'Borderlands' Fans Detest Kevin Hart As Roland After Cast Announcement
Kevin Hart has been cast as the role of Roland in the video game turned movie, “Borderlands,” and fans of the game are being vocal about how much they despise the choice.
The Lionsgate film has kept the plot of the movie hush-hush, but viewers can expect it to center around the 2009 game.
The game takes place on the planet of Pandora while “Vault-Hunters” try to save the galaxy while obtaining loot along the way, according to the game’s website.
In the game, Roland is seen as a tall and strong character who in the movie is described as a “skilled ex-soldier-turned-mercenary” by Variety.
Fans of the game are confused why they would cast Hart when he doesn’t look anything like the video game version of his character.
A list of people who should be Roland instead of Kevin hart:
— Abraham J. □□□□□□□□ (I redacted the word toenails) (@champaroni_jr) January 26, 2021
Anyone actually over 6 foot lolol
this is quite possibly the worst casting choice I have ever seen in any movie
How do you look at Roland say "Yeah, Kevin Hart." pic.twitter.com/gXG6fHuBLz
— NewTSage 🔜 DreamCon (@NewTSage) January 26, 2021
Other fans believe he would have been better suited for the role of Claptrap, who’s a CL4P-TP general-purpose robot with a very enthusiastic personality.
#Borderlands becoming a movie? Okay. What’s not okay? Kevin Hart NOT being cast as Claptrap. pic.twitter.com/UhWaGm2nuU
— katie (@manismoplin) January 26, 2021
It's extremely funny that Kevin Hart got announced for the Borderlands movie on twitter, but since they didn't say he was Roland immediately, everyone said "Well, little screaming guy, he's obviously Claptrap!"
— Mom (@shinimomi) January 26, 2021
In addition to Hart, Cate Blanchett will be playing the role of Lilith, who is in the Siren class in the game.
A release date or filming date hasn’t been announced yet. There are also three "Borderlands" episodes/seasons, so whether or not there will be sequels to the movie is unknown.
Hart’s recent work includes “The Man From Toronto” and “Fatherhood.” He’s best known for his roles in the new “Jumanji” series, “Ride Along” and “Central Intelligence.”

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