Half-Life and Portal Movies Are Still Happening, According To J.J. Abrams

Can you even think of a more dicey investment for a Hollywood studio than a video game adaptation? The genre has a long history of failures, and has remained more or less dormant over the last few years. That being said, adaptations of two of the most wildly popular modern video games may in fact become a reality very soon. Nerd emperor J.J. Abrams has just confirmed that adaptations of Half-Life and Portal are currently in development and will materialize at some point in the near future.   Si...