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{{Title|''Halo: Nightfall''}}
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{{Center|You may be looking for the [[Halo: Reach]] level of [[Nightfall|the same name]].}}
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|name= ''Halo: Nightfall''
|image= [[File:Halo-Nightfall-Wallpaper.jpeg|300px]]
|director= [[Wikipedia:Sergio Mimica-Gezzan|Sergio Mimica-Gezzan]]
|producer= [[Wikipedia:Ridley Scott|Ridley Scott]]
|writer=
|starring= [[Wikipedia:Mike Colter|Mike Colter]]<br>
[[Wikipedia:Christina Chong|Christina Chong]]
|music=
|studio= [[Wikipedia:Scott Free Productions|Scott Free Productions]]<br>
[[343 Industries]]
|distributor=
|release date= November 11, [[2014]]<ref>[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-06-16-343s-master-plan-for-halo-5-guardians '''Eurogamer''' - ''343's master plan for Halo 5: Guardians'']</ref>
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'''''Halo: Nightfall'''''<ref name="E3">'''E3 2014 Microsoft Media Briefing'''</ref> is an upcoming live-action ''Xbox Originals''  webseries for the [[Xbox One]], [[Xbox 360]], and other [[Microsoft]] devices to premiere in late [[2014|2014]].<ref name="Xbox.com">[http://news.xbox.com/2014/04/ent-xbox-originals-unveil '''Xbox.com''' - ''Xbox Originals: Coming Soon to a Screen Near You'']</ref> [[Wikipedia:Scott Free Productions|Scott Free Productions]] in conjunction with [[343 Industries]] will produce the five-episode series.<ref name="amazon">[http://www.amazon.com/Halo-Master-Chief-Collection-Xbox-One/dp/B00KSQHX1K/ref=zg_bs_videogames_1 '''Amazon''': ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'']</ref> Acclaimed filmmaker [[Wikipedia:Ridley Scott|Ridley Scott]] has been confirmed as the show's executive producer along with Scott Free TV President [[Wikipedia:David W. Zucker|David Zucker]]; it will be directed by television director [[Wikipedia:Sergio Mimica-Gezzan|Sergio Mimica-Gezzan]].<ref name="Xbox.com">[http://news.xbox.com/2014/04/ent-xbox-originals-unveil '''Xbox.com''' - ''Xbox Originals: Coming Soon to a Screen Near You'']</ref> In the series, ''"A strange and treacherous world exposes elite UNSC operatives to a much deeper danger."''<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo: Nightfall description'']</ref>


''Nightfall'' bridges the events of ''[[Halo 4]]'' with the upcoming 2015 game ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''<ref>[http://venturebeat.com/2014/06/09/microsoft-bets-big-that-multibillion-dollar-game-series-halo-will-thrive-on-television/ '''Venturebeat''': ''Microsoft bets big that multibillion-dollar game series Halo will thrive on television'']</ref> and will also have narrative connections to ''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''.<ref name="gigaom">[http://gigaom.com/2014/04/28/bonnaroo-halo-and-soccer-microsoft-aims-high-with-xbox-originals/ '''Gigaom''' - ''Bonnaroo, Halo and soccer: Microsoft aims high with Xbox Originals'']</ref>
==Production==
''Nightfall'' will be filmed in Iceland and Ireland.<ref>[https://icelandreview.com/news/2014/04/29/iceland-star-new-ridley-scott-movie '''Iceland on Review''' - ''Iceland to Star in New Ridley Scott Movie'']</ref> Filming in [[Wikipedia:Belfast|Belfast, Ireland]] was reported to have started by early June 2014<ref>[http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/ridley-scotts-halo-digital-feature-being-shot-in-belfasts-titanic-quarter-30323063.html '''Belfast Telegraph''': ''Ridley Scott's Halo digital feature being shot in Belfast's Titanic Quarter'']</ref> and finished as of June 12, 2014, being subsequently continued in Iceland.<ref name="polygon">[http://www.polygon.com/2014/6/12/5802422/halo-5-spartan-locke-nightfall '''Polygon''': ''Halo 5's secret Spartan is Agent Locke, and his story will be revealed in Halo Nightfall'']</ref>
The series will have a $10,000,000 (USD) budget, which is considerably larger than ''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s. On May 15, 2014, it was announced that actor [[Wikipedia:Mike Colter|Mike Colter]] is set to star in the feature. Colter will play the main character, [[Jameson Locke]],<ref name="polygon"/><ref name="machinima">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crDIiFV-Wmw '''Youtube''': ''Every. Halo. Ever. E3 2014'']</ref> "a rising star in a futuristic army with reservations about those in command". Locke was known tentatively as "Marlowe" during production.<ref>[http://www.thewrap.com/halo-digital-feature-mike-colter-ridley-scott-good-wife/ '''The Wire''' - ''Ridley Scott's ‘Halo’ Digital Feature Recruits ‘Good Wife’ Star Mike Colter (Exclusive)'']</ref> On July 10, 2014, it was announced that actress [[Wikipedia: Christina Chong|Christina Chong]] will have a role in the webseries.<ref>[http://upandcomers.net/2014/07/09/christina-chong-lands-female-lead-halo-nightfall/ '''Up & Comers''' - ''Christina Chong Lands Female Lead in Digital Feature ‘Halo: Nightfall’'']</ref>
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Halo-Nightfall-21Jul2014-1.jpg|Agent Locke, portrayed by Mike Colter<ref>[http://www.comicbookmovie.com/news/?a=104036 '''First Image from HALO: NIGHTFALL is Realeased'']</ref>
File:Halo-Nightfall-Locke-ODST.jpg|Locke, along two soldiers.
</gallery>
==Sources==
<references/>

