Latest Casting Additions For Eli Roth’s Borderlands Film Welcomes Ariana Greenblatt As Tiny Tina, Jamie Lee Curtis As Dr. Tannis, And Florian Munteanu To Play Kreig

While the Borderlands IP remains to be a prominent franchise within the video game industry, the handling of the property itself is in new hands. In that, THQ Nordic parent company Embracer Group announced to be establishing a merger with Gearbox Entertainment making the firm its seventh fully-operating subsidiary under the label.

Outside of the primary video game series, progress is to be made in regards to casting for the coming motion picture as well. Most recently, The Hollywood Reporter pressed on the addition of Jack Black to voice the comic relief robot, Claptrap. However, the production is still developing as plenty of other castings for prominent characters has yet to be revealed for the upcoming video game adaptation.

Again from The Hollywood Reporter as of late, the publication reports that Tiny Tina has found her own actress as well, Ariana Greenblatt. Greenblatt is most recognized for her roles in Avengers: Infinity War, Love and Monsters, and to voice in the upcoming sequel, Boss Baby: Family Business. Director Eli Roth said this on the welcoming of the young actress:

Ariana is a spectacular new talent in cinema. She has already worked with many of my close collaborators and everyone raves about her. She blew us all away in her audition, and I cannot wait to see her bring the wild, insane and unpredictable Tiny Tina to the big screen. She’s going to blow up on screen like one of Tina’s grenades.

The announcement is also in conjunction for casting of another notable character in the Borderlands universe, Dr. Tannis. The character is said to be casted by Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween, Knives Out). In addition to the discovery, a separate report also surfaced disclosing psycho lead Kreig receiving a new casting as well. IGN Reports that Florian Munteanu to play the antagonist role.

“Florian brings real humanity and multiple layers to a character who on the surface seems totally insane and brutally savage,” Roth elaborates in a statement. “Krieg was by far the most difficult role to cast, and Florian brought him to life and grounded him in a way that I didn’t know was possible. He’s going to be a brilliant Krieg and will fit in perfectly with our incredible cast”

As for filming on the upcoming motion picture, The Hollywood Reporter once again previously issued new details on the production. As per a pressing from Midatlantic Films, the video game movie is said to be begin rolling sometine soon in 2021. You can read the full report by heading here.

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Source: The Hollywood Reporter, IGN