After adapting the renowned video game The Last of Us into a hit HBO series, American screenwriter Craig Mazin was credited as the co-writer of the Borderlands movie. However, the writer has denied being a part of the movie.
Similar to The Last of Us, the Borderlands movie is based on a video game of the same name. The writer has denied any claim that suggests that he has co-written the book under a pseudonym. It has been speculated that Mazin is refusing his association with the upcoming project because, currently, there is some controversy surrounding it.
Craig Mazin denies his association with the Borderlands movie
Craig Mazin is a renowned screenwriter who has written some major films for the industry. The actor was recently appreciated for adapting the popular video game, The Last of Us into an HBO series. Following his work, it was rumored that the actor would be co-writing the Borderlands movie, which is also based on a video game of the same name.
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However, Mazin denied any association with the film. He claimed that he isn’t a credited writer of the film; hence, he does not claim any kind of authorship of the film. Not just this, but the writer also denied writing the book under any pen name. Mazin said,
“I am not a credited writer on the film, so I cannot claim any kind of authorship of Borderlands, much less “co-writing.” I did see the report about the pseudonym, which is false. I did not use a pseudonym. If the name in question is indeed a pseudonym, all I can say is… it’s not mine.”
Though the rumors about Mazin writing the Borderlands movie have been busted, it would be interesting to see how the movie goes without Mazin.
What’s in store for the upcoming film Borderlands?
Since it has been clarified by Craig Mazin that he isn’t part of the Borderlands film by any chance, it has been reported that the film is supposed to be written by Zak Olkewicz, Gary Ross, Aaron Berg, Juel Taylor, Tony Rettenmaier, Oren Uziel, and Chris Bremner.
According to the reports, it has been suggested that the film is currently in “post-production hell” following some reshoots and rewrites. Though the film is going through a hectic post-production phase, the actor in the film, Jamie Lee Curtis, is still hopeful for its release by the next year.
The film features Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jack Black, Arianna Greenblatt, Florian Munteanu, Haley Bennett, and Bobby Lee. The film is an adaptation of a video game of the same name that tells the story of Lilith, who forms an alliance and goes on the search for her daughter.
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Source: Variety
