Half-Life and Portal are both getting movies from Bad Robot Productions, and J.J. Abrams gives us an update!
While promoting his latest production, 10 Cloverfield Lane, which is very good by the way, J.J. Abrams gave IGN an update about Bad Robot's upcoming Half-Life and Portal movies. It's not much of an update and even Abrams says so.
"We've got writers, and we're working on both those stories. But nothing that would be an exciting update," says Abrams, who's set to produce both films. He didn't reveal who the writers were, though. It's worth noting that director Dan Trachtenberg, who helmed 10 Cloverfield Lane, first came into prominence for his short fan film, Portal: No Escape, which is based on the game. Trachtenberg might be an ideal choice for the Portal movie, but we'll just have to see what's next for the up-and-coming director.
Meanwhile, the Half-Life movie, which was first announced by Valve head Gabe Newell at DICE 2013, has proven to be as elusive as the games themselves. Since the film's announcement, there hadn't been any additional information until now. We assumed it was burning in development hell. Glad to see that's not the case.
The Half-Lifeseries is the stuff of gaming legend, not only due to its excellent gameplay and storytelling, but because of its seemingly cliffhanger ending. Fans of the series have been waiting for a proper sequel to 2007's Half-Life 2: Episode Two for quite a long time now. Every now and again, we hear rumblings about when Half-Life 3 might arrive, but they never really amount to anything. Let's hope the movie fares better.
We'll keep you updated on this as we learn more!
