It’s been a long road for the Borderlands movie adaptation. Headed by director Eli Roth, the film began shooting back in 2021, but the project as a whole has been in development since 2015. Borderlands is one of the most recognizable gaming franchises of the past 20 years, so there were high expectations from fans as soon as plans for a film adaptation were announced. Now, with the recent release of the movie’s first trailer, one glaring departure from the games feels completely unnecessary.