiant martial law speech
Winter Skincare From Kiehl's, Peter Thomas Roth & More That'll Bless Your Dry Skin From Head to Toe
Tumbling Chinese stocks and rapid Chipotle hiring
AP Week in Pictures: Asia