The makers of theBorderlandsmovie currently in early development want to include the franchise’s fan community in an unorthodox way: by setting up cosplayers as extras and then “killing” them. Movie director Eli Roth made a brief appearance at Gearbox’s PAX East panel to put out the word forBorderlandscosplayers everywhere.
ThisBorderlandsmovie was only just revealedearlier in February and is set to be directed by Roth, produced by Avi and Ari Arad, and Craig Mazin (Chernobyl)is writing the screenplay. Because it’s so early in production, the makers ofBorderlandsstill have plenty to figure out, or they’re just not slipping too much information this soon.
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Taking the stage at PAX East, Eli Roth may not have revealed any details about the movie, but he was quick to express his excitement over working on it. Roth also gave a nod to the passion found throughout theBorderlandsfan community, affectionately referring to is as a “mad, insane family.”
While many popular video game franchises have strong fanbases, Roth and theother makers ofBorderlandsare going even further to recognize that. They’re looking to recruit cosplayers as extras in the movie, to play important roles: each cosplayer’s background character will be killed off in spectacularly gristly ways, something that theBorderlandsgames are known for.
However, cosplayers don’t need to panic just yet; it’s still not clear how they’ll be chosen to appear in the movie. It seems likely that a contest of some kind will be announced, either by Gearbox or Lionsgate, but that also may not be the case. Perhaps the filmmakers will directly contact the more prominentBorderlandscosplayers and ask them to participate. Considering that the movie’s main cast has yet to be announced, let alone a release date, though there have been someBorderlandsplot leaks, it’ll probably be a bit of a wait before the production team starts looking for extras.
Still, the early announcement means that hopeful participants can make suretheir cosplays are completely on pointwhen the time comes to show them off. So polish off the costumes, and make sure to take plenty of pictures, because sometime in the futureBorderlandsis going to need some extra talent.
