‘Creed II’ actor Florian Munteanu in talks for ‘Borderlands’ film

By PTI
LOS ANGELES: Boxer-turned-actor Florian Munteanu, finest recognized for starring in “Creed II”, is in negotiations to joins the forged of Lionsgate’s “Borderlands” film. An adaptation of fashionable online game of the identical title, the film shall be directed by Eli Roth from a script by Emmy-winning “Chernobyl” creator Craig Mazin.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, if finalised, Munteanu will be a part of Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jack Black and Ariana Greenblatt within the film. Blanchett stars as Lilith, a lady with nice superpowers; Hart performs the legendary thief Roland; Curtis is forged as archeologist and scientist Dr Tannis, and Black essays the position of Claptrap, an enthusiastic robotic.

Munteanu will play Krieg, the musclebound, rhetorically challenged protector of Tiny Tina (Greenblatt), the unstable 13-year-old explosive professional. Avi Arad and Ari Arad are producing “Borderlands” by way of their Arad Productions banner together with Picturestart’s Erik Feig.

The film, which is able to begin manufacturing in April in Hungary, shall be government produced by Randy Pitchford and Strauss Zelnick. Munteanu made his function appearing debut with “Creed II”, wherein he portrayed Drago reverse Michael B Jordan’s Adonis Creed.

He will subsequent star as Razor Fist in Marvel Studios’ upcoming superhero film “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”, which is scheduled to be launched worldwide in July.