J.J. Abrams Developing HALF-LIFE And PORTAL Movies

J.J. Abrams Developing HALF-LIFE And PORTAL Movies

J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot and video game company Valve Software will work together to bring Half-Life and Portal to the big screen. Video game adaptations look to be all the rage at the moment and could finally be getting their due in Hollywood.

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By MarkJulian - Feb 06, 2013 10:02 AM EST
Filed Under: Video Games
Source: Variety








Don't worry he won't be directing, he'll be busy with other things....probably. But his production company Bad Robot will be teaming with Valve Software to adapt some of each others properties for video games and films. BR will help Valve make movies and Valve will help BR make video games. "We sort of reached the point where we decided that we needed to do more than talk,"said Gabe Newell of Valve. [Quote supplied by Engadget]

Video game adaptations appear to be in a bit of a resurgence with recognizable talent signing up for films such as:

World of Warcraft--Duncan Jones to direct, Johnny Depp rumored to star
Need for Speed -- Scott Waugh to direct, Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper, Imogen Poots and Michael Keaton to star
Mortal Kombat: Legacy 2 -- Kevin Tancharoen to direct, Casper Van Dien, Brian Tee, Cary Tagawa to star
Splinter Cell -- Tom Hardy to star
Assassins Creed -- Michael Fassbender to star



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PaulRom
PaulRom - 2/6/2013, 10:22 AM
http://t.co/urk9TC9W
Hellsing
Hellsing - 2/6/2013, 10:31 AM
is JJ Abrams the new Del Toro? developing a 1000 projects on the side whilst directing pretty good movies themselves.
LMB10
LMB10 - 2/6/2013, 10:33 AM
[frick]ing yes. Best news in ages.
Nomadic1
Nomadic1 - 2/6/2013, 10:35 AM
VG's to movies do not seem to work well. Some do, some don't. As cool and fun as Portal is, not sure if it will work as a movie.
DaenerysTargaryen
DaenerysTargaryen - 2/6/2013, 10:39 AM
Its official: JJ Abrams is trying to form a Sci-fi monopoly
mk
mk - 2/6/2013, 10:39 AM
HALF LIFE! YES
TurdFergunson
TurdFergunson - 2/6/2013, 11:03 AM
HOLY $HIT $TORM!! A good Half Life movie would be huge. That game has an awesome story line. Lets hope it doesnt get the "Halo Movie" treatment.
heisei24
heisei24 - 2/6/2013, 11:04 AM
A Portal movie?Hell yes!
95
95 - 2/6/2013, 11:08 AM
They seem to fit over at Bad Robot.
ahhmynuts
ahhmynuts - 2/6/2013, 11:10 AM
JJs wallet is gonna be so freakin fat
sexfoodcomics
sexfoodcomics - 2/6/2013, 11:13 AM
Brad Pitt for Gordan Freeman!!!!!
jj2112
jj2112 - 2/6/2013, 11:16 AM
I agree mattspen, I no longer remember what happened in the previous games. Seriously, if JJ focuses on pure action (something he did well in Alias and IM3) the movie could work, but he should stay away from any mysteries this time.
QuietStorm
QuietStorm - 2/6/2013, 11:25 AM
I think Leo, who probably wont be in a CBM, will now get his chance to do one of the great video games.
TheRedSkull
TheRedSkull - 2/6/2013, 11:27 AM
He's slowly becoming the next Nolan, where he's seen as a god among other directors. Seriously, stop lumping so much on these talented directors or else they're gonna [frick] up badly
HughJasol
HughJasol - 2/6/2013, 11:37 AM
Bryan Cranston as Gordon Freeman! Do it.
Nomadic1
Nomadic1 - 2/6/2013, 11:37 AM
Where is that Mass Effect movie we heard about 2 yrs ago?
polarkyle
polarkyle - 2/6/2013, 11:47 AM
Where that twisted metal and dead space movies that are supposed to be in development
EsoOne
EsoOne - 2/6/2013, 12:04 PM
Stop this madness and make Cloverfield 2 already.
Fogs
Fogs - 2/6/2013, 12:07 PM
A Half-Life movie. That's something I really want to see. And since an Aperture Tech ship was seen in the end of Ep. 2 there is definitelly connection between the 2 stories.
spanky87
spanky87 - 2/6/2013, 12:10 PM
I'm starting to get really sick of JJ abrams
IIIAdamantiumIII
IIIAdamantiumIII - 2/6/2013, 12:21 PM
first star trek then wars, NOW MY HALF LIFE !!!?!?! DAMN YOU JJ!!! DAMN YOU!!!
NathimusPrime
NathimusPrime - 2/6/2013, 12:23 PM
does anyone else hate valve? not as a developer but as a company,i mean, not becuase there bad, becuase there far from it, but ive never seen a video game company ignore its fans so completely and not give people the game they desperatley want and they themselves intinded to make in the first place,
come on, where is half life 3, hell, where is half life 2 episode 3, come on valve! give us what we want?
at least what i want anyway, i dont speak for anyone but myself after all
NathimusPrime
NathimusPrime - 2/6/2013, 12:23 PM
i cant spell
FlammableSolid
FlammableSolid - 2/6/2013, 12:39 PM
Hugh Laurie or Bryan Cranston for Gordon freeman!
NorseGod
NorseGod - 2/6/2013, 12:45 PM
Oh, I sooooo hope they are shared universe!
SaxoWolf
SaxoWolf - 2/6/2013, 1:01 PM
CorporalHicks
CorporalHicks - 2/6/2013, 1:04 PM
Bryan Cranston is an ok choice for Gordon Freeman
Ed Norton is better
AmazingFantasy
AmazingFantasy - 2/6/2013, 1:16 PM
Okay then..
Ric
Ric - 2/6/2013, 1:27 PM
shit just got real! man J.J. has his fingers in everything ^^
RedBaron2814
RedBaron2814 - 2/6/2013, 1:28 PM
Wow... This...is actually happening.
Floke
Floke - 2/6/2013, 1:37 PM
If u are a dude and shoot one portal in mid hight, then the next one head hight.. you just have to imagen eating a hot dog and have no need to be flexible.. I wonder if that scene would be in the movie.. or someone ge told to go ***** yourselfe and he would go like, oh.. ok, I just need to find two close walls first..
Ric
Ric - 2/6/2013, 2:12 PM
a Half Life movie would be so [frick]ing awesome!!!
SwingsetKnight
SwingsetKnight - 2/6/2013, 3:27 PM
So what you're telling me is that J.J. Abrams is now "the guy" for all science fiction ever?

...crap.
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