Randy Pitchford, CEO of Gearbox, confirms that there will be news about this adaptation to the big screen on a panel at the PAX East 2020 in Boston.
After the great success that Borderlands 3 has garnered and rumors about an adaptation to the big screen of the Gearbox franchise, it has finally been confirmed that this charismatic license will also be taken to the cinema. The rest of the speculation, as it would be carried out by a female character, is obviously in the absence of confirmation, although everything indicates that there will be more news in the next PAX East 2020 to be held in Boston, where Randy Pitchford, CEO of the study, has advised that it will leave new details.
We knew this throughout yesterday, when Pitchford himself tweeted a montage with director Eli Roth, who will be behind the scenes on the project, and confirming the news. "I am very excited to welcome Eli Roth as director of the Borderlands movie that is under development at Lionsgate and Arad Productions. Let us all welcome the team and make sure you are attentive to the developments in PAX East on the 27th "Pitchford said on Twitter.
I'm very excited to welcome Eli Roth as Director of the Borderlands movie in development with Lionsgate and Arad Productions. Please welcome @EliRoth to the team and be sure to catch the @GearboxOfficial Main Theater Show at #PAXEast on 2/27 to learn more. #borderlandsmovie pic.twitter.com/Uaxs7jm10i
– Randy Pitchford (@DuvalMagic) February 20, 2020
However, surprisingly, Pitchford deleted the tweet for a few hours later to republish it, confirming the film. It seems that the controversial CEO of Gearbox shared the news too soon …
Who is Eli Roth?
As we said, the one chosen to direct the project is neither more nor less than Eli Roth, with a broad curriculum in horror movies, specifically in the most truculent. Roth began to make a name for himself in the genre thanks to Cabin Fever, where a typical a priori movie of teenagers in a cabin turns into a massacre due to a strange contagious and deadly disease. After this, he consolidated his filmography with Hostel and Hostel 2, stories of bloody trips to Eastern Europe. Other films he has directed are Green Hell, Knock Knock – with Keanu Reeves and the Spanish Ana de Armas – or La Casa del Reloj en la Pared.
He has also done small roles as an actor in Damn Bastards – where he also directs a chapter – The Man with the Iron Fists or Death Proof.
