No Half-Life or Left 4 Dead Movies in the Future

Film adaptations of games have a history of mucking things up. Whether it be changing the characters, fiddling with the popular story and background, or completely crafting a new plot that doesn't make sense. There is hope however with the few video game movies in the works, from Assassins Creed, starring and being produced by Michael Fassbender, Splinter Cell, starring Tom Hardy, and the Mass Effect and Metal Gear films on the drawing board. Others arn't so lucky: Gears of War, Bioshock, Halo, etc.

But if you were hoping for a movie adaptation of Half-Life or Left 4 Dead any time soon, don't hold your breath.
Valve has had a few offers from Hollywood but has turned them down for not understanding the passion behind the games and being able to translate that passion in the ideas presented.

Valve chief Gabe Newell said in talking to on The Nerdist podcast (via Polygon). "There really were people who came to us with proposals of: ‘Okay, it's Half-Life 1, and there are horses, and it's a cavalry charge, and it's high-tech carbon armor on the horses,'" Newell added. "And we were like, ‘What the f*** are you talking about? Have you even played this?'"

Newell said Source Filmmaker was a response to these poor pitches, allowing gamers to be able to show their passion is their own movies. He also said that Valve is using the tool itself to create a 15-minute Team Fortress 2 project down the road.

-Daniel, Jedi Editor
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