Producer J.J. Abrams says that 'Portal' movie is being scripted and is "on the rails"
Once upon a time in 2013, Gabe Newell and J.J. Abrams announced plans for a Portal movie. Not much has surfaced about the project since, until today when J.J. Abrams provided an update during an interview with IGN. “We actually do have a script that’s being written for the Portal movie now at [Warner Bros.]," J.J. Abrams said. "We’re really excited about the take and the pitch, so it feels like that thing’s finally on the rails.”
“It’s got enormous potential for a lot of reasons, one of which is because of the limited narrative of the game, as ingeniously told as it is, the potential of it is so huge," the producer added. "It’s gonna be super fun.”
So it looks like the Portal movie adaptation will indeed happen, although more details about its writers, directors and whether it will be animated or live action have not been revealed.
In the same interview, J.J. Abrams also provided an update on the Half Life movie plans that was also announced in 2013 and that his production company, Bad Robot, was tied to. Unfortunately, Abrams said “the Half-Life thing, we’re not actively involved with at the moment.” And it remains to be seen whether another team will be handling that project, if ever.
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