The upcoming Halo 4 live-action series will cost between $5-10 million to produce, reports the Los Angeles Times today in an excellent new feature about Microsoftâs ambitious new project.
Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, which will preview this Thursday at Comic Con and launch October 5, is a prequel that re-creates the first invasion of the gameâs enemy alien force, the Covenant. Unlike the now-dead Halo film, Forward Unto Dawn is actually happening: it was produced and shot this spring in Vancouver, Canada.
The series, which stars Canadian actor Daniel Cudmore, will be broken up into five 15-minute segments that will eventually be combined with extra footage to make a 90-minute feature film.
âItâs really important to us that this is a stand-alone product that can make money on its own,â said Matt McCloskey, director of franchise business management for Halo 4 developer 343.
Check out the LA Times article for more photos of the upcoming series.
âHalo 4: Forward Unto Dawnâ will be the first âHaloâ movie [LA Times]
