Kane Parsons is fueling rumors of a possible Portal film after he posted images from his go to to Valve’s places of work on his private Instagram profile.
At simply 20 years previous, Kane Parsons is likely one of the most profitable younger filmmakers in historical past. His debut film, Backrooms, grossed roughly $393 million on the international field workplace towards a relatively small $10 million funds, incomes excessive reward from critics and followers alike.
Even acclaimed online game director Hideo Kojima lauded the film, which is predicated on a 4Chan creepypasta greentext that has sprawled into a large fan-made universe with oodles of spinoff indie horror video games, paintings, and YouTube movies like those that made Parson the plain choose to helm A24’s movie adaptation.
The longer term is wanting shiny for Parsons, and he’s been visiting just a few high-profile spots within the wake of Backrooms’ success… together with the places of work at Valve. Eagle-eyed followers had been fast to identify a video on the filmmaker’s Instagram stories on September 16, which confirmed a windowed room in Valve’s HQ at sundown.
This isn’t the primary time Parsons has paid Valve a go to; he additionally dropped in back in June, equally sharing images from his journey on Instagram. These posts are making followers extra hopeful than ever that there’s some type of collaboration brewing with one in all Valve’s video games, particularly given his public love for Portal.
Talking to the New York Times in Could, Parsons admitted that making a Portal movie was a “dream” mission for him, and stated that the sport was a giant inspiration for his personal work. This isn’t an enormous shock, as he all however admitted to sneaking a Half-Life sound impact into Backrooms in an interview with IGN’s Tom Jorgensen.
There could possibly be a snag in bringing Portal to the silver display, although, as JJ Abrams was initially connected to guide a movie adaptation of the sport via his manufacturing firm, Unhealthy Robotic. This was first introduced in 2013, alongside information that he would even be making a Half-Life film, although issues have been stagnant ever since.
Talking with IGN in 2021, Abrams claimed that Portal was nonetheless within the works at Warner Bros., however we haven’t heard something concerning the mission within the 5 years since then. This reality has not gone unnoticed by followers, a lot of whom are hoping towards hope that Valve has determined to pivot and work with Parsons, as an alternative.
“I imply, how lengthy [has] that Portal and Half-Life film been in manufacturing by J.J Abrams, like what… 2013? “If Kane is absolutely gung-ho about making a Portal movie, then I don’t see Valve desirous to cease him,” one fan wrote on X.
“Portal was already purported to get an adaptation from JJ Abrams, thank God that didn’t occur. So I’d say there’s an honest probability of it occurring,” one other speculated.
For now, the futures of those doable Portal and Half-Life movies are up within the air… however Parsons is making it simple to think about what his tackle Valve’s iconic sport franchises would appear to be.
Virginia Glaze
Information Editor
Virginia (she/her) is IGN’s Information Editor. With ten years of expertise reporting on video games and leisure, she’s received a storied background within the preventing sport neighborhood, influencer information, and viral on-line tendencies. Discover her on Twitter at @TheeMissGlaze.