Coming soon to a theater near you: Portal & Half-life... the movie. By JJ Abrams

SunnyD

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At a DICE Summit conversation this morning, Valve cofounder Gabe Newell and TV and movie director J.J. Abrams announced plans to collaborate on future game and movie projects, including potential Portal and Half-Life movies.

Okay... I can see a movie based on Half-life being somewhat entertaining. But Portal? Really?
 

manimal

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starring the guy from breaking bad or the guy on the forum that looks like him!


win!

Gordon freeman better not be played by tom cruise or a similar manlet...
 
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Linky.



Okay... I can see a movie based on Half-life being somewhat entertaining. But Portal? Really?

It's the same universe. A HL movie would probably reference Portal/Aperture Science a few times to keep the fanboys happy.

Worse case, some Hot Scientist named Chell shows up with a portal gun to close the rift the HL aliens are coming out of.
 

darkewaffle

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Hugh Laurie plays Gordon Freeman, duh.

And Portal couldn't be a movie, Portal 2 you could probably stretch into one though.
 

ImpulsE69

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Cube 4: Portal

j/s.


And Walter White (because I can't think of his name) for Gordon Freeman!
 

Acanthus

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Clearly Gordon Freeman

walter_white_by_kyllerkyle-d5jxqi6.jpg
 

gorcorps

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gordon freeman can't talk or else it'll ruin the feel of the games but if the main character doesn't talk the movie will suck

therefore, this movie (if it actually happens) will suck regardless

HOWEVER... I wouldn't put it past them to not actually feature the video game characters as the primary focus in such a movie. You'd still have the same locations, same headcrabs, etc but it would follow other folk with references and tie-ins to what Gordon is doing. TBH because of the issue stated above I consider this the BEST case scenario.

In short, I don't think this movie will actually happen, but if it does there's way too many things that can go wrong to be excited for it.
 

SheHateMe

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Cool, so it will probably turn out just like Resident Evil and Silent Hill :/
 

Zorander

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If they do come up with a Portal movie, I doubt they will use the original plot. It just won't sell with the general public. I'd guess something more along the likes of ME3.
 

AMDZen

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What the fuck isn't JJ Abrams directing????

This.

I mean, jesus. Everything will suffer because he will be half - assing everything since everyone want him right now, he can't make the time up unless he half -asses everything
 

WaTaGuMp

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They fuck up 99% of the films they try and make based on games, just give it up already.