It was announced eight years ago that J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot and Warner Bros. were developing an adaptation of Valve's Portal video-game, which is something I had completely forgotten about. It's been several years since we last heard anything about the project, but while speaking with IGN about the 4K Ultra HD release of Super 8, Abrams did offer an update.
It's not much, but J.J. Abrams said, "We actually do have a script that’s being written for the Portal movie now at [Warner Bros.]. We’re really excited about the take and the pitch, so it feels like that thing’s finally on the rails." Although Abrams wouldn't reveal just who is working on the Portal script, he does seem rather excited by the potential of the project.
It’s got enormous potential for a lot of reasons, one of which is because of the limited narrative of the game, as ingeniously told as it is, the potential of it is so huge. It’s gonna be super fun.
When the Portal project was first announced, it was also revealed that Bad Robot would be involved in an adapation of the Half-Life games, but J.J. Abrams told IGN that Bad Robot is "not actively involved" with the project at the moment. Sorry, Gordon. As for Portal, although Abrams seems to think that the project is now moving forward, I'm not about to hold my breath.