Impending Video Game Failure: Is “Borderlands” So Bad That One Of The Creators Wants Nothing To Do With The Movie?

When it became known that the cult game “Borderlands” would be adapted for the big screen, the fans were very happy. After all, the crazy anarcho loot shooter with its crazy characters offers more than enough possibilities to tell one or the other story from the “Mad Max”-like world.

In addition, the celebrity cast gave hope: in addition to Cate Blanchett (“TÁR”), who took the lead role in the film, Jack Black (“School Of Rock”), Kevin Hart (“Jumanji”) and Jamie Lee Curtis (” Halloween”) in front of the camera. Eli Roth (“Cabin Fever”) could be won over for the director position. But fans’ hopes for a promising video game adaptation were soon dashed:

In early 2023, it was already known that post-shoots for the film were planned, but not by Roth, but by director Tim Miller (“Deadpool”), who was a friend of his. Even though this change of direction would have been amicable, it takes on a strange aftertaste, at least given the latest reports on the film: Apparently now a screenwriter Craig Mazin officially had his name removed from the film.

The author of “Last Of Us” does not want to be named in the film

Apparently, the acclaimed screenwriter doesn’t want his name associated with the Borderlands movie. Craig Mazin, who with “Chernobyl” And “The last of ushas been responsible for some of the biggest series successes in recent years will likely be credited in “Borderlands” under the pseudonym of Joe Crombie.

That goes from the entry of the film on the Website of the American screenwriters union Writers Guild of America (WGA) out. Of course, it’s possible he’s forgoing the movie for other reasons. However, this step is usually taken by people when they are not satisfied with the final product.

There’s also another indication that the video game adaptation is anything but smooth because Although the actual shooting was already completed in mid-2021 and the film has been in post-production since then, “Borderlands” still has no official start date – let alone a first trailer.

When and if game fans can look forward to the release of the adventure from the loot shooter anarcho world is currently in the stars.