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Halo Legends Animated Films Coming

Source:Warner Home Video

November 5, 2009

Warner Home Video has announced that "Halo Legends" will be released in the form of seven animated short films on February 9 on Blu-ray and DVD:

Go deeper into the Halo universe than ever before with Halo Legends, an all-new, CG and traditional anime PG-13 experience that presents enthralling new stories from one of the world’s most popular video game franchises. Produced by 343 Industries, a part of Microsoft Game Studios, the exciting tales-beyond-the-games will be distributed February 9, 2010 by Warner Home Video as a Special Edition 2-disc version on DVD and Blu-Ray for $29.98 (SRP) and $34.99 (SRP), respectively, as well as single disc DVD for $19.98 (SRP) due date for all versions is January 5, 2010. The chapters will also be available On Demand and Digital Download.

Halo Legends is a seven-story anthology – told across eight spectacular episodes – that explores the origin and historical events of the Halo universe and its intriguing characters. Halo Legends has been created in the same breakthrough format as The Animatrix and Batman Gotham Knight with each individual episode imagined by a cutting-edge, renowned Japanese anime director/animator, including Shinji Aramaki, Mamoru Oshii, Hideki Futamura, Tomoki Kyoda and Yasushi Muraki. The stories are inspired and produced by the creative minds of 343 Industries, including Halo franchise development director Frank O’Connor and managing editor Kevin Grace.

The individual episodes fall within Halo’s 26th Century mythology as the battle between humanity and aliens rages on in an attempt to protect Earth and mankind’s expansive number of space colonies. The dramatic, action-packed stories feature characters and locales familiar to Halo fans, and episodes range in length between 10 and 17 minutes – resulting in nearly two hours of animated adventures.

The episodes are animated by some of the world’s most respected studios and directors in anime today. The studios range from Production I.G. (Ghost in the Shell, Batman Gotham Knight), Bones (Cowboy Bebop, Fell Metal Alchemist) and Toei Animation (Dragonball Z, Digimon) to Studio 4oC (The Animatrix, Batman Gotham Knight) and Casio Entertainment. The stellar roster of animation talent on Halo Legends is highlighted by creative supervisors Shinji Aramaki (Appleseed) and Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell); directors Shinji Aramaki (Appleseed), Hideki Futamura (The Animatrix), Daisuke Nishio (Dragonball Z), Hiroshi Yamazaki (Karas), Toshiyuki Kanno (Black Lagoon), Koichi Mashimo (Blade of the Immortal) and Koji Sawai (Patlabor); directors/action designers Tomoki Kyoda (Eureka Seven, Evangelion 1.0) and Yasushi Muraki (Macross Plus, Vampire Hunter D); and writer Dai Sato (Cowboy Bebop).

Halo is a centerpiece in the world of video games, selling more than 27 million units to a devoted legion of fans – including the latest hit Halo 3:ODST. The Halo franchise has driven more than $1 billion in revenue from its award winning Xbox games, New York Times best-selling novels and comics and a wide variety of other merchandise.

Halo Legends - 2 Disc Special Edition version will have several hours of incredible bonus features, including:

• The Making of Halo Legends – An introduction to Halo Legends followed by a making-of segment for each episode.

• Halo: Gaming Evolved – Explaining the Halo phenomenon from its inception as an Xbox video game to a present day entertainment franchise.

• Audio Commentary with directors Frank O’Connor and Joseph Chou

• Widescreen (1.78:1)

Halo Legends Blu-Ray versions will be loaded with bonus materials, including all the great extras from the 2-disc Special Edition as well as Halo: The Story so Far, an overview of the Halo universe up until the end of Halo 3

“Halo Legends offers fans stunning, new creative visions of the popular video game’s expansive universe, providing added depth and perspective to these beloved characters and thrilling environments,” said Halo franchise development director Frank O’Connor. “Halo Legends is a perfect complement to the game’s growing canon of ancillary entertainment options.”

