Jack Black signs the voice of the robot Claptrap in the Borderlands, video game adaptation with Kevin Hart, Cate Blanchett and Jamie Lee Curtis
The cast of the long-awaited adaptation of the Lionsgate Borderlands video game just got bigger and funnier.
Jack Black signed on to join the cast, giving voice to the sarcastic robot nicknamed Claptrap, according to Variety.
The 51-year-old actor joins Kevin Hart as Roland, Cate Blanchett as Lilith and Jamie Lee Curtis as Tannis.
New cast: Jack Black signed on to join the cast, giving voice to the sarcastic robot nicknamed Claptrap, according to Variety
Black’s character is CL4P-TP, a robot that comes to be known as Claptrap, who is quite sarcastic and has nothing invested in the team around him.
The game takes place on a planet called Pandora, following a group of ‘safe hunters’ looking for a safe that allegedly contains alien technology and other riches.
Borderlands was first launched in 2009, selling more than 2 million units that year alone, with a series of downloadable content add-ons (DLC) released, including one with a Claptrap focus dubbed the New Robot Revolution by Claptrap.
Robot: Black’s character is CL4P-TP, a robot that became known as Claptrap, which is quite sarcastic and nothing invested in the team around him
The game’s developers, Gearbox Software, followed the original with Borderlands 2 in 2012, Borderlands: The Prequel-Sequel in 2014 and Borderlands 3 in 2019.
Black will meet with director Eli Roth, who is taking over the direction of Borderlands and previously directed Black in 2018’s The House With a Clock In its Walls.
“I’m so excited to be meeting Jack, this time in the recording booth,” said director Roth in a statement.
Sequel: The game’s developers, Gearbox Software, followed the original with Borderlands 2 in 2012, Borderlands: The Prequel-Sequel in 2014 and Borderlands 3 in 2019
‘Claptrap is the funniest character in the game, and Jack is perfect for bringing him to the big screen,’ Roth continued.
Nathan Kahane, president of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, said the cast was, ‘one of the biggest right decisions we’ve ever made.
“Everyone who’s ever played knows that Jack is perfect for this role. We are thrilled that he adds his endless comic energy and voice to our film – he will bring a lot to the film, ‘added Kahane.
Funniest: ‘Claptrap is the funniest character in the game, and Jack is perfect for bringing him to the big screen,’ Roth continued
Roth will direct from a script by Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin, who is also tackling another iconic video game, The Last Of Us, in a limited HBO series.
Avi Arad and Ari Arad are producing under the Arad Productions banner, alongside Erik Feig producing for Picturestart.
Black is stepping out of the hit sequel Jumanji: The Next Level, alongside Borderland co-star Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and Karen Gillan.
Jumanji: Black is leaving the hit sequel Jumanji: The Next Level, alongside Dwayne Johnson, his Borderlands co-star, Kevin Hart and Karen Gillan