There was once a time when news of a new video game adaptation would make audiences groan. Now, they’re the next big thing in Hollywood and Borderlands‘ creator, Randy Pitchford, has acknowledged the string of successes that have led to his new movie being greenlit. Directed by Eli Roth, and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Hart, Cate Blanchett, Jack Black, and more, Borderlands is adapted from the hit first-person shooter franchise of the same name. Set on the desert planet of Pandora, a rag tag group of Vault Hunters race to find the planet’s mysterious treasure. Anyone who’s played the games knows how bizarre the world of Borderlands is, and it’s thanks to the rise in popularity of video game adaptations that it’s finally coming to the big screen.
Borderlands’ creator Randy Pitchford feels ‘vindicated’ for pushing the movie forward. Read More