J.J. Abrams And Gabe Newell In Talks Over Half-Life Or Portal Movie

During the keynote at the 2013 DICE Summit today, director J.J. Abrams and Valve CEO Gabe Newell sat on stage and discussed storytelling in video games and movies. However, what started off as a friendly critique of each others' work ended with the announcement that they are in talks to make a movie together based on either the Half-Life or Portal series.

The two briefly discussed the possibility, and obviously, details are quite slim at this point, but Newell said that the two are "going to try and figure out" if they can "make a Half-Life movie or a Portal movie together." The two discussed various storytelling methods during the keynote, using clips from Valve games and some of Abrams' movies that he has directed in the past.

According to Abrams and Newell, they're wanting to move the discussion further along in a more serious way, and they now hope to collaborate on a film based on either the Half-Life or Portal series. Obviously, the collaboration is still in its early stages, and it could very well dissolve later on if it turns out that things don't work out how they'd like.

J.J. Abrams is the director behind the new Star Trek films, including the newest and upcoming Star Trek: Into Darkness. He's also known for directing the TV series Lost, as well as Fringe. Valve CEO Gabe Newell is obviously behind the Half-Life and Portal series, as well as Counter-Strike, Team Fortress 2, and the Left 4 Dead series.

[via Polygon]