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Lionsgate has released the first glimpses of the film adaptation of the video game series Borderlands and Cate Blanchett looks ready to kick serious ass with a head of fiery red hair.

Blanchett’s character, Lilith, is one of the main Vault Hunters. It appears the film will dive deeper into her backstory than the games have, but reportedly Lilith makes a ‘homecoming to her planet Pandora in order to search for the missing daughter of Atlas’.

Lilith teams up with a band of outcasts that includes former soldier Roland (Kevin Hart), pre-teen demolitionist Tiny Tina (Ariana Greenblatt), Tina’s bodyguard Krieg (Florian Munteanu), scientist Tannis (Jamie Lee Curtis) and robot Claptrap (Jack Black).

 

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Deadline reported that Blanchett was tapped to play Lilith back in May 2020, with the rest of her on-screen crew signing on the following year. Filming began in April 2021 in Hungary and wrapped in June.

Jamie Lee Curtis gave fans of the gaming franchise a sneak peak as early as 2021 when she posted a cryptic shot of Blancett as Lilith.

“Welcome to BORDERLANDS and a secret BTS shot I took of Lilith, our legendary heroine, psycho blasting, vault hunting, vixen with a bad attitude and two Oscars to add to the baddasery in her tool belt.”

 

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A synopsis of the forthcoming film proclaims “The fate of the universe could be in their hands – but they’ll be fighting for something more: each other.” The movie adaptation of Gearbox Software’s video game will see Lilith and her buddies battle alien monsters and bandits as they traverse Pandora in search of the missing girl.

The trailer looks like it will be great fun, but you’ll have to wait for August 9th 2024 for the official release.

[source:people]