Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn is a live-action webseries that debuted on October 5, 2012 and had a new episode each Friday until the release of Halo 4 on November 6, 2012, ending with the fifth episode.Variety - Halo' Web series to bow before next game
The webseries was announced by Variety magazine on April 30, 2012 and represents the largest monetary investment Microsoft has ever put behind a live-action Halo project.
Next to no details were revealed by Microsoft but the plot, cast and director details were announced at the San Diego Comic-Con.
Aside from marketing Halo 4, the goal of the webseries is to introduce the franchise to people unfamiliar with the games. 343 Industries franchise business management director, Matt McCloskey, said to Variety: "make Halo accessible for people who haven't played the games. We wanted to do something unique from a narrative standpoint that's big in scale." IGN - Live-Action Halo Webseries Coming
An official teaser trailer was released for the series on July 1, 2012.
The official trailer was released on July 13, 2012.
thumb|right|300px|The Official Trailer
The webseries is available to view on Machinima and on Halo Waypoint.
The webseries was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 4, 2012 in America and May 27, 2013 in the UK, with all 5 episodes edited together into a film. 
==Plot==
==Cast==
*Tom Green as Thomas Lasky
*Anna Popplewell as Chyler Silva
*Iain Belcher as Walter Vickers
*Osric Chau as JunJie Chen
*Enisha Brewster as April OrenskiHalo Waypoint - Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
*Kat De Lieva as Dimah Tchakova
*Masam Holden as Michael Sullivan
*Daniel Cudmore as Master Chief
*Alex Puccinelli as Master Chief (Vocal Performance)
*Michael Dopud as Daniel Black
==Soundtrack==
On July 10, 2013, Microsoft released an official soundtrack on Amazon, Xbox Music and iTunes available for digital download. The soundtrack includes 21 music pieces composed by Nathan Lanier.
==Trivia==
*Part of the UNSC Marine Cadence is heard in the teaser, with the additional lines "Helljumper, Helljumper, where you been? Feet first into hell and back again!" added at the beginning of the cadence.
*Interestingly and unusually, the cadets wear the UNSC Marine helmet from the Post-war era.
*The cadets use the MA5D Assault Rifle instead of the then standard issue MA5B.
*Each episode starts with Cortana on sometime between 2553 and 2557 (between Halo 3 and 4).
*Once again, cryo-sleep is shown with the occupants fully clothed so it does not get an adult rating of R or NC-17.
*During the second episode of the series there is a brief cameo made by Frank O'Connor appearing as a janitor.
*The DVD/Blu-ray release of the film included the Red vs Blue "Sleepers" PSA.
*The armor that John wears is the same model from "The Package" in Halo Legends.
*In Episode 5 Spartan-087 and Spartan-104 wear the Air Assault armor and Mark V[B] armor respectively. This is an error since the two armor models were not in production at the time.
==Gallery==
===Promotional Material===
Halo-4-Forward-Unto-Dawn1.jpg|A Promotional poster with John-117 in the background.
===Screenshots===
Maschief.jpg|John-117 (played by Daniel Cudmore) in his MJOLNIR Mark IV armor.
Halo-4-forwardduntildawn.jpg|A cadet (Thomas Lasky) lays on the ground after being hit with a Tactical Training round.
gen_black.png|General Black, a UNSC officer in the series.
CAMS Lecture Hall.jpg|Students learning about an ancient Carthaginian-Roman battle and the strategies used in the battle.
Corbulo Academy longshot.jpg|A building on Circinius-IV that is part of the UNSC Military Academy featured in the series.
Cadet Inspection.jpg|The students stand at attention in full Marine BDUs
Halo-4-Forward-Unto-Dawn-Covenant-Elite.jpg|Sangheili with the Energy Sword in Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
vlc 2013-06-21 23-55-36-85.jpg|Spartans 104, 87 and 117 on their way back after the mission on Circinius IV.
===Behind the Scenes===
fred_104_and_kelly_087_by_sithvenator-d5g3ut5.jpg|Jenna Berman as Kelly-087 and Tony Giroux as Fred-104 during filming
==Episodes==
File:Halo 4 Forward Unto Dawn - Part 1|Part 1
File:Halo 4 Forward Unto Dawn - Part 2|Part 2
File:Halo 4 Forward Unto Dawn - Part 3|Part 3
File:Halo 4 Forward Unto Dawn - Part 4|Part 4
File:Halo 4 Forward Unto Dawn - Part 5|Part 5
==Sources==
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