This week, the Borderlands movie is out in theaters, and the reviews have not been kind. On top of everything else, the PG-13 film is up against Marvel's R-rated juggernaut, Deadpool and Wolverine, which should sail to another win in its third weekend. But there's a much darker version of Borderlands that we may never see, because this film was originally intended to be R-rated as well.
Borderlands stunt coordinator Jimmy O'Dee told ScreenRant that the movie had a lot of gory violence, including decapitations and dismemberment, that didn't make it into the final film.
"We were shooting an R-rated movie when we did it," recalled O'Dee. "So, we were blowing people's heads off. And we were cutting feet off. We were doing all of that. But then, you know, a lot happens. We shot that nearly three years ago, or we just finished it. So, I guess a lot happens in post, and they see where it's going to go and what market they're aiming for. But literally the idea and the brief was carnage... Go for it and then we'll sort it out in post."
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