Making movies based on video games is often a career death wish for filmmakers, so what better director to tackle a live-action adaptation of 2K Games' Borderlands loot series than Death Wish director Eli Roth? ? As reported by Deadline, Roth will direct the adaptation for Lionsgate, with production slated to begin later in the year. The director has proven to be quite adept at portraying torture on screen in the past, making him an ideal choice for recreating Borderlands' excruciating comedy flair. Craig Mazin (Chernobyl) has already submitted a first project, with Erik Feig (I Know What You Did Last Summer), Avi Arad and Ari Arad (Iron Man) producing tasks along with Gearbox Interactive founder Randy Pitchford and CEO Take-Two interactive, Strauss Zelnick, as executive producers. "I'm so excited to dive into the world of Borderlands and I couldn't do it with a better script, production team and studio," Roth said of the project, further claiming that "Randy Pitchford and everyone at Gearbox have been incredibly supportive of my ideas. , it really sounds like a perfect storm of creators coming together." While Roth is best known for his gruesome work in the horror genre, including splatter rates like Cabin Fever and Hostel, the director has branched out in recent years, realizing the aforementioned Bruce Willis actor Death Wish. , and the fantastic family film The House with a clock on its walls. Now, if Roth decides to launch a little hostel-type torture against well-deserved robot companion Claptrap, we won't hold it against him...