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[–] Ledivin 24 points 3 months ago (1 children)

...why is there a borderlands movie?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Fair question. Also, why do I already know that Kevin Hart's character in this movie will be indistinguishable from Kevin Hart in any other movie?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If Hart was willing to be Roland instead of Kevin Hart I'd consider it, but casting a comedian for the role is honestly kind of suspect regardless.

What, you don't think people would believe a serious black man as the team leader? What was the thinking here, exactly?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

The thinking was that Kevin Hart movies are cheap to make (he probably only needed a week on set if that ) and generally profitable, so this would be too. I think that's about it .

[–] TommySoda 22 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Probably because I didn't even realize this existed until just now. Same thing with the BioShock movie that I'm sure a lot of you only just now learned about because of this comment. If I knew it even existed or was even being made I'd be totally down to see it even if it's awful. That just sounds like a marketing failure to me.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I did hear that borderlands was being made into a movie but had no idea it was already out. And you are correct this is the first I am hearing about a BioShock movie. Marketing failures indeed.

[–] Chocrates 13 points 3 months ago

Directing failure it sounds like too. Who saw the fandom around borderlands and thought that that cast would hype the fans.

I like all the actresses and actors but they just seemed like a poor fit for the story.

[–] thecodeboss 3 points 3 months ago

Yep same here, had no idea

[–] unreachable 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Nikokin 12 points 3 months ago

I didn't know about Borderlands movie until I saw the trailer during D&W

[–] alexc 19 points 3 months ago

Cate Blanchett and Jamie Lee Curtis would have made this a maybe, but Kevin Hart as Roland?

Hard pass.

[–] SendMePhotos 16 points 3 months ago

Because I'm not paying $45 for two people to watch a 90 min film.

[–] Apeman42 13 points 3 months ago

Probably because it looks like microwaved dogshit.

[–] RizzRustbolt 13 points 3 months ago

You don't preorder games, and you certainly don't preorder movies based on games.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

Why would we need a borderlands movie? We have multiple borderlands games

[–] Potatisen 9 points 3 months ago

Didn't even know it was out...

[–] njm1314 8 points 3 months ago

I thought it was a straight to streaming movie I had no idea it was in theaters.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

i knew there was a borderlands movie in decelopement, but had no idea its actually done.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

They cast Kevin Hart as Roland...

I realize Idris Elba can't play every role, but come on. He's literally a stoic yet handsome straight man.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I might go, but only because I subscribe to a movie ticket club and have a few tickets in my bank.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

I'm in s a similar situation. I have some free passes so I might go see it