Borderlands Director on Why the Movie has Its Own Canon - Main Image

When it comes to video game adaptations, there is always the question of following the game canon or establishing its own original story.

The Fallout series works in the same canon as the games, but adaptations like Tomb Raider, The Last of Us, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie have to establish their own lore to make sense storywise.

Despite the large world established by the Borderlands game, the film still decided to have its own canon, and director Eli Roth talks about the decision to stay out of the game’s timeline.

Is the Borderlands Movie Canon?

Talking to Dexerto, Roth explained that he had discussions with Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford about what continuity the Borderlands film should follow, and they both agreed that they should be in different canons. Roth explains:

“The game’s the game,...