As the first-ever live-action film adaptation of the franchise, the upcoming Borderlands movie naturally has a lot of pressure riding on its shoulders. Then, on top of the franchise adventuring into uncharted territory, the Borderlands movie is also in a position where it will need to appeal to new and longtime fans of Borderlands to set Borderlands 4 up for success. As such, expectations for the Borderlands movie to provide a faithful adaptation of the beloved games are quite high.