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Taylor Sheridan is writing the adaptation of the 'Call of Duty' video game franchise for Paramount, with Peter Berg directing, despite Sheridan's upcoming move to NBCUniversal for future projects.
The first trailer for the long-awaited "Borderlands" movie, based on the popular video game series, features a star-studded ensemble including Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, and Jamie Lee Curtis. The film follows outlaw Lilith, played by Blanchett, as she returns to her home planet to find a missing girl, assembling a crew of outcasts for the dangerous mission. The movie, directed by Eli Roth, has been in development since 2015 and is set for release on August 9, 2022.
The adaptation of the video game "Borderlands" is set for release on August 9, 2024, with an ensemble cast including Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, and Kevin Hart. The movie follows Lilith, an outlaw who returns to her home planet to find a missing girl, teaming up with a group of unlikely heroes to battle alien monsters and dangerous bandits. Directed by Eli Roth, the film promises a mix of action and character-driven storytelling.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is now available to rent or buy from Prime Video and other digital storefronts. The movie broke several records within weeks of hitting theaters, including passing $1 billion in sales and claiming the title of highest-grossing video game movie of all time. Reviews for the movie were mixed, but it was an absolute hit with moviegoers, earning an 8.6 user score on Metacritic. Peacock will likely have the film available by August, but if you want to snag the movie for your home theater as soon as it becomes available, be sure to check out Amazon’s movie page.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie, a collaboration between Universal, Illumination, and Nintendo, has officially made $1 billion at the box office, becoming the most financially successful video game movie ever. The movie's success guarantees more Mario sequels and signals Nintendo's plan to build a new entertainment empire might just work.
Taron Egerton stars in the new movie Tetris, which tells the thrilling origin story of the popular video game. The film follows Henk Rogers, the video game designer and entrepreneur who risked everything to negotiate with authorities in Soviet Russia for the rights to the game in the late 1980s. Egerton describes the movie as a Cold War thriller, complete with espionage, double-crosses, and threats against Rogers' family. The Welsh actor relates to Rogers' constant hustle and determination, and found the script to be a compulsive read. Tetris premieres on Apple TV+ on March 31.
"Tetris" is a surprisingly engaging movie that tells the backstory of the classic video game and its journey from Soviet Russia to the rest of the world. The film plays like a Cold War thriller as three teams of Western rivals race one another to Russia to secure the rights to distribute Tetris on international gaming consoles. Taron Egerton stars as Dutch-Indonesian entrepreneur Henk Rogers, who puts his life savings into Tetris and must navigate the complicated world of international business and politics to secure the rights. The movie also doubles as a nifty history lesson, reminding audiences of just how tense things were between the Soviet Union and the rest of the world in the late 1980s.