Summary
There was only one reason that Jamie Lee Curtis joinedBorderlands. The adaptation, which stars Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, and more, will be released on August 9, and will follow Blanchett as an outlaw forming a team that will help her locate a missing girl, though they engage in mischief throughout the search. Many members oftheBorderlandsmovie’s castattendedSan Diego Comic-Con, and Curtis was among them.
While attending the convention,Screen Rantspoke to Curtis about her upcoming movie. She offered nothing but praise for her fellow co-star, Cate Blanchett, and even explained that the actor is the reason she signed onto the movie in the first place. While she knew about the franchise and was concerned about filming during the pandemic,she agreed to sign on as soon as she heard that Blanchett was involved. She even likened it to her participation inEverything Everywhere All at Once, which she won an Oscar for. Check out her detailed explanation below:
Cate Blanchett [is why I said yes]. Just literally, I swear to you, we were in the middle of Covid. My agents called me, they said there was a movie. I said, “Uh-huh.” He said, “It’s in Budapest.” Now, it’s in the middle of Covid, before the vaccine. And I was like, “Mmm, hm, yeah.” And they said, “Borderlands,” which I knew the game, I raised a gamer. I was like, “Uh-huh.” “Cate Blanchett.” “Yes.”
“Well, no, no, no, you have to hear about —” “No. Am I in scenes with Cate Blanchett? I’m in the movie with her.” “Yes, you’re in the movie with her.” “Yes, I will do the movie.” I literally, I think she is… She is, she justis, and I was thrilled.
In the same way, I didEverything Everywhere All at Oncebecause Michelle Yeoh was in it. I swear. They said, movie, this thing, I didn’t understand it. They said Michelle Yeoh, I said yes. Because these are women who are changing cinema with their incredible work. For me, as an actor, to be able to work with them — but she is, Cate Blanchett, singular, and I’m just thrilled to have the opportunity to work with her.
I know that seems weird to y’all, that you think we’re all just BSing you. But the truth is, most of us are unemployed most of our lives. Actors are really unemployed a lot. So, when you get an opportunity to work on something with actors you admire, you say yes. It’s not, this isn’t a hard decision, honestly. When else am I going to work with Cate Blanchett? When else, what else? I’m 66 years old. When else am I going to get to be in a movie where I play… like an auntie to her, like a deep relationship with her? It’s an extraordinary opportunity, and all of us sitting here are here because we’ve had those opportunities. So don’t think we’re just like, “Oh yeah, everybody’s so great. We love each other.” I mean, I was in a movie with f-ing Cate Blanchett. I mean, I flew to Budapest in the middle of Covid to be in a movie with Cate Blanchett because she’s such an artist, and that is how we all are. And so that’s true. None of this is bs.
Cate Blanchett Is A Huge Draw For Borderlands
Will She Be Enough To Bring The Movie Success?
As the leading star inBorderlands,Blanchett represents much of the movie’s draw. The actor has already been the recipient of two Academy Awards for her work inThe Aviator(2004) andBlue Jasmine(2014), four Golden Globes, and four BAFTAs. She starred as Galadriel in theLord of the Ringstrilogy, and she also appeared inIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull(2008),Thor: Ragnarok(2017), andOcean’s 8(2018). Having her name attached to any movie is an impressive accomplishment, and her latest will likely benefit.
How Old Cate Blanchett’s Lilith Is Compared To Borderlands' Video Game Character
The impressive cast of video game adaptation Borderlands is led by Cate Blanchett’s Lilith, but how old is the star compared to her game counterpart?
There will be some serious competition forthe action-comedy at the box office, however.Deadpool & Wolverine, which shares the genre, will be entering its third weekend, and its impressive opening hints at a strong run.Still, Blanchett’s latest will be the only major release on the August 9 weekend, leaving a powerful opportunity for it to attempt to compete with the FoxX-Menuniverse’s induction into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As an adaptation, it has a pre-existing audience to use as a base, while Blanchett’s name and performance can help bring some attention.
With a budget of $100 million,it should need approximately $250 millionto achieve profitability after the theaters take their cut. Streaming could change that dynamic, astheBorderlandsmovie could very well succeedafter it is eventually pulled from theaters. The marketing effort is only beginning to increase, and more projections will be coming in the next few weeks. Still, with a strong cast and a recognizable video game IP and characters, Blanchett and Curtis' partnership could help to secure a strong box office opening.
Borderlands
Cast
Based on the video game franchise, Borderlands is a sci-fi action-comedy film that follows Cate Blanchett as Lilith, a treasure hunter who returns to her home planet, Pandora, to find a tycoon’s missing daughter. Together with a group of unlikely allies, such as a soldier, a teenaged demolitions expert, a wise-cracking robot, and an eccentric scientist, the group will work together to save the girl - all while learning to deal with each other’s unyielding quirks.
