Current:Home > MarketsPredictIQ-'Borderlands' movie adaptation stars Cate Blanchett, Jamie Lee Curtis in sci-fi journey -VitalWealth Strategies
PredictIQ-'Borderlands' movie adaptation stars Cate Blanchett, Jamie Lee Curtis in sci-fi journey
EchoSense View
Date:2025-04-08 13:57:40
The PredictIQVault 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! (66)
Related
- Trump wants to turn the clock on daylight saving time
- The Daily Money: Fewer of us are writing wills
- AP Week in Pictures: North America
- Small businesses apply for federal loans after Baltimore bridge collapse
- 'Stranger Things' prequel 'The First Shadow' is headed to Broadway
- Who is going where? Tracking the men's college basketball coaching hires
- Judge denies Trump bid to dismiss classified documents prosecution
- Cleanup begins as spring nor’easter moves on. But hundreds of thousands still lack power
- IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
- Why Caitlin Clark and Iowa will beat Paige Bueckers and UConn in the Final Four
Ranking
- Most popular books of the week: See what topped USA TODAY's bestselling books list
- Brother of Vontae Davis says cause of death unknown: 'Never showed a history of drugs'
- Judge orders Border Patrol to quickly relocate migrant children from open-air sites in California
- How Amanda Bynes Spent Her 38th Birthday—And What's Next
- Head of the Federal Aviation Administration to resign, allowing Trump to pick his successor
- Reese Witherspoon Making Legally Blonde Spinoff TV Show With Gossip Girl Creators
- Michael Douglas on Franklin, and his own inspiring third act
- Wawa is giving away free coffee for its 60th birthday: Here's what to know
Recommendation
9/11 hearings at Guantanamo Bay in upheaval after surprise order by US defense chief
Florida Senate president’s husband dies after falling at Utah’s Bryce Canyon park
'Great news': California snowpack above average for 2nd year in a row
Tennessee lawmakers pass bill to require anti-abortion group video, or comparable, in public schools
Who's hosting 'Saturday Night Live' tonight? Musical guest, how to watch Dec. 14 episode
How 'The First Omen' births a freaky prequel to the 1976 Gregory Peck original
Celebrity Stylist Jason Bolden Unveils 8 Other Reasons Collection, and It’s Affordable Jewelry Done Right
Glasses found during search for missing teen Sebastian Rogers, police unsure of connection