What is 'The Portable Door' about? Plot of MGM+ fantasy adventure movie explained

'The Portable Door' stars Christopher Waltz and Sam Neil in main roles
Christopher Waltz and Patrick Gibson in 'The Portable Door' (MGM+/YouTube)
Christopher Waltz and Patrick Gibson in 'The Portable Door' (MGM+/YouTube)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: MGM+ is locked and loaded for its spring release with a fantasy adventure drama, 'The Portable Door'. The film stars the legendary villain from 'No Time to Die' and 'Inglorious Basterds', Christopher Waltz and Sam Neil from 'Peaky Blinders' and 'Jurassic Park'.

Based on Tom Holt's novel of the same name, 'The Portable Door' is centered around an office, its villainous CEO and middle manager, a new intern and his co-worker and the magical secrets in that office. Find out more about the plot of 'The Portable Door' coming exclusively on MGM+ on April 7, 2023. 

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What is the plot of 'The Portable Door'?

Combining fantasy and adventure elements, 'The Portable Door' focuses on an intern, Paul Carpenter, who joins JW Wells & Co, a super secretive firm in London, and what happens thereafter. 

The Jim Henson Company published the official synopsis which says,"The movie centers on Paul Carpenter (Gibson) and Sophie Pettingel (Wilde), lowly, put-upon interns who begin working at the mysterious London firm JW Wells & Co, and become increasingly aware that their employers are anything but conventional. Charismatic villains Humphrey Wells (Waltz), the CEO of the company, and middle manager Dennis Tanner (Neill) are disrupting the world of magic by bringing modern corporate strategy to ancient magical practices, and Paul and Sophie discover the true agenda of the vast corporation."

The plot seems to align with Tom Holt's quirkiness and cultural commentary. It would be interesting to see what Paul and Sophie discover about the enterprise they work for and how they handle Wells and Tanner. Till then, check out the official trailer below. 

Trailer 

Here's the trailer of 'The Portable Door'. 



 

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