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The live-action film adaptation of the popular video game "Borderlands" has proven to be one of Lionsgate's most significant financial disappointments in recent years. Produced with a budget exceeding $100 million, the film garnered a meager global box office of approximately $33 million. Critical reception was equally dismal, with critics, video game fans, and general audiences universally panning the movie. However, audiences weren't the only ones left disappointed; director Eli Roth recently opened up to Variety, accusing Lionsgate of making extensive, haphazard cuts to the film in an effort to reduce its violent content.
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"The bigger the budget, the more risk-averse the studio naturally becomes," Roth lamented in the interview. "But my nature as a filmmaker is to do something different, because that's how I truly do things well. What they ultimately got was a film that didn't belong to anyone. It's not a children's movie, yet it tries to attract every demographic. It's meant for gamers, but it lacks the violent scenes gamers want to see because that would be too expensive. In the end, all you get is a mishmash."
via： Variety