See Jack Black's Fun Message To The Video Game Fans Who Are All Excited To See Him In Borderlands
Jack Black is looking forward to seeing Borderlands as much as the fans.
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As video game adaptations have become more common and more successful, Jack Black has made something of a name for himself in the genre. First, he starred in the new Jumanji movies, which weren’t based on games, but were inspired by them. Now he’s Bowser in the Super Mario Bros. Movie, and very soon he’ll be Claptrap when the Borderlands release date arrives later this summer.
Borderlands fans are certainly looking forward to seeing how the upcoming video game movie is, and Jack Black told us that he’s very excited to see it come out as well. The actor admits he's been "en fuego" of late with the video game movie roles. However, there’s one thing that nobody should forget: he’s Bowser.
Jack Black’s rendition of “Peaches” alone may have solidified the actor as the Bowser for a generation of Mario fans. The song is so iconic that it was included in Universal Orlando Resort’s new nighttime show dedicated to the great music in movie history. “Peaches” resides alongside the Jurassic Park theme, the Jaws theme and E.T., and even some music not written by John Williams.
Claptrap is another big voice role that is different enough from Bowser that many might not even realize Jack Black is the voice of both. Claptrap is a sarcastic motormouth who, in most Borderlands games is little more than a guide and occasional quest-giver, but in the new movie, the little robot will go on the quest. Black is in the Borderlands cast alongside the likes of Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Hart, and Cate Blanchett.
A second Super Mario Bros. movie release date has already been set for 2026. While a return for Black as Bowser has not been confirmed, it seems to be all but a given. If I were to guess, I’d not only assume he’ll be back, but that the script will give him another reason to sing. He was captured with his piano, after all.
Considering Jack Black also sang in his last voice role (sort of) in his return as Po in Kung Fu Panda 4 (his band Tenacious D covered Brittney Spears’ “Hit Me Baby One More Time” over the closing credits), one has to wonder if Borderlands has found some excuse for Jack Black to sing. The character isn’t exactly known for that, but then again, neither was Bowser.
Borderlands looks like a lot of fun, even if the big reason for that may be the fact that it looks to be borrowing heavily from Guardians of the Galaxy. The game is a successful franchise with multiple entries, and if the movie is a success, we can guess that Jack Black will continue to dominate video game movies with multiple successful franchises.
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CinemaBlend’s resident theme park junkie and amateur Disney historian, Dirk began writing for CinemaBlend as a freelancer in 2015 before joining the site full-time in 2018. He has previously held positions as a Staff Writer and Games Editor, but has more recently transformed his true passion into his job as the head of the site's Theme Park section. He has previously done freelance work for various gaming and technology sites. Prior to starting his second career as a writer he worked for 12 years in sales for various companies within the consumer electronics industry. He has a degree in political science from the University of California, Davis. Is an armchair Imagineer, Epcot Stan, Future Club 33 Member.