July 2025 | Film & TV
On a planet where everything wants to kill you, the biggest threat is still other humans.
Borderlands: Vault Wars raises the stakes of the chaotic sci-fi franchise, throwing two rival crews into a race for a newly discovered Vault — a treasure trove of alien tech, lost knowledge, and power that could shift the balance of the galaxy.
The only problem? They have to survive each other first.
Plot Summary: One Vault. Two Teams. No Rules.
When a second Vault is unearthed on the wasteland planet of Pandora, every mercenary, bounty hunter, and warlord comes crawling out of the woodwork. But two elite teams make it to the front of the race — and they’re not playing nice.
As they battle radioactive beasts, savage locals, and the planet’s unpredictable terrain, alliances fracture and secrets unravel. By the time they reach the Vault, it’s no longer about treasure — it’s about who’s still alive to open it.
New Lead Cast: Power, Paranoia, and Mayhem
Dave Bautista commands the screen as the brutal, no-nonsense squad leader who believes firepower solves everything — and usually, it does.
Florence Pugh plays the rogue mechanic with a talent for breaking rules and building weapons from scrap. She’s not here for loyalty — just the payoff.
John Boyega portrays a calculated ex-military tactician whose past may be more dangerous than the monsters outside. He has a plan… probably.
Themes to Watch For
Survival Over Strategy
In Pandora, tactics come second to pure, brutal instinct.
Treasure vs. Trust
What’s more valuable: the Vault’s secrets — or the people you might have to betray to get to them?
Glorious Chaos
From improvised explosions to sarcastic one-liners mid-firefight, this is Borderlands in its most unhinged form.
Why It Works
Vault Wars leans into the franchise’s anarchic energy while sharpening the emotional stakes. The film balances absurd, over-the-top action with deeper questions about loyalty, sacrifice, and what happens when the fight becomes the reward.
It’s violent. It’s funny. It’s beautifully unhinged.
Just another day on Pandora.