In recent years, weve seen excellent adaptations of video games into movies and television. These kinds of productions have reached new quality standards, making us believe that the curse of video game movies and series was over.
However, the movie Borderlands has just debuted and is already considered one of the worst films of the year. The production has disappointed both critics and fans, receiving very negative reviews and being considered a poor adaptation.
Despite this, Strauss Zelnick, head of Take-Two, believes that the adaptation of his popular franchise deserves a chance. He has encouraged fans to watch and enjoy it. Additionally, he revealed whether the movies poor performance would impact them commercially.
Strauss Zelnick believes the Borderlands movie is great and invites fans to watch it
In recent statements, the executive affirmed that at Take-Two, they are and will always be very selective when adapting a video game to the big screen. He added that such projects are not essential for the studio; however, they do their best to make them appealing.
On the other hand, he revealed that a poor performance of the movie will not affect Take-Twos finances nor will it change anything related to the future of the franchise in the realm of video games. This will certainly relieve more than one fan, as the film was very poorly received.
Regarding the negative reviews, Zelnick believes that the movie deserves a chance, as it has remarkable elements, and a talented creative team worked on it. For this reason, he invited players to watch it and said he would be paying close attention to their opinions.
"Lets give the film a chance. A lot of people worked really hard on it. The underlying intellectual property is phenomenal, the cast is amazing, I think the look and feel is really terrific. So lets see what audiences have to say. But to answer your question, no, the performance of the film wouldnt have a financial impact on us or on the franchise one way or another," the executive commented.
The film, starring Ariana Greenblatt, Cate Blanchett, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jack Black, and Kevin Hart, was described by critics as a complete disaster and hard to watch. Thus, the Borderlands movie breaks the recent good streak of video game-based adaptations.
