Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn: Difference between revisions

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This article is about the web series. For the UNSC ship, see UNSC Forward Unto Dawn.

"We wanted to do something unique from a narrative standpoint that's big in scale."

— Matt McCloskey - Director, Franchise Business Development

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn is an upcoming live-action miniseries. The series, scheduled for release in October 2012, ^[1] is comprised of five 15-minute episodes that will be released on a weekly basis. The series' plot will revolve around how John-117 inspired Thomas Lasky, a young cadet to eventually become a leader on the Template:UNSCship. Along with a new character that will also appear in Halo 4, the series will explore the beginning of the Human-Covenant War.^[2] It will be hosted on Halo Waypoint and Machinima.com.^[3] A 90-minute extended version will be included with the Halo 4 Limited Edition.^[4]

An early episode of the series is currently known as "Sleeper" and is in production.^[5]

A teaser trailer for the series was released on Halo Waypoint and on YouTube by Machinima on July 2, 2012.^[6]^[7]

The official trailer of the series was released on Halo Waypoint and on YouTube by Machinima Prime on July 12, 2012.^[8]^[9]

Production

Filming is noted to have started as early as April 28th, 2012 at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, a popular filming location for many notable science fiction series like Stargate SG-1 and Battlestar Galactica.^[5] The episode, known as Sleeper, is set at the university, doubling as a futuristic UNSC officer academy, will introduce the main protagonist of Forward Unto Dawn.^[5] Propaganda murals depicting Orbital Drop Shock Troopers and fighter aircraft, statues of historic military commanders (including a depiction of Roman general Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo), and other signature futuristic artwork were seen decorated around the campus.^[5]

John-117 will play a pivotal role in the series, though he is not the main protagonist. That role is instead filled by Thomas Lasky, who will also be a major character in Halo 4. The Master Chief is portrayed by Canadian actor Daniel Cudmore, best known for his role as the mutant Colossus in the X-Men film series. Lasky is played by Australian actor Tom Green.^[10]

Appearances

Characters

April Orenski (First appearance)^[11]
Black (First appearance)
Chyler Silva (First appearance)^[10]
Dimah Tchakova (First appearance)^[11]
JJ (First appearance)
John-117
Shere (First appearance)
Thomas Lasky (First appearance)^[10]
Vickers (First appearance)

Equipment

MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor
- MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV

Weapons

MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System^[12]
Unidentified UNSC pistol (First appearance)

Locations

Corbulo Academy (First appearance) ^[10]

Organizations

Vehicles

Charon-class light frigate
- UNSC Forward Unto Dawn (Mentioned only)
M12 Force Application Vehicle^[12]
UNSC Infinity (Mentioned only)

Gallery

The series' first teaser image.
Series logo
John-117 in MJOLNIR Mark IV armor.

Trivia

John-117 has been shown wearing the MJOLNIR Mark IV variant featured in The Package. This suggests the time frame in which the miniseries occurs.
Many of the murals seen on set are enlarged pieces taken from the concept art of Halo 3: ODST. ^[5]

Sources

[Bulletin_5252012-1] Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Bulletin 5252012

[2] Variety: 'Halo' Web series to bow before next game

[3] Inside Gaming Daily: IGDaily - Halo Live-Action Series - 4/30/12

[4] Halo Waypoint, The Halo Bulletin 5.16.12

[Kotaku_512012-5] Kotaku.com: First Look at the "Set" of the Halo 4 Live Action Series

[6] Halo Waypoint: Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Teaser

[7] YouTube: Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Official Teaser Trailer

[8] Halo Waypoint: Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Trailer

[9] YouTube: Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Official Full-length Trailer (Official live action Machinima Prime series)

[IGN-10] YouTube: First Look: Halo 4 Forward Unto Dawn (Live Action Series)

[Times-11] The Angeles Times: Hero Complex: Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn’ will be the first ‘Halo’ movie

[The_Peak_592012-12] The Peak: Halo webseries filmed on Burnaby campus?

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-'''''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''''' is an upcoming live-action miniseries. The series, scheduled for release in October 2012, <ref name="Bulletin 5252012"/> is comprised of five 15-minute episodes that will be released on a weekly basis. The series' plot will revolve around how [[John-117]] inspired a young cadet to eventually become a leader on the {{UNSCship|Infinity}}. Along with a new character that will also appear in ''[[Halo 4]]'', the series will explore the beginning of the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref>[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118053273 '''Variety''': '' 'Halo' Web series to bow before next game'']</ref> It will be hosted on [[Halo Waypoint]] and [[Wikipedia:Machinima.com|Machinima.com]].<ref>[http://www.insidegamingdaily.com/2012/04/30/halo-4-live-action-series-to-debut-on-machinima-network/ '''Inside Gaming Daily''': ''IGDaily - Halo Live-Action Series - 4/30/12'']</ref> A 90-minute extended version will be included with the ''Halo 4 Limited Edition''.<ref>[http://www.halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2012/05/16/The-Halo-Bulletin-51612.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''', ''The Halo Bulletin 5.16.12'']</ref>
+'''''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''''' is an upcoming live-action miniseries. The series, scheduled for release in October 2012, <ref name="Bulletin 5252012"/> is comprised of five 15-minute episodes that will be released on a weekly basis. The series' plot will revolve around how [[John-117]] inspired [[Thomas Lasky]], a young cadet to eventually become a leader on the {{UNSCship|Infinity}}. Along with a new character that will also appear in ''[[Halo 4]]'', the series will explore the beginning of the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref>[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118053273 '''Variety''': '' 'Halo' Web series to bow before next game'']</ref> It will be hosted on [[Halo Waypoint]] and [[Wikipedia:Machinima.com|Machinima.com]].<ref>[http://www.insidegamingdaily.com/2012/04/30/halo-4-live-action-series-to-debut-on-machinima-network/ '''Inside Gaming Daily''': ''IGDaily - Halo Live-Action Series - 4/30/12'']</ref> A 90-minute extended version will be included with the ''Halo 4 Limited Edition''.<ref>[http://www.halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2012/05/16/The-Halo-Bulletin-51612.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''', ''The Halo Bulletin 5.16.12'']</ref>
 An early episode of the series is currently known as "''Sleeper''" and is in production.<ref name="Kotaku 512012"/>
 A teaser trailer for the series was released on Halo Waypoint and on YouTube by Machinima on July 2, 2012.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/Universe/detail/halo-4-forward-unto-dawn-teaser/f09d710d-8904-4cde-a620-6c0033f8133e '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Teaser'']</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8me1cD01Lw '''YouTube''': ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Official Teaser Trailer'']</ref>
+The official trailer of the series was released on Halo Waypoint and on YouTube by Machinima Prime on July 12, 2012.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/Universe/detail/halo-4-forward-unto-dawn-trailer/14419d76-2336-4805-97fa-3af0e1510159 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Trailer'']</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca3Y8Ws3plI '''YouTube''': ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Official Full-length Trailer (Official live action Machinima Prime series)'']</ref>
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