The thinking was that Kevin Hart movies are cheap to make (he probably only needed a week on set if that ) and generally profitable, so this would be too. I think that's about it .
Probably because I didn't even realize this existed until just now. Same thing with the BioShock movie that I'm sure a lot of you only just now learned about because of this comment. If I knew it even existed or was even being made I'd be totally down to see it even if it's awful. That just sounds like a marketing failure to me.
I did hear that borderlands was being made into a movie but had no idea it was already out. And you are correct this is the first I am hearing about a BioShock movie. Marketing failures indeed.
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Ledivin@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 2y
...why is there a borderlands movie?
nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca · 18 pts · 2y
Fair question. Also, why do I already know that Kevin Hart's character in this movie will be indistinguishable from Kevin Hart in any other movie?
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 4 pts · 2y
If Hart was willing to be Roland instead of Kevin Hart I'd consider it, but casting a comedian for the role is honestly kind of suspect regardless.
What, you don't think people would believe a serious black man as the team leader? What was the thinking here, exactly?
nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 2y
The thinking was that Kevin Hart movies are cheap to make (he probably only needed a week on set if that ) and generally profitable, so this would be too. I think that's about it .
TommySoda@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 2y
Probably because I didn't even realize this existed until just now. Same thing with the BioShock movie that I'm sure a lot of you only just now learned about because of this comment. If I knew it even existed or was even being made I'd be totally down to see it even if it's awful. That just sounds like a marketing failure to me.
JeromeVancouver@lemmy.ca · 17 pts · 2y
I did hear that borderlands was being made into a movie but had no idea it was already out. And you are correct this is the first I am hearing about a BioShock movie. Marketing failures indeed.
Chocrates@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2y
Directing failure it sounds like too. Who saw the fandom around borderlands and thought that that cast would hype the fans.
I like all the actresses and actors but they just seemed like a poor fit for the story.
thecodeboss@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Yep same here, had no idea
unreachable@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 2y
Nikokin@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y
I didn't know about Borderlands movie until I saw the trailer during D&W
alexc@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 2y
Cate Blanchett and Jamie Lee Curtis would have made this a maybe, but Kevin Hart as Roland?
Hard pass.
SendMePhotos@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 2y
Because I'm not paying $45 for two people to watch a 90 min film.
RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2y
You don't preorder games, and you certainly don't preorder movies based on games.
Apeman42@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2y
Probably because it looks like microwaved dogshit.
Potatisen@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
Didn't even know it was out...
GBU_28@lemm.ee · 9 pts · 2y
Why would we need a borderlands movie? We have multiple borderlands games
njm1314@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
I thought it was a straight to streaming movie I had no idea it was in theaters.
Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 2y
i knew there was a borderlands movie in decelopement, but had no idea its actually done.
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 5 pts · 2y
They cast Kevin Hart as Roland...
I realize Idris Elba can't play every role, but come on. He's literally a stoic yet handsome straight man.
FunderPants@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 2y
I might go, but only because I subscribe to a movie ticket club and have a few tickets in my bank.
harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 2y
I'm in s a similar situation. I have some free passes so I might go see it