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Randy Pitchford Supports An Animated Borderlands Film, But Not An Anime

By 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Rhiannon Bevan

Published Aug 12, 2024

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Randy Pitchford supports the idea of an animated Borderlands adaptation.
However, he doesn't think the series would work as an anime.
This comes after the failure of the Borderlands movie, currently in cinemas.

The 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Borderlands movie is a critical and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:commercial failure, as both fans and critics are disappointed by the adaptation. It's prompted many to wonder where it all went wrong, trying to figure out how Borderlands could have worked on the big screen - and some believe its issues stem from it being live-action.

In response to this, Gearbox co-founder Randy Pitchford agrees that an animated Borderlands film or TV show could work. However, he is very adamant that it should not be an anime, arguing that the series isn't suited for this format.

Borderlands Could Work In Animation, Says Randy Pitchford

Pitchford first made his distaste for a Borderlands anime know𒀰n before the film premiered in theatres. In response to a fan who put the idea forward, he , "Borderlands anime? Are you on drugs? That sounds like a terrible idea."

Since the film was released, Pitchford has been constantly responding to negative comments, as 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:he is a huge defender of the project. However, this once again brought up the𒅌 idea that Borderlands would work better in animation, something Pitchford has commented on again.

"I think an animated Borderlands would be cool, but I don’t parse that the same as anime," says Pitchford. "I think🌌 anime is a very specific genre and I don’t think Borderlands is well suited for it."

Of course, this doesn't mean that an animated Borderlands movie will be with us anytime soon. The live-action film just crashed and burned during its opening weekend, making just $8.8 million in the US. This amounts to just around eight percent of its $115 million budget, and that's not even including the costs for marketing and distribution.

At the very least, Pitchford has previously said that news 🥂on the next game is coming "sooner rather than later", so fans should have that to look forward to.