With Cate Blanchett leading the cast, Borderlands opens in theaters on August 9, 2024.
Borderlands, the film that adapts the popular video game saga and is directed by Eli Rothactor and filmmaker behind other titles such as Hostel, The Green Hell or Black Friday.
Starring Cate Blanchett, the plot of the film follows Lilith, an infamous treasure hunter with a mysterious past that returns to his home planet of Pandora to find the missing daughter of the mighty Atlas.
But in order to achieve her goal, Lilith has to make an unexpected alliance with a motley team of misfits, each one more peculiar.
Many fans compare the Borderlands adaptation to Guardians of the Galaxy
With the trailer just released, the reactions to the first preview of the film have not been long in coming on social networks where, as is usual, the disappointment of fans in the film starring Cate Blanchett.
Although there are those who see the adaptation with good vibes, quite a few have shared their discontent when noticing that the aesthetics of Borderlands are too reminiscent of Guardians of the Galaxy, the Marvel film.
“Borderlands is a copy of Guardians of the Galaxy. It is poorly acted and follows the stereotypical path of a heist movie. Video game movies and TV shows are a bit of a hit and miss, as some video game and movie franchises are amazing.
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It may be successful, but based on the trailer it doesn't seem like a promising movie or a box office success,” comments the user @Dantromp_ in a post on X, the social network formerly known as Twitter.
For his part, user @gknout explains in his post that “it seems that the new Borderlands he's trying too hard to be next Guardians of the Galaxy. “I would rather go back and play the 2009 classic again.”
Borderlands premieres in movie theaters in Spain on August 9, 2024. Has the movie trailer reminded you of Guardians of the Galaxy too? Tell us in our comments section.