Borderlands Movie Gets A Release Date, And It's Not Soon

The Borderlands movie has a new release date. The film is now set to be released on August 9, 2024, meaning it's still more than a year away. The announcement of the release date comes after writer Craig Mazin confirmed he is no longer involved with the project and won't be a credited writer.

The Borderlands film wrapped shooting in June 2021, but there have been a number of re-shoots that have led to the film getting pushed further out into the future.

Mazin, who wrote the HBO shows Chernobyl and The Last of Us, was announced as a co-writer for the Borderlands movie in 2020. Movie scripts often change and get new writers over time, so it's no surprise that Mazin moved on. He is now focusing on The Last of Us Season 2.

In addition to the Oscar-winners Jamie Lee Curtis and Cate Blanchett, the Borderlands movie stars Jack Black as Claptrap, Ariana Greenblat as Tiny Tina, Kevin Hart as Roland, and Janina Gavankar as Knoxx. Curtis recently spoke about the film, saying it's "pretty wacky."

Based on the popular sci-fi shooter series of the same name, the movie version is directed by Eli Roth. Borderlands creator Randy Pitchford has said that the Borderlands film exists in a parallel "Borderlands Cinematic Universe," making it separate from the story of the games.

"We are authentic to characters, tone and style, but allow for independent storylines. The mediums are not the same, so the content should not be bound to the same rules," he said.

Pitchford also touched on the subject of whether or not the Borderlands movie is canon. It is canon, but only to the cinematic universe of Borderlands, he clarified.

"The movie is canon to the cinematic universe. The games are canon to the video game universe. There are parallels between them, but also differences. It's okay. Consider how Marvel has handled movies versus comic books for reference if this is hard for you to understand," he said on Twitter.

As for the Borderlands game series, a new compilation called The Borderlands Compilation: Pandora's Box may be on the way to PC and console.

Borderlands Movie Cast

• Cate Blanchett -- Lilith
• Jamie Lee Curtis -- Tannis
• Edgar Ramirez -- Atlas
• Jack Black -- Claptrap
• Kevin Hart -- Roland
• Ariana Greenblatt -- Tiny Tina
• Florian Munteanu -- Kreig
• Janina Gavankar -- Commander Knoxx
• Olivier Richters -- Krom
• Haley Bennett -- Unannounced new character
• Gina Gershon -- Moxxi
• Cheyenne Jackson -- Jakobs
• Charles Babalola -- Hammerlock
• Benjamin Byron Davis -- Marcus
• Steven Boyer -- Scooter
• Ryann Redmond -- Ellie
• Bobby Lee -- Larry