00:00Kevin Hart has officially signed on to star in Lionsgate's adaptation of the video game Borderlands.
00:05This comes after Hart played a video game avatar in two Jumanji movies,
00:09with the most recent being 2019's Jumanji The Next Level.
00:12Are we in Florida?
00:13And you?
00:14Milo Walker.
00:16Did I die and turn into some kind of a small, muscular boy scout?
00:21Are we dead?
00:23In Borderlands, Hart will play the skilled soldier Roland in what will be a more serious acting turn for the star,
00:28who is known worldwide for his comedy chops.
00:30He had been in negotiations for months.
00:33Cate Blanchett is also set to star in the film as legendary thief Lilith.
00:37Emmy-winning Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin wrote the script.
00:40And Eli Roth is directing the film.
00:42He said in a statement,
00:43I'm thrilled to be working with Kevin.
00:44Borderlands is a different kind of role for him,
00:47and we are excited to thrill audiences with a side of Kevin they've never seen before.
00:50He's going to be an amazing Roland.
00:52The Borderlands video game launched in 2009 to acclaim,
00:55with Gearbox Software and publisher 2K debuting Borderlands 3 in September 2019.
01:01The video game series has sold more than 66 million units.
01:05As for Hart, the actor has a number of projects in the pipeline,
01:08including the action comedy Man from Toronto,
01:10which he has rapped opposite Woody Harrelson and Kaley Cuoco.
01:13He is also rapped on the film Fatherhood.
01:15For more on this story, go to THR.com.
01:17For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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