Eli Roth is directing the Borderlands film, which also has Cate Blanchett set to star as the legendary thief Lilith. Emmy winner Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin wrote the script.
“I’m thrilled to be working with Kevin,” Roth said in a statement. “Borderlands it’s a different kind of role for him, and we look forward to impressing the audience with a side of Kevin that they’ve never seen before. He’s going to be an incredible Roland. “
Nathan Kahane, president of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group added: “Kevin is behind some of the biggest box office hits in the world, and our source material is inspired by one of the best selling video games in the world. We love the way our film crew adapted this story and we couldn’t be in better creative hands. “
O Borderlands video game released in 2009 to acclaim, with Gearbox Software and 2K publisher debuting Borderlands 3 in September 2019. The series sold over 66 million units.
Avi Arad and Ari Arad are producing Borderlands through the Arad Productions banner. Erik Feig is producing through Picturstart. Executive producers are Randy Pitchford, executive producer of Borderlands video game franchise and founder of Gearbox Entertainment Company, and Strauss Zelnick, president and CEO of Take-Two Interactive.
Hart last appeared on the big screen in 2019 Jumanji: the next level, and has a number of ongoing projects, including the action comedy Toronto man, which he filmed alongside Woody Harrelson and Kaley Cuoco. It also involved Paternity, who follows a man whose wife dies shortly after giving birth. In November, Hart and Netflix released their latest comedy special, Without F ** s data, and earlier this month, he signed a rich film and an initial contract with the streaming service.
Hart is represented by UTA.