Coming hot off the heels of the casting of Florian Munteanu as Krieg, actress Haley Bennett has been officially cast in Eli Roth’sBorderlandsmovie.However, unlike previous casting calls, Haley Bennett will be playing as an original character, not before seen in any of theBorderlandsgames.
The news comes exclusively from IGN, which has been covering the movie since the announcement last February. So far,Borderlandshas featured a variety of casting calls, fromJamie Lee Curtis as Dr. Patricia Tannisto Ariana Greenblatt as Tiny Tina toJack Black as the voice of ClapTrap. Haley Bennett is another exciting addition, but the big intrigue about her casting is her role.
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Haley will be starring as an unnamed character that will be “the key to the past of Cate Blanchett’s Lilith.” AsBorderlandsfans know, Lilith is a Siren, a Vault Hunter with cosmic abilities, able to give her an edge in combat. Lillith’s story has been central to the story ofBorderlandsand the roles of the Vault Hunters. Lillith was central to the events ofBorderlands 2andBorderlands 3and was an important NPC inBorderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Haley Bennett has had her hand in a variety of major films and independent productions. Haley starred in theaction thrillerThe Equalizer, directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Denzel Washington. Haley would, once again, be paired with Denzel and Antoine inThe Magnificent Seven.where she displayed more of a lead role as her character, Emma, hires The Seven. Haley would star as the lead in the independent psychological body horror filmSwallow,receiving critical praise for her performance.
The casting of Haley Bennett is exciting but introduces a new mystery to the production. As Haley’s character is an original, unnamed character, it is perfectly possible for Eli Roth’sBorderlandsto not only be an original story set within theBorderlandsuniverse, but feature entirely new, never-before-seen characters that are pivotal to the plot, and perhaps, theBorderlandsuniverse.Borderlandsis rich in loreand myth, from the mystery of the Eridians to the true origins of certain robots, such as FL4k. While it is unknown exactly what directionBorderlandswill go into, there is plenty of possibilities to be potentially explored in the movie.
