Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn is a 2012 English-language motion picture written by Aaron Helbing and Todd Helbing. The movie is directed by Stewart Hendler. Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn was produced under the production house Microsoft Studios in collaboration with 343 Industries, Herzog and Company, Legacy Effects, Arc Productions and Blacklist. The motion picture originally aired on YouTube. Halo 4: forward unto dawn stars Thom Green, Anna Popplewell, Enisha Brewster, Osric Chau, Kat De Lieva, Daniel Cudmore and Iain Belcher. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Machinima Prime.