Jj abrams says portal movie announcement coming soon. A portal movie based on the hit video game is close to a major announcement says producer j. Sep 20, 2017 one promising thing gianopulos found waiting for him at the studio was the prospect of a movie directed by j. We havent heard a great deal more about the project in the. Abrams says news about the portal movie will be coming soon. Abrams photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Abrams teases portal movie announcement soon screen rant. Abrams and valve cofounder gabe newell teased way back in 20 is. Abrams was asked just recently at the world premiere of westworld about the status of the forthcoming portal and halflife movies, to which the frequent genre filmmaker remarked that both productions are still very much in development but that fans can expect a portal announcement fairly. Interestingly, 10 cloverfield lane director dan trachtenberg first rose to. Abrams says a portal movie announcement could be coming fairly soon. Sep 29, 2016 a portal movie based on the hit video game is close to a major announcement says producer j.
Speaking to ign on the westworld red carpet, jj abrams confirms that the halflife and portal movies are still in development. Sep 30, 2016 according to abrams, films based on both portal and halflife are still in development. Jeffrey jacob abrams born june 27, 1966 is an american filmmaker. Jj abrams still working on halflife and portal movies star wars. In 2008, it was reported that abrams purchased the rights to a new york times article mystery on fifth avenue about the renovation of an 8. Abrams portal and halflife movies arent dead yet movieweb. The short film, seen below, quickly went viral and caught the attention of jj. Since then nothing new about the projects has emerged. Abrams says movie adaptations of both halflife and portal, two of the most acclaimed video game franchises of all time. Abrams has taken on some amazing franchises, such as star.
Though theres still no sign of the longcraved portal 3 video game, it looks like we will be getting a film based around the game. Abrams got his first job in the film industry at age 16, when he scored the lowbudget sciencefiction film nightbeast 1982. Abrams met gabe newell and started discussing the possibility of bringing halflife and portal to the big screen. Abrams teases portal movie announcement digital trends. Abrams and valve cofounder gabe newell announced their partnership to produce bigscreen adaptations of the game studios wildly popular portal and halflife series. Jan 18, 2017 development on both games as movies started back in 20 when j. Ever since the news resurfaced that jj abrams would be helming film adaptations of portal and halflife, ive been stewing, trying to figure out. Abrams parle des films portal et halflife syfy france. Abrams and gabe newell, head of game developer valve, announced a joint effort to develop movie adaptations of the video game franchises halflife and portal. Abrams tells polygon that plans for movies based on valves portal and halflife games are in the early stages, but that hes personally.
Abrams planned on going to dental school, but decided to study film at sarah lawrence college. The portal movies still happening, jj abrams says, and he. Nov 05, 2016 in this video, we explore the creative connections between the works of valve and jj abrams. On september 9, 20, it was announced that abrams would release a novel, s. Abrams reveals a portal movie announcement is coming soon. In this video, we explore the creative connections between the works of valve and jj abrams.
Speaking to ign on the westworld red carpet, jj abrams confirms that. Abrams, whos also developing a film based on halflife. Abrams production studio bad robot will work together to produce games and movies, the heads of the two studios said at the dice. Abrams teased fans in attendance at their dice summit keynote with the possibility of a portal movie. Portal movie announcement coming fairly soon, says j. Halflife and portal movies in early idea stages, j. One promising thing gianopulos found waiting for him at the studio was the prospect of a movie directed by j. Summit that bad robot productions had made a deal with valve to produce a film based on either the video game title portal or halflife. Abramsled portal and halflife movies first surfaced three years ago when the esteemed film director and valves gabe newell floated. Impossible iii 2006, super 8 2011 and of course directed and cowrote the highly anticipated star wars. Abrams set the collective video gaming worlds groins aflame with the news that he was working on film adaptations of valves immensely popular half life and portal. Jj abrams says portal movie announcement coming soon youtube. In his senior year, he and jill mazursky teamed up to write a feature film. Abrams first made the announcement about both portal and halflife movies at the 20 dice convention with gabe newell, the cofounder valve, which developed both of the hit games.
Abrams want to make a video game together and perhaps a film based on portal or halflife, abrams announced. Mar 12, 2016 movies based on portal and halflife are still in the works, according to j. Star trek and star wars were not enough for abrams, now its on to portal andor half life. In his senior year, he and jill mazursky teamed up to write a feature film, which. Sep 29, 2016 according to ign, writer, director, and producer j. Abrams team up for future games, films las vegas valve, the game developer behind halflife and portal, and j. Whats more, it sounds like the future of the portal film specifically is looking very good. Abrams announced he would be working with valve to try and get a few movie project of theirs off the ground, with a focus on halflife and portal. In summer 2018, jerusalem creator bash doran was brought in as showrunner. Abrams has confirmed the portal and half life movies are still in development, and we can expect a portal announcement fairly soon speaking to ign on the westworld red carpet abrams. We asked jj abrams about something near and dear to us.
