“On Borderlands, nearly everything that could go wrong did go wrong: it sat on the shelf for “On Borderlands, nearly everything that could go wrong did go wrong: it sat on the shelf for too long during the pandemic, and reshoots and rising interest rates took it outside the safety zone of our usual strict financial models,” Feltheimer said. With a budget of around $120 million, Borderlands stands to lose the studio a lot of money. Although Lionsgate did mitigate some of the risks by selling foreign rights, sources told Deadline that Borderlands could still lose as much as $30 million. “The success of our financial models doesn’t take the place of also getting the creative right,” Feltheimer added long during the pandemic, and reshoots and rising interest rates took it outside the safety zone of our usual strict financial models,” Feltheimer said. With a budget of around $120 million, Borderlands stands to lose the studio a lot of money. Although Lionsgate did mitigate some of the risks by selling foreign rights, sources told Deadline that Borderlands could still lose as much as $30 million. “The success of our financial models doesn’t take the place of also getting the creative right,” Feltheimer added
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Movies based on video games are a tricky proposition and are usually hit or miss with audiences. You may have a built-in crowd with those familiar with the game, but the you’re introducing yourself to everyone else.
Next, you have to tell a story that makes sense and works within the allotted time.
Direction is important. If it’s a tech-heavy project, you need someone that can handle action, effects, and stunts.
Ideally you cast those who not only can act, but are also believable in their roles.
Unfortunately this movie falters on all the above. The story doesn’t quite work. The actors are miscast. There’s multiple directors on this one, as there were reshoots years later.
Reshoots are not necessarily a bad thing, as you can go in and fix issues. It’s unclear what was changed and if it was for the better. There are some bad scenes.
Borderlands is a movie where you possibly question how it got made at all. It’s a bit of a mess.