Henry Cavill's Warhammer 40K Show Is Happening

Long rumoured, the Henry Cavill fronted Warhammer 40K TV show is apparently officially a go at Amazon.

Amazon acquired the rights 2 years ago to produce a TV show based on Games Workshop's Warhammer 40,000 game. Deadline is reporting, and Cavill himself confirming, that the series is now officially in production.

WH40K is the most popular miniature wargame in the world. Originally published in 1987, it is on its 10th edition. Set in the far future, it mixes fantasy tropes with sci-fi in a grim, dark universe. It has spawned multiple tabletop roleplaying games, such as Dark Heresy, Rogue Trader, and more, the current lineup being publishing by Cubicle 7.

According to the deal made 2 yeasr ago, Amazon had until December 2024 to mutually agree on “creative guidelines for the films and television series to be developed by Amazon”. There is no showrunner yet. The show will also be produced by Vertigo Entertainment.

To celebrate some Warhammer news, I decided to make a pilgrimage to the very first place I bought Warhammer models over 30 years ago....the Little Shop, on my home island of Jersey!

My incredible team and I, alongside the brilliant minds at Games Workshop, have been working away in concept rooms, breaking down approaches to the enormity and magnificence of the Warhammer world. Together, we've been sifting through the plethora of incredible characters and poring over old tomes and texts. Our combined efforts have led us to a fantastic place to start our Universe, which has been agreed upon by those up on high at both Amazon and Games Workshop. That starting place shall, for now, remain a secret. Watch this space, though—more to come in time!

- Henry Cavill​

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Personally, I hope this show will be telling a brand new story with new characters rather than be an adaptation of a novel or something. WH40K has room for plenty of stories, and they should go with something written specifically for TV, their budget and other available resources.

Word is it's starting with the Horus Heresy.

 

[Sorcerers Apprentice]

Word is it's starting with the Horus Heresy.

So it's 30K rather than 40K!?

 

[Henadic Theologian]

So it's 30K rather than 40K!?

To start with I guess, if rumours based on hints are right.

Also some hints it not just 30k/40k, but Age of Sigmar might be coming too.

 

[Stalker0]

Personally, I hope this show will be telling a brand new story with new characters rather than be an adaptation of a novel or something. WH40K has room for plenty of stories, and they should go with something written specifically for TV, their budget and other available resources.

I could certainly see it being a new plot, but I highly doubt they won't use exisiting characters at least in part. That seems a crippling waste of thousands of pages of lore (and you want that fan service, you want the nerds gushing over the idea that X character is going to be in the show)

 

[Paul Farquhar]

you want the nerds gushing over the idea that X character is going to be in the show

Nah, what you get is nerds raging because the character’s eyes are the wrong shade.

 

[Gradine]

Nah, what you get is nerds raging because the character’s eyes are the wrong shade.

Oh man, let me tell you, eyes aren't the only thing that nerds get super angry about changing the color of...

 

[dvar]

probably amazon prime used their option contract to produce this animation and gain more time for the development of cavill's project. kudos for them. i have no idea how this will be made mainstream marketable considering how this IP is and where the world is ATM.

 

[Gammadoodler]

His Superman films didn't do as well as planned. Plus he has an unfortunate habit of dating teenagers, which is not a great look.

'Habit of dating teenagers" is pretty extreme way to describe a single relationship with a college student almost a decade ago.

It's not the best look, but it seems to be an outlier within what's findable about his relationships online (and, again, occurred almost a decade ago).

 

[Bubu12013]

Horus Heresy would make a lot of sense, actually. They get the poster-boy space marines, but they act like greek heroes rather than stoic death machines.

 

[soviet]

Word is it's starting with the Horus Heresy.

Evidence?