Oct 26, 2012, 11:04am EDT |
Forward Unto Dawn Shows Halo's Movie Potential
I've been pleasantly surprised with Forward Unto Dawn these past few weeks, the Halo web series meant to give a bit of backstory to the Halo universe and the fourth game, out in a few weeks, specifically. Made on a relatively modest budget (as most web series are) the episodes are around 15 minutes long, and high quality from start to finish.
The series follows a group of young UNSC cadets at their training school, but things go awry when the Covenant invades and they have to put their newfound skills to the test. The series so far has a better story and more authentic characters than anything we've seen across any of the games, and shows that Halo likely does have a potential movie in it, despite what Hollywood may believe.
Once upon a time there was a Halo movie in production, but due to high costs and an unclear direction it was scrapped. But now the concept has slowly evolved back to life. First came a series of live-action commercials that were universally praised for their quality. Now it's Forward Unto Dawn, the web series that will likely surprise most fans expecting it to be nothing more than an oversized glorified ad. With an actual budget and a script that puts emphasis on characters, not just action, I think there's a lot of potential here, which is a feeling I didn't particularly have when the initial movie was being discussed. Handled correctly, this could be one hell of a blockbuster sci-fi series on film.
Check out the first four episodes of Forward Unto Dawn below, and new one will be released every Friday until Halo 4 comes out November 6th.