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That said, to the uninitiated, it might appear to be.
In short: it’s anything but a satirical take on the MCU.
Welcome to the Borderlands, everyone!
Borderlandsarrives in theaters on August 9.
All threeGuardiansfilms are available to stream onDisney Plus.
3, actively helped to get aBorderlandsfilm made.
Even Gearbox’s Randy Pitchford believes theGuardiansmovies had an impact on theBorderlandsfilm
Indeed, development on the Blanchett-fronted movie actually started beforeGuardians of the Galaxy Vol.
It’s funny, we started this process beforeGuardians, the films were made.
And I actually did a thing once with James Gunn who wrote and directed theGuardiansmovies.
And I don’t want to take him out of turn, but he knew about Borderlands.
So I think there’s actually probably mutual influence and I think that’s awesome.
But I will say I don’t think James' goal was to makeGuardianslikeBorderlands.
And I don’t thinkBorderlands' goal is to makeBorderlandslikeGuardians."
So, there you have it: even Pitchford admits there are comparisons to be made between the movies.
Don’t let your friends tell you, then, that you’re silly for thinking likewise.
