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The cast for Eli Roth‘s feature film adaptation of the Borderlands video games continues to grow with the addition of Ariana Greenblatt (Love and Monsters) this week, Deadline reports.
Greenblatt is playing the character Tiny Tina, “a teenage explosive experts who is seeking revenge on the man who sold her parents as test subjects to the evil Hyperion company.”
The previously announced cast also includes Jack Black as Claptrap, Cate Blanchett as Lilith, Kevin Hart as Roland, and Jamie Lee Curtis as Dr. Patricia Tannis.
Based on the best-selling PC and console gaming experience from developer Gearbox Software and publisher 2K, a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., Borderlands is one of the world’s most successful video game franchises, with more than 68 million units sold-in worldwide, including over 24 million units of Borderlands 2, which is the highest-selling title in the history of 2K. The most recent installment, Borderlands 3, which launched in September 2019 and was recently released for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, has sold-in more than 12 million units worldwide and was honored with the award for Best Multiplayer Game at Gamescom 2019 and Best Ongoing Game at Gamescom 2020. Borderlands is based on the best-selling PC and console gaming experience from developer Gearbox Software and publisher 2K, a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
The latest draft of the screenplay is by the two-time Emmy-winning screenwriter Craig Mazin. Avi Arad and Ari Arad are producing through their Arad Productions banner, with Erik Feig also producing through PICTURESTART. The film’s executive producers are Randy Pitchford, executive producer of the Borderlands video game franchise and founder of the Gearbox Entertainment Company, and Strauss Zelnick, chairman and CEO of Take-Two Interactive.
