Edgar Ramirez to play Atlas in Borderlands film

Venezuelan actor Edgar Ramirez has been roped to star opposite Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis and Jack Black in the upcoming film adaptation of the popular video game, Boderlands. Ramirez will play the role of business tycoon and arms manufacturer Atlas, the most powerful person in the game's universe. 

Filmmaker Eli Roth is directing the film from a script by Emmy-winning Chernobyl-creator Craig Mazin.

Blanchett stars as Lilith, a woman with great superpowers; Hart plays the legendary thief Roland; Curtis is cast as archeologist and scientist Dr Tannis, and Black essays the role of Claptrap, an enthusiastic robot.

Child actor Ariana Greenblatt, best known for playing young Gamora in Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War, will play Tiny Tina, an unstable 13-year-old explosive expert.

Arad Productions' Avi Arad and Ari Arad are producing the project along with Erik Feig of Picturestart.