‘Borderlands’ movie is set to be released next August<p>The
Borderlands movie is finally getting a release date. According to <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="
https://twitter.com/Borderlands/status/1682090596553625600">
a tweet[/url] from the game’s official Twitter account it will premiere in theaters on August 9th, 2024.</p><p>The film, <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/2020-02-20-eli-roth-borderlands-movie.html">
directed by Eli Roth[/url] (best known for
Hostel) is based on the popular video game of the same name.
Borderlands follows Lilith (Cate Blanchett), a treasure hunter who returns to her home planet of Pandora (unrelated to <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/avatar-the-way-of-water-is-coming-to-disney-and-max-on-june-7th-170658724.html">
the Avatar movie[/url]). She teams up with Roland (Kevin Hart), Tiny Tina (Arian Greenblatt), Krieg (Florian Munteanu), Tannis (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Claptrap (Jack Black) to find the missing daughter of Atlas.</p><span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>A <a data-i13n="cpos:4;pos:1" href="
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOe35Maym7Q">
first look[/url] was released last year, though there’s no official trailer yet. It’s peculiar that they’ve decided to announce the release date for the movie more than a year out. What makes it even more odd is that the movie had reportedly <a data-i13n="cpos:5;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/borderlands-movie-done-filming-043012630.html">
wrapped up filming[/url] over two years ago in June 2021.</p><p>Delays for video game-based movies seem to be increasingly common. The
Uncharted movie <a data-i13n="cpos:6;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/uncharted-movie-delayed-again-again-024721336.html">
was delayed[/url] several months from its original release date. And when it did release, the film saw mixed reviews, including from Engadget's Devindra Hardawar, who <a data-i13n="cpos:7;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/uncharted-movie-review-tom-holland-mark-wahlberg-190043901.html">
said the Uncharted movie "boldly goes nowhere.[/url]
"The Super Mario Bros. Movie also <a data-i13n="cpos:8;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/super-mario-bros-movie-delayed-april-2023-045613598.html">
saw delays[/url] in the film’s release. However, that movie set <a data-i13n="cpos:9;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/the-super-mario-bros-movie-sets-box-office-records-as-the-highest-grossing-video-game-movie-100838234.html">
box office records[/url] for a video game movie. Barring any further delays, fans should expect to see
Borderlands in theaters next year.</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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‘Borderlands’ movie is set to be released next August