Revision as of 13:58, July 22, 2014

{{Era|RW}}
{{Title|''Halo: Nightfall''}}
{{Newcontent}}
{{Center|You may be looking for the [[Halo: Reach]] level of [[Nightfall|the same name]].}}
{{Film Infobox
|name= ''Halo: Nightfall''
|image= [[File:Halo-Nightfall-Wallpaper.jpeg|300px]]
|director= [[Wikipedia:Sergio Mimica-Gezzan|Sergio Mimica-Gezzan]]
|producer= [[Wikipedia:Ridley Scott|Ridley Scott]]
|writer= 
|starring= [[Wikipedia:Mike Colter|Mike Colter]]<br>
[[Wikipedia:Christina Chong|Christina Chong]]
|music= 
|studio= [[Wikipedia:Scott Free Productions|Scott Free Productions]]<br>
[[343 Industries]]
|distributor= 
|release date= November 11, [[2014]]<ref>[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-06-16-343s-master-plan-for-halo-5-guardians '''Eurogamer''' - ''343's master plan for Halo 5: Guardians'']</ref>
|runtime= 
|language= 
}}

Halo: Nightfall[1] is an upcoming live-action Xbox Originals webseries for the Xbox One, Xbox 360, and other Microsoft devices to premiere in late 2014.[2] Scott Free Productions in conjunction with 343 Industries will produce the five-episode series.[3] Acclaimed filmmaker Ridley Scott has been confirmed as the show's executive producer along with Scott Free TV President David Zucker; it will be directed by television director Sergio Mimica-Gezzan.[2] In the series, "A strange and treacherous world exposes elite UNSC operatives to a much deeper danger."[4]

Nightfall bridges the events of Halo 4 with the upcoming 2015 game Halo 5: Guardians[5] and will also have narrative connections to Halo: The Television Series.[6]

Production

Nightfall will be filmed in Iceland and Ireland.[7] Filming in Belfast, Ireland was reported to have started by early June 2014[8] and finished as of June 12, 2014, being subsequently continued in Iceland.[9]

The series will have a $10,000,000 (USD) budget, which is considerably larger than Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn's. On May 15, 2014, it was announced that actor Mike Colter is set to star in the feature. Colter will play the main character, Jameson Locke,[9][10] "a rising star in a futuristic army with reservations about those in command". Locke was known tentatively as "Marlowe" during production.[11] On July 10, 2014, it was announced that actress Christina Chong will have a role in the webseries.[12]

Gallery

  • Agent Locke, portrayed by Mike Colter[13]

    Agent Locke, portrayed by Mike Colter[13]

  • Halo-Nightfall-Locke-ODST.jpg

    Locke, along two soldiers.

Sources

  1. ^ E3 2014 Microsoft Media Briefing
  2. ^ a b Xbox.com - Xbox Originals: Coming Soon to a Screen Near You
  3. ^ Amazon: Halo: The Master Chief Collection
  4. ^ Halo Waypoint: Halo: Nightfall description
  5. ^ Venturebeat: Microsoft bets big that multibillion-dollar game series Halo will thrive on television
  6. ^ Gigaom - Bonnaroo, Halo and soccer: Microsoft aims high with Xbox Originals
  7. ^ Iceland on Review - Iceland to Star in New Ridley Scott Movie
  8. ^ Belfast Telegraph: Ridley Scott's Halo digital feature being shot in Belfast's Titanic Quarter
  9. ^ a b Polygon: Halo 5's secret Spartan is Agent Locke, and his story will be revealed in Halo Nightfall
  10. ^ Youtube: Every. Halo. Ever. E3 2014
  11. ^ The Wire - Ridley Scott's ‘Halo’ Digital Feature Recruits ‘Good Wife’ Star Mike Colter (Exclusive)
  12. ^ Up & Comers - Christina Chong Lands Female Lead in Digital Feature ‘Halo: Nightfall’
  13. '^ First Image from HALO: NIGHTFALL is Realeased
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