In a stunning reveal, Valve head honcho and Indiana Jones boulder cosplayer Gabe Newell and famed director/lens flare enthusiast JJ Abrams have announced that they are currently in talks for film adaptations of Valve's most beloved franchises: Half Life and Portal.
While rumors have been swirling about film adaptations of Valve's works, this is the first concrete evidence towards it. As Abrams said, "It's as real as anything in Hollywood ever gets."
Abrams went on to say that they " are going to be bringing on a writer" and they "have a lot of very interesting ideas."
However, video games moving to the big screen hasn't exactly been a fruitful affair, with most movies falling into the "mediocre" to "awful" category. Abrams assured us that this won't be the case. "We're also aware of the cautionary tales of movies that became games and vice versa," he said. "Our goal here to is to treat the world Valve has created in both these properties like anyone would a book or some great story that comes from a pitch or original script - just to treat it with the respect they treat their games and their players with."
JJ Abrams is most known for his work on Lost, Cloverfield, and the Star Trek reboot. He's also directing the upcoming Star Trek sequel, Star Trek: Into Darkness and was revealed to be signed on as the director of Star Wars Episode VII. With these new projects on his plate, expect to see him in the news even more.
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While rumors have been swirling about film adaptations of Valve's works, this is the first concrete evidence towards it. As Abrams said, "It's as real as anything in Hollywood ever gets."
Abrams went on to say that they " are going to be bringing on a writer" and they "have a lot of very interesting ideas."
However, video games moving to the big screen hasn't exactly been a fruitful affair, with most movies falling into the "mediocre" to "awful" category. Abrams assured us that this won't be the case. "We're also aware of the cautionary tales of movies that became games and vice versa," he said. "Our goal here to is to treat the world Valve has created in both these properties like anyone would a book or some great story that comes from a pitch or original script - just to treat it with the respect they treat their games and their players with."
JJ Abrams is most known for his work on Lost, Cloverfield, and the Star Trek reboot. He's also directing the upcoming Star Trek sequel, Star Trek: Into Darkness and was revealed to be signed on as the director of Star Wars Episode VII. With these new projects on his plate, expect to see him in the news even more.
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