D.I.C.E. 2013: J.J. Abrams and Gabe Newell Tease Portal Movie

[Alar]

Well,will you look at that J.J. Abrams is trying to top Michael Bay at the childhood rape discipline in movie making. He is shaping up to be the Electronic Arts of movie makers or something. I'm going to be legit scared if he gets control over making a Neon Genesis Evangelion movie.

A rip-off of Evangelion is already coming out. It's with giant fighting robots and giant monster alien things from other dimensions that emerge from the sea~!

 

[Proeliator]

Isn't Guillermo del Toro doing the portal movie?

Oh, wait, that's just a grown up version of power rangers.

But still awesome.

Spoiler: No really, this is gonna be cool

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No worries. It won't happen. It couldn't... It shouldn't...

 

[shiajun]

Portal should be a cgi movie, i think it would work better with the humour....i may be wrong. Half life film would suck, the setting and atmosphere would be awesome but the aliens (head crabs) are to hilarious to put on team, what they gonna do? Order 50 turkeys, stick them on stuntmans head and send them to the movie set. lol

JJ is only on this because of Star Wars, if he makes that movie early then these movies may happen. But i doubt they will, not by him anyway. Neil Blomkapm (District 9) would be far better director for Halflife. An Valve could make there own CGI movie for portal....they make cgi cutscences etc in their games so should just invest in that.

This. Neither JJ nor Whedon. There are more directors out there that are more than compentent, you know? Neil Blomkamp did a magnificent job with District 9. Or Mathew Vaughn. Spread the love around, why the freaking monopoly?

 

[subtlefuge]

I think J.J. Abrams could do a great job with an Opposing Force adaptation, or something similar. Just really hoping that it's not a Gordon Freeman/Chell/Glados thing. That would not be fun.

 

[Proverbial Jon]

Oh good god; every piece of science fiction ever will now be undestinguishable beneath a blinding lens flare filter. Oh the horror!

This. Neither JJ nor Whedon. There are more directors out there that are more than compentent, you know? Neil Blomkamp did a magnificent job with District 9. Or Mathew Vaughn. Spread the love around, why the freaking monopoly?

I would love to see Neil Blomkamp direct a Half Life 2 movie.

 

[TKretts3]

Finally, a video game movie that'll be more than bad, or just average, but actually good. If, of course, it happens.

 

[TheBelgianGuy]

Oh man. So the hipsters have moved on to hating on JJ Abrams now? Good lord.

 

[porpoise hork]

No.
Abrams make some good movies,


Who cares.

That's just it.. Yes most of his movies are good but he just isn't capable as far as his brief directing experience has proven thus far actually capable of making a great movie. So not only has he forever altered the Star Trek universe and not necessarily for the good, and is about to do the same to Star War, but he is attempting to apply his cliff notes style of directing and story telling to a game saga that should remain just that.. A game...

That's why anyone who have seen any thing sci-fi at this point should care what Abrams is about to ruin.

 

[Gordon_4_v1legacy]

What is it with people and giving this asshole sci-fi properties?

 

[Rossmallo]

So to put it simply, if we get a Portal movie, Glados will end up coming out with some random quote that makes the entire movie make less sense, Chell will get shot and die, and the movie will abruptly end and never get a sequel.

Yes. I AM still pissed off about the ending of Alcatraz.

 

[Living Contradiction]

Colour me pessimistic but I don't see a Portal movie working. In the time it would take to watch the movie, you could play the game itself and have a good deal more fun. Want an audience as you play? Invite friends over. Believe me, watching Portal being played is almost as fun as doing the actual playing and your friends don't have to cough up twelve bucks each for the experience.

Now, a Half Life movie? That would work. Abrams style of cinematography (yes, lens flare and all) would portray that particular universe quite well and there's enough story in-game to make a movie stand up.