“Warner Home Video is proud to partner with Microsoft to bring this video game phenomenon to fans in an altogether different entertainment medium,” said Amit Desai, WHV Vice President of Family, Animation & Partner Brands Marketing. “The great storytelling, memorable characters and truly astounding CG/Anime make Halo Legends a must-have for the fans.”

Marketing Support
Halo Legends will be extensively marketed with a major national TV, Print, Radio and Online media campaign.
The campaign will also include trailering on WHV titles to garner an additional 10 million impressions. Exciting promotions with Xbox LIVE, iTunes, Amazon and other related partners will drive strong consumer awareness and demand amongst the core fan base. Additionally, the dedicated Halo Legends website URL halolegendsdvd.com will include an enticing sweepstakes offer to drive traffic and viral activity. More information about Halo and Halo Legends can be found at halolegends.com.

Exclusive previews of Halo Legends will be available on the new Xbox LIVE experience, Halo Waypoint, starting November 7, 2009.

BASICS
HALO LEGENDS - Single Disc
Street Date: February 9, 2010
Order Due Date: January 5, 2010
Languages: English and Spanish
Audio: Dolby Surround Stereo
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: Estimated 119 min.
Price: $19.98 SRP / No MAP
UPC: 883929099245

HALO LEGENDS – 2 Disc Special Edition
Street Date: February 9, 2010
Order Due Date: January 5, 2010
Languages: English and Spanish
Audio: Dolby Surround Stereo
Rating: PG-13
Runtimes: Disc 1 – Estimated 119 min.
Disc 2 – Estimated 89 minutes
Price: $29.98 SRP / No MAP
UPC: 883929099207

HALO LEGENDS – Blu-Ray™ Hi-Def
Street Date: February 9, 2010
Order Due Date: January 5, 2010
Languages: English and Spanish
Audio: Dolby Surround Stereo
Rating: PG-13
Runtimes: Estimated 223 min.
Price: $34.99 SRP / No MAP
UPC: 883929099023

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COMMENTS (13)

Posted by:

Yep

November 5, 2009

I wish it was a single "gollum" realistic CG film

Posted by:

Korlak

November 5, 2009

Wow, I cant lie this looks like its gonna be AMAZING! I REALLY REALLY HATE Anime, I honestly cannot stand it. But I found myself enjoying a bit of Batman Gotham Knight so I can see a lot of potential in the filmmakers. This is gonna be a massive step toward the actual Halo Movie. I'm very excited to see this! Cant wait!

Posted by:

Joeker

November 5, 2009

Halo sucks so bad. All the games are overrated and I am thankful they have yet to have another Doom and make a Halo movie. Ugh.... To compare this to Gotham Knight is ludacris. Halo is a poor excuse for entertainment. Make a Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare movie. Have one of the Scott's direct that. Bam.

Posted by:

DC-Boy

November 5, 2009

YEEAAHHH that is awesome!!!!!
HALO FOREVER

Posted by:

ScrewTape

November 5, 2009

C'mon are ya kiddin' me? the ODST commercial was badass 'Joeker' there's going to be an awesome thrill to the storyline of Halo.
Doom is like friggin stone -age game now, forget that **** haha.

Posted by:

Snarky Bastard

November 5, 2009

Joeker, anybody who spells "ludicrous" "ludacris" because of the rapper is clearly an intellect to be respected and admired. You have convinced me that for all my countless hours of enjoying playing Halo, I have been utterly mistaken and, in fact, the game actually sucks.

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Posted by:

DanXile

November 5, 2009

^ OWNED lol.

Posted by:

Kevin

November 5, 2009

Sweet! I can't wait. And the bigger and more popular a property, the more haters there are. I guarentee there are plenty of doom and call of duty haters out there, I don't understand why people have to hate on something just because it is popular.

Posted by:

joe asylo

November 5, 2009

hey i just wanna see what the guys of appleseed brough.

Posted by:

Doug

November 5, 2009

Can't wait!