The Borderlands movie was already one of the most controversial video game adaptations long before its most recent trailer hit the internet. A history almost a decade in the making, talks surrounding a Borderlands movie were first had in May 2015, where Saw star Leigh Whannell expressed his interest in bringing the beloved video game franchise to the big screen. While Lionsgate moved forward with the idea, Whannell was seemingly cut from the production, and that was just the first sign of controversy from the Borderlands movie.