All Things Borderlands

[Gonzo]

20 hours ago, Kevin Wilson said:

Am I the only one that thinks the casting for the movie seems.... off? They made very little effort to make them look like the characters from the games. I don't think it has to be exactly right, and if its well acted that is what matters, but it threw me off just from the jump. 

"Hey, so Roland is this huge dude that looks like he could bench press your car. Who should we get to play that role?"

"Uhhh, I dunno, Kevin Hart?"

Other than that, I thought they did okay with it.

[Death From Above]

The bigger thing that bugs me about Kevin Hart in the role is that Roland is the stoic straightman in an otherwise absurd universe. Hard to think of anyone that is less of a stoic straightman than Kevin Hart.

Otherwise, whatever. It's a video game movie I hope people enjoy it.

[Gonzo]

Embracer bought Gearbox Software three years ago for $1.3 billion.

Today, they're selling it to Take Two Entertainment for $460.

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/flagging-megacorp-embracer-group-is-now-selling-off-gearbox-entertainment-to-take-two-for-dollar460-million/

I'm not a business expert or anything like that, but that seems bad.