It's been more than three years since J.J. Abrams first revealed his involvement in video game adaptations of Portal and Half-Life, but there have been very few updates about either project thus far. While promoting 10 Cloverfield Lane this spring, the filmmaker teased that both projects are still in development, with writers currently working on the scripts, but he didn't identify these scribes quite yet. During the red carpet premiere of Westworld this week, J.J. Abrams not only confirmed that Portal is still in development, but he hopes there will be an official announcement soon.

J.J. Abrams first made the announcement about both Portal and Half-Life movies at the 2013 Dice convention with Gabe Newell, the co-founder Valve, which developed both of the hit games. After three years of development, it seems that Bad Robot and Valve have moved forward enough that an official announcement is imminent. Here's what J.J. Abrams had...