If taking down Handsome Jack left you feeling like the future of the Borderlands was set in stone, guess again, as Lionsgate has taken on the license with plans to make a movie about the universe.
"Part of our strategy in entering the game space under Peter Levin has been to source new brands with built-in audiences that will translate into great films and television shows," said Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Co-Chairs Rob Friedman and Patrick Wachsberger (via VG247).
"The ‘Borderlands’ games don’t pull any punches, and we’ll make the movie with the same in-your-face attitude that has made the series a blockbuster mega-franchise."
The film is being produced by the father-son team of Avi and Ari Arad who have together produced some of the better video game and comic book adaptations over the past couple of decades. So while video-game movies are usually quite terrible and low budget - thanks Uwe Boll - this one has the potential to not be.
Indeed, Borderlands is a solid universe for a movie. It has the potential for some fantastical beasts, some over the top characters and a unique and interesting world. It will need a good writer though. Borderlands and its sequel were two games that really stood out for their scripts.
