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Director Eli Roth s Borderlands movie adaptation continues to pick up the pace with today s news that yet another big name has joined the cast, this time in the form of Jack Black, who ll play the Borderlands series irrepressible robot Claptrap.
That s according to The Hollywood Reporter, which quotes Roth - who previously directed Black on the movie The House with a Clock in its Walls - as saying, I am so excited to reunite with Jack, this time in the recording booth. Claptrap is the funniest character in the game, and Jack is perfect to bring him to the big screen .
Jack Black Joins Borderlands Movie Cast as Robot Claptrap
Reuniting him with Cate Blanchett, Eli Roth, and Kevin Hart. By Akhil Arora | Updated: 12 February 2021 13:25 IST
Photo Credit: Amblin Entertainment/Reliance Entertainment
Jack Black in The House with a Clock in Its Walls
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Claptrap, a voice-only role, is Borderlands’ de-facto mascot
Black has previously voiced Po in Kung Fu Panda series
Jack Black has joined the Borderlands movie cast as the robot Claptrap, Lionsgate has announced, alongside the previously announced casting of Cate Blanchett as the legendary thief Lilith, Kevin Hart as the skilled soldier Roland, and Jamie Lee Curtis as an archaeologist called Tannis. Unlike the other three, Black will have a voice-only role (just as Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel did for Rocket and Groot on
Claptrap, the yellow robot with a distinct attitude, will be voiced by Jack Black in the upcoming Borderlands movie from Lionsgate. The casting is arguably
Jack Black Joins Expanding Cast of Eli Roth’s New BORDERLANDS Movie as Snarky Robot Claptrap
Jack Black Joins Expanding Cast of Eli Roth’s New BORDERLANDS Movie as Snarky Robot Claptrap! By Josh Millican
Eli Roth’s adaptation of the popular video game
Borderlands with Cate Blanchett and Kevin Hart will shoot this year. Earlier this week, we got word that horror icon Jamie Lee Curtis had joined the cast as Dr. Patricia Tannis.
Today brings word that Jack Black has joined the production. Deadline reports:
Black will voice the role of Claptrap, a persistently sarcastic robot that isn’t all that invested in the survival of his teammate.