Trailer Sends Cate Blanchett and Kevin Hart to ‘Dumpster Fire of a World’

The first look at the video game adaptation has strong ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ vibes.

Cate Blanchett as Lilith in Borderlands. — Cate Blanchett as Lilith in ‘Borderlands’ COURTESY OF LIONSGATE

The first Borderlands trailer puts A-listers on Pandora, the most dangerous planet in the universe.

Cate Blanchett leads a cast as Lilith, the outlaw leader of a crew on a mission to retrieve a treasure from a vault on a planet she describes as a “dumpster fire of a world.”

Kevin Hart is Roland, while Jamie Lee Curtis stars as Tannis.

The cast also includes Jack Black as the voice of the robot claptrap, and Ariana Greenblatt, Florian Munteanu, Haley Bennett and Édgar Ramirez.

The trailer has rock and roll vibes similar to Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy, with the action set to Electric Light Orchestra’s “Do Ya.”

Borderlands is anticipated title due to its pedigree.

It is based on the popular video game series and has long been in the works, with filmmaker Eli Roth completing and releasing entirely different movie (Thanksgiving) since wrapping filming on the feature.

Tim Miller, known for Deadpool, oversaw reshoots in early 2023 when Roth’s Thanksgiving schedule conflicted.

Gearbox and 2K are behind the video game.

Avi Arad and Ari Arad are producing via their Arad Productions banner, and Erik Feig producing through Picturestart.

The film opens August 9 from Lionsgate.

Borderlands: Video Game Adaptation, Starring Oscar Winner Cate Blanchett and Kevin Hart–First Trailer

Trailer Sends Cate Blanchett and Kevin Hart to ‘Dumpster Fire of a World’

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