Producerfilmmaker jj abrams confirms that a halflife and portal movie are still in development, but it sounds like its still a ways off. Abrams in an interview about the recently released 10 cloverfield lane, which abrams produced, the star wars. Abrams might have to battle joss whedon for the biggest monopoly on the things we love. Jj abrams still working on halflife and portal movies. Abrams, byname of jeffrey jacob abrams, born june 27, 1966, new york city, new york, u. Films based on portal and halflife are still happening, according to. Abrams and gabe newell expressed a desire to work together to create movies based on valves halflife and portal games. Oct 14, 2016 ever since the news resurfaced that jj abrams would be helming film adaptations of portal and halflife, ive been stewing, trying to figure out why the development irritated me so much. Abrams first made the announcement about both portal and halflife movies at the 20 dice convention with gabe newell, the cofounder.
Since then there seems to have been little if any progress on that front, however, making the projects seem dead before they ever really got started. Abrams says that both the halflife and portal movies are in development now. He is known for his work in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction. Abrams weighs in on diversity in the star wars universe. At comiccon 2015, the director of the hotly anticipated star wars episode vii. Jj abrams says the portal and halflife movies will happen. If you look at the email sent, he doesnt say yes to working on a portalhalflife movie with jj, he says yes to working on a film with jj. The filmmaker has made his home at paramount since 2006 with a deal now said.
Jj abrams made the announcement that his production company, bad robot, had partnered with gabe newells gaming studio, valve, to create. Development on both games as movies started back in 20 when j. Les films portal et halflife sont toujours sur les rails dapres j. A portal movie announcement is coming soon according to jj abrams. Abrams wrote or produced such films as regarding henry 1991, forever young 1992, armageddon 1998, cloverfield 2008, star trek 2009, and star wars. The filmmaker gave ign an update on the portal and halflife movies during the. The force awakens director jj abrams claims that his production company bad robot is. Since then, the projects have fallen off the radar, but. Hollywood is still working very hard to try and make the first truly great video game movie. Dec 16, 2015 i know, star wars with lens flares here we come. Sep 29, 2016 a portal movie announcement is coming soon according to jj abrams. The short film, seen below, quickly went viral and caught the attention of jj abrams and bad robot who put trachtenberg to work lickitysplit. Back in 20, halflife and portal film projects were teased by jj abrams and gabe newell during the annual dice summit in las vegas.
Abrams promises movies for portal and halflife are. Une des licences phares du jeu sur pc vers le grand ecran. A portal movie announcement is coming soon according to jj. His directorial feature film work includes the aforementioned star trek 2009 and its sequel star trek into darkness 20, mission. The most notable being movies based on portal and halflife. No escape, a fan film based on the popular valve video. Director dan trachtenberg got his start in filmmaking by creating a short film based on portal, known as no escape. Abrams, valve in talks for game and halflife or portal film. Weve been hearing about movie adaptations of halflife and portal for years now, and this week, director j. Abrams says that both the halflife and portal movies are in development now weve been hearing about movie adaptations of halflife and portal for years now, and this week, director j. Abrams confirms halflife movie, teases official portal. Jj abrams proves a safe pair of hands in this crowdpleasing but unadventurous finale to the latest trilogy of the space opera published. Abrams announced he would be working with valve to try and get a few movie project of theirs off the ground, with a focus on. Abrams want to make a video game together and perhaps a film based on portal or halflife, abrams announced with valve cofounder and managing director gabe.
Valve, the game developer behind halflife and portal, and j. Abrams confirmed to ign that both it and a movie adaptation of portal are still very much in development. At that time, abrams and gabe newell expressed the desire to partner up to create games and films. Sadly, 2016 wasnt able to deliver one despite having. The force awakens director jj abrams claims that his production company bad robot is still working on portal and halflife film.
Mar 12, 2016 jj abrams still working on halflife and portal movies. Abrams latest film as producer, 10 cloverfield lane, was directed by dan trachtenberg, who in many ways burst onto the scene with portal. Abrams says movie adaptations of both halflife and portal, two of the most acclaimed video game franchises of all time, are still very much in development, despite. Mar 14, 2016 though theres still no sign of the longcraved portal 3 video game, it looks like we will be getting a film based around the game. Abrams updates fans on planned portal and halflife. Abrams scifi drama spec demimonde with a series order. Abrams and gabe newell, head of game developer valve, announced a joint effort to develop movie adaptations of the video game franchises half. At 15, he wrote the music for don dohlers nightbeast 1982. According to abrams, films based on both portal and halflife are still in development. Apr 08, 2020 abramss father was a producer of madefortelevision movies, and the younger abrams followed him into the entertainment industry at an early age by making short super8 movies as a boy. Films based on portal and halflife are still happening.
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