Director Tim Miller explains why he wanted to work on Eli Roth’s BORDERLANDS

Director of Deadpool Tim Miller he stepped in to direct the filming Eli Roth’S Borderlands film while Roth was busy working on his Thanksgiving horror movie. It was explained that Roth couldn’t fit filming into his schedule, so Miller came in to finish the film.

During a recent interview with Collider, Miller talked about directing the shoot and explained why he wanted to work on the film, saying:

“It was an interesting experience to come and reshoot a film that isn’t yours. It’s a liberating experience where you feel like I’m just here to help you wherever I can. But the main reason, aside from the fact that I have a great affection for the video game industry and that I want to see every video game adaptation succeed, is that, I’ll be honest, I wanted to work with Cate Blanchett and I wanted to work with Kevin [Hart] and Jamie Lee Curtis. And Ariana Greenblatt, the young woman who plays Tiny Tina, is amazing, as everyone knows from the movie Barbie. So it was a great experience all round. I felt a little rusty, so I was happy to get back on the bike. The film gets up and moves. It’s a nice ride.

Roth previously addressed the film as “nonsense” and also explained what he intended to do with the film, saying:

“They’re bananas. I really wanted to keep the spirit of the film in the spirit of the games. Randy Pitchford, the creator, was there with me every step of the way. If I had my idea for a joke that wasn’t part of Borderlands canon, he’d be like, “Oh, that’s cool.” Claptrap absolutely would.; For all the character stuff I wanted them to do, I was like, ‘Okay, would Lilith do something like that?’ Or, “Is this a Tiny Tina move?” He says, “This is great.” We should do it in the game. It’s really, really cool.” So yeah, the movie is fun. It’s wild. It was a huge, huge undertaking, especially during Covid. People are going to have to wait a little longer for that, but I’m really, really excited about it. .”

The story of Borderlands follows Lilith, a notorious outlaw with a mysterious past. She reluctantly returns to her home planet of Pandora and forms an unexpected alliance to find Atlas’ missing daughter. The film is the protagonist Cate Blanchett like Lilith, Jamie Lee Curtis as Tannis, Kevin Hart like Rolando, Black Jackthe character of Clatrap, Ariana Greenblatt as Tiny Tina, and Florian Munteanu like Krieg. Check out some of their teaser photos here. They are united by Gina Gershon as Moxxi, Edgar Ramirez, Janina Gavankar, Cheyenne Jackson, Carlo Babalola, Benjamin Byron Davis, Steven Boyer, Ryann RedmondAND Haley Bennett.

Here is the synopsis released for the film:

Lilith (Blanchett), a notorious outlaw with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home planet of Pandora to find the missing daughter of the most powerful son of a bitch in the universe, Atlas (Ramirez). Lilith forms an alliance with an unexpected team: Roland (Hart), a former elite mercenary, now desperate for redemption; Tiny Tina (Greenblatt), a ferocious pre-teen wrecker; Krieg (Munteanu), Tina’s muscular and rhetorically challenged protector; Tannis (Curtis), the scientist with a tenuous hold on sanity; and Claptrap (Black), a persistently wise robot. These unlikely heroes must battle alien monsters and dangerous bandits to find and protect the missing girl, who may hold the key to unimaginable power. The fate of the universe may be in their hands, but they will fight for something more: for each other.”

Avi AND Ari Arad they are producing through Arad Prods. The film is said to have been written by Craig Mazin (The last of us), but apparently it’s a movie he wants nothing to do with.