At the Borderlands, Black will also return to work with Roth and Blanchett after their work together on the film The house with a clock on the walls. “I’m so excited to be meeting Jack, this time in the recording booth. Claptrap is the funniest character in the game, and Jack is perfect for bringing him to the big screen, “said director Roth in a statement.
More recently, Black reprized his role as Shelly Oberon in Jumanji: the next level, and will appear in the next Apollo 10½: a space age adventure for director-writer Richard Linklater. “It is one of the best decisions we have ever made. Everyone who has played the game knows that Jack is perfect for this role. will bring a lot to the film, “added Nathan Kahane, president of Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, in his own statement about Black’s cast.
At the Borderlands, Blanchett will star in the legendary thief Lilith, while Hart will play the skilled soldier Roland and Curtis will play the role of Tannis, an archaeologist on Pandora.
THE Borderlands video game series launched in 2009, with Gearbox Software and publisher 2K debuting the latest title, Borderlands 3, in September 2019. Avi Arad and Ari Arad are producing the adaptation for the feature through their banner Arad Productions. Erik Feig is producing through Picturestart.
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. Robert Melnik negotiated the deal on behalf of Lionsgate.
Black is represented by WME.