I’ve already delved into the tumultuous journey of Eli Roth’s “Borderlands,” which might have cost anywhere between $90M-$110M to produce — we are not really sure given the hardcore reshoots this one has had.
It was already a misbegotten idea to turn the video game into a feature film, and it sounds like not even Cate Blanchett’s participation — due to her “COVID madness” — will make much of a difference.
“Borderlands” follows Lilith (Cate Blanchett) as she reluctantly returns to Pandora in search of the daughter of a powerful man named Atlas (Edgar Ramirez), teaming up with a ragtag gang of misfits along the way.
The film, starring Blanchett, Jack Black, Kevin Hart and Jamie Lee Curtis, is set to hit theaters on August 9.
Of course, we all know the rule: take these reactions with a grain of salt rather than treating them as gospel. Still, I will say that the film tested like gangbusters earlier this year, and Lionsgate clearly has confidence.