Creating a film based on a beloved franchise is tricky business. No matter what the approach, there will always be fans who disapprove. Such is the case with the upcoming film adaptation of the video game Borderlands, which will fall victim to the classic issue of a passionate fanbase that simply pictured a different type of big screen take.
We’ve already heard the backlash surrounding the film’s rating, but perhaps the loudest disapproval pre-release has come from fans who simply cannot picture Kevin Hart as the soldier Roland, a popular character from the games. Well, it seems that Hart’s co-star has the same reservations, but promises you simply have to see it to believe it. Florian Munteanu seems over the moon to be playing Borderlands’ iconic psychopath, Krieg.
This is because Munteanu himself is a huge fan of the games, so much so that even he had to do a double take at Kevin Hart’s casting as Roland. He said this: I was happy to be in a movie with Kevin Hart, but then on the other side, I knew the game. I knew the role that Kevin was playing, and I'm not gonna lie, I had a little bit of doubts as well.
You know, just because Roland is a very stoic and big soldier who is known for his fighting skills. Kevin is just known for something else. But that's the beauty about acting, you know, and that's the beauty about such talented people.
They are able to step out of their usual character. Florian Munteanu is a professional boxer who recently came up in Hollywood .