Sci-Fi Amazon’s Warhammer 40,000 series | Henry Cavill

[Pennywise]

Henry Cavill’s Next Play: ‘Warhammer 40,000′ Series for Amazon – The Hollywood Reporter

 

[Deck Rickard]

Well, that was fast! Awesome news for Cavill. As everyone on earth knows, he’s a huge Warhammer fan, so this will hopefully ease the hurt from having the Superman gig snatched away from him.

 

[Arachnerd]

The fact that he's also executive producing makes me think he'll have a fair amount of creative overview which is a good sign. I know next to nothing about Warhammer 40K, but I know Cavill's a big fan and how he's brought it up in some interviews so I'm definitely checking this out, if only so the guy can finally catch a break and do something he loves the way he wants it.

 

[Silvermoth]

This is great to see. I love Warhammer and Henry is a huge fan. Great to see a good guy winning

 

[Deck Rickard]

There’s so much potential with this. Warhammer 40K is unique in that it’s a deep space high fantasy series with no clear “good guys.” It’s kinda like Starship Troopers mixed with D&D. If they have the budget and some real talent behind the camera, this could really be an ambitious project.

 

[TheVileOne]

Well, that was fast! Awesome news for Cavill. As everyone on earth knows, he’s a huge Warhammer fan, so this will hopefully ease the hurt from having the Superman gig snatched away from him.

It will still be a while before this gets done since Amazon hasn't closed the deal yet and it doesn't have any writers or producers attached yet. So we won't see it for a few years at least.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Oh man I know this is far away but this is really exciting news for me. I was well into Warhammer as a kid especially the Titan Legions game and the universe is so rife for live action it's unreal.

Will be keeping a close eye on this one.

 

[FunkMiller]

Knew this would happen

Henry must be looking at Eisenhorn as the character he will play. Dan Abnett's series is arguably the best individual storyline and character in the whole of 40k lore. Think hard boiled detective mystery, mixed with demonic horror, set in a dystopian nightmare of humanity. It's grim as hell, and brilliantly constructed.

I'm dubious whether this goes ahead with Amazon, though. Games Workshop will want almost full creative control. They are very protective of the IP, when it comes to live action adaptations.

 

[Brother Jack]

I really hope this works out better for him than his stints as Superman and Geralt did.

 

[Arachnerd]

 

[The Caped Knight]

Congratulations Henry Cavill May you be extremely successful and happy in this new venture.

 

[Deck Rickard]

This should probably be moved to the Fantasy TV section since it’s just as much fantasy as it is sci-fi (perhaps more so).

 

[blackdragon6]

The fact that he's also executive producing makes me think he'll have a fair amount of creative overview which is a good sign. I know next to nothing about Warhammer 40K, but I know Cavill's a big fan and how he's brought it up in some interviews so I'm definitely checking this out, if only so the guy can finally catch a break and do something he loves the way he wants it.

I'm looking forward to this as I've recently just gotten into the 40K lore a few years ago thanks to lore vids on YouTube. And I love the dark gritty space opera, Kafka-esque tone of the imperium of man, and the bleak out look of the whole dark universe. It's like Event Horizon meets Foundation on a impossibly GRAND scale. Basically like sci-fi/horror fantasy/space opera/space horror all rolled into one. It's ****ing AWESOME. The lore is kinda dense and intimidating tho.

 

[Pennywise]

This should probably be moved to the Fantasy TV section since it’s just as much fantasy as it is sci-fi (perhaps more so).

Yup, I realized that as soon as I posted!

 

[FunkMiller]

This should probably be moved to the Fantasy TV section since it’s just as much fantasy as it is sci-fi (perhaps more so).

Eh. Sci-fi is still the better fit. 40k is full of space ships, space marines, laser guns, galactic battles, warp transport, aliens, advanced technology etc.

And the fantasy stuff is probably more horror than fantasy anyway. It's far closer to Lovecraft than Tolkein.

 

[FunkMiller]

I'm looking forward to this as I've recently just gotten into the 40K lore a few years ago thanks to lore vids on YouTube. And I love the dark gritty space opera, Kafka-esque tone of the imperium of man, and the bleak out look of the whole dark universe. It's like Event Horizon meets Foundation on a impossibly GRAND scale. Basically like sci-fi/horror fantasy/space opera/space horror all rolled into one. It's ****ing AWESOME. The lore is kinda dense and intimidating tho.

Did you know that the guy who wrote Event Horizon was playing a lot of Warhammer 40k at the time, and that's why the film has demonic entities in the warp space the ship travels to?

It's the closest thing we've had to a 40k movie so far!

 

[NotNickFury]

Considering Cavill's passion for Warhammer, this is a big win for him. Happy to see him pursue another passion where he'll hopefully be treated better than Warners.

 

[blackdragon6]

Did you know that the guy who wrote Event Horizon was playing a lot of Warhammer 40k at the time, and that's why the film has demonic entities in the warp space the ship travels to?

It's the closest thing we've had to a 40k movie so far!

Yup......and it definitely shows lol. I love that movie.

 

[blackdragon6]

Eh. Sci-fi is still the better fit. 40k is full of space ships, space marines, laser guns, galactic battles, warp transport, aliens, advanced technology etc.

And the fantasy stuff is probably more horror than fantasy anyway. It's far closer to Lovecraft than Tolkein.

Exactly, it definitely fits here.

 

[The Caped Knight]

 

[Arachnerd]

He'll finally be able to fanboy about it once interviews roll around without fear of being ridiculed or act self-conscious about it.

 

[Madam-Shogun]

I've just recently got into Warhammer 40K as well. Started around late 00's I believe. And yes the Imperium of Man is definitely like a Kafka-esque bureaucratic/theocratic nightmare that's like a 100 times bigger than the galactic empire, surrounded by cosmic horrors from deep space. It's a grim dark space opera turned up to 11. I'm a HUGE nut for dark space operas hence my love for Andor, Battlestar Galactica, Aliens, and Starship Troopers. Even **** like Outlaw Star.

 

[FunkMiller]

I've just recently got into Warhammer 40K as well. Started around late 00's I believe. And yes the Imperium of Man is definitely like a Kafka-esque bureaucratic/theocratic nightmare that's like a 100 times bigger than the galactic empire, surrounded by cosmic horrors from deep space. It's a grim dark space opera turned up to 11. I'm a HUGE nut for dark space operas hence my love for Andor, Battlestar Galactica, Aliens, and Starship Troopers. Even **** like Outlaw Star.

40k really is the last, great fictional universe that remains untapped by Hollywood. Probably because it's deeply, deeply amoral, complex, dark, super violent and completely unconcerned with being politically correct - largely because it's one massive satire.

I'm not sure whether the executives will understand that, though...

 

[Punisher_MAX]

40k really is the last, great fictional universe that remains untapped by Hollywood. Probably because it's deeply, deeply amoral, complex, dark, super violent and completely unconcerned with being politically correct - largely because it's one massive satire.

I'm not sure whether the executives will understand that, though...

I mean...Amazon approved The Boys.

 

[The Caped Knight]

He'll finally be able to fanboy about it once interviews roll around without fear of being ridiculed or act self-conscious about it.

I admired that he openly talked about whenever the opportunity presented itself and he wasn't embarrassed. It takes alot of guts