We’ve got our first look at the cast of the Borderlands movie in character via a series of individual silhouette images, as well as a collective group image. Featuring (from left to right) Florian Munteanu as Krieg the Psycho, Ariana Greenblatt as Tiny Tina, Jamie Lee Curtis as Tannis, Cate Blanchett as Lilith , Kevin Hart as Roland, and Claptrap (who will be voiced by Jack Black), these images give us a good idea of the costume designs for each character. The silhouetted portraits capture the essence of each character well, with hope that they can translate to the screen.

Here?s the group of four new silhouettes. @KevinHart4real @jamieleecurtis @big9nasty @ArianaG pic.twitter.com/aaoTR2dhI8
? Randy Pitchford (@DuvalMagic) June 3, 2021
Additionally Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford confirmed that Borderlands movie and game canons are separate. They’ve taken to calling it the Borderlands Cinematic Universe (BCU), a riff on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) of Marvel Comics fame. While the story and characters found in the film are based on and will certainly take influence from the games, the movie will enjoy the creative freedom of its own independent canon that isn’t beholden to the narrative path found in the games.

Some of us working on this are starting to refer to the realm of movie story as ?within the Borderlands Cinematic Universe? (or BCU). It?s parallel and related to the videogames, with authentic characters and themes, but independent canon fro...