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''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> | ''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> | 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> | ||
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Revision as of 12:34, July 10, 2014
Template:Film Infobox Halo: Nightfall[1] is an upcoming live-action Xbox Originals webseries for the Xbox One, Xbox 360, and other Microsoft devices to be released in 2014.[2] Consisting of five episodes,[3] the series is to be created by Scott Free Productions in conjunction with 343 Industries. 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 will connect the stories of Halo 4 and Halo 5: Guardians[5] and will 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]
Sources
- ^ E3 2014 Microsoft Media Briefing
- ^ a b Xbox.com - Xbox Originals: Coming Soon to a Screen Near You
- ^ Amazon: Halo: The Master Chief Collection
- ^ Halo Waypoint: Halo: Nightfall description
- ^ Venturebeat: Microsoft bets big that multibillion-dollar game series Halo will thrive on television
- ^ Gigaom - Bonnaroo, Halo and soccer: Microsoft aims high with Xbox Originals
- ^ Iceland on Review - Iceland to Star in New Ridley Scott Movie
- ^ Belfast Telegraph: Ridley Scott's Halo digital feature being shot in Belfast's Titanic Quarter
- ^ a b Polygon: Halo 5's secret Spartan is Agent Locke, and his story will be revealed in Halo Nightfall
- ^ Youtube: Every. Halo. Ever. E3 2014
- ^ The Wire - Ridley Scott's ‘Halo’ Digital Feature Recruits ‘Good Wife’ Star Mike Colter (Exclusive)
- ^ [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’
