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Henry Cavill To Star In & EP ‘Warhammer 40,000’ Film & TV Franchise As Amazon Studios Acquires Rights To Games Workshop Brand
Amazon Studios has made it official, confirming that it has secured global rights to the Warhammer 40,000 game from Games Workshop for Henry Cavill (Man of Steel) to star in and executive produce the Warhammer 40,000 franchise across all Amazon Studios productions. The agreement encompasses rights to the universe across TV series, film, and likely games and animation.
Since launching nearly 40 years ago, the Warhammer brand has expanded through GAW’s miniatures, sourcebooks, tabletop games, animations, novels, a wealth of licensed material, and video games.
Warhammer 40,000 is set in the far future, where humanity stands at the edge of what might be its brightest future, or its darkest age. The threats to humankind’s empire are many — traitors driven by the fires of ambition, alien empires sworn to reclaim the stars, and the corruption of reality by malevolent gods.
“Warhammer 40,000 has captured the imagination of fans of all ages, from all walks of life, and all over the world,” said Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon and MGM Studios. “We are excited to work with Henry, Vertigo Entertainment, and Games Workshop across our Amazon entertainment businesses on this brilliant, immersive franchise for our global customers to experience for years to come.”
Vertigo Entertainment’s Roy Lee and Natalie Viscuso (The Lego franchise) partnered with Cavill to secure the Warhammer 40,000 IP before taking it to Amazon Studios. Vertigo will executive produce with Cavill and GAW’s Andy Smillie and Max Bottrill alongside Amazon Studios.
“I have loved Warhammer since I was a boy, making this moment truly special for me. The opportunity to shepherd this cinematic universe from its inception is quite the honour and the responsibility,” said Cavill. “I couldn’t be more grateful for all the hard work put in by Vertigo, Amazon Studios and Games Workshop to make this happen. One step closer to making a nigh on lifelong dream come true.”
HC
For 30 years I have dreamt of seeing a Warhammer universe in live action. Now, after 22 years of experience in this industry, I finally feel that I have the skill set and experience to guide a Warhammer Cinematic Universe into life. Partnering with Natalie Viscuso at Vertigo has been a blessing beyond words, without her we might not have found the perfect home at Amazon. And having a home like Amazon will give us the freedom to be true to the massive scope of Warhammer. To all of you Warhammer fans out there, I promise to respect this IP that we love. I promise to bring you something familiar. And I endeavour to bring you something fantastic that is, as of yet, unseen.
Our first steps are to find our Filmmaker/Creator/Writer. Watch this space, my friends.
For The Emperor!
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Reply by Blue-Rose
on January 17, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Yeah. I wrote it quickly, so I could go lie down. Thank goodness HC's hot, because this geeky stuff he likes isn't doing my brain any good.
Reply by Sue-Yin
on January 17, 2024 at 8:34 PM
Wrong quote. Should have been this one:
While there’s no details public about the possibilities for those future collaborations on the Warhammer Fantasy universes, it’s certainly a tantalising prospect for fans of Age of Sigmar and Warhammer The Old World.
Says the nerd into chemistry.
Reply by Blue-Rose
on January 18, 2024 at 4:05 PM
I see. I guess the golden Angel Ann mentioned will have to do.
That's my future livelihood, smart arse, not my hobby. I don't have nerdy hobbies. The closest thing to a nerdy hobby would be me lusting over HC's geeky butt.
Reply by HCFan
on January 22, 2024 at 2:20 AM
You had your geeky undies on, huh? That sounds doable. Although, all the CGI, armors and world building already look very expensive.
Reply by Blue-Rose
on January 25, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Comicbook.com
Reply by Sue-Yin
on January 30, 2024 at 6:54 PM
I think we all know Sam Rockwell's confusion.
COLLIDER: I'm gonna ask the most serious question of the day, Henry. What current computer are you rocking?
CAVILL: I've recently just upgraded everything to the new MD5, new chip, new motherboard and 4090 as well.
ROCKWELL: What are you, a software engineer for God’s sake?
CAVILL: Yeah, everything is new. I upgraded the whole thing.
ROCKWELL: I don't know what he's talking about.
Reply by Cashmere
on January 31, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Reply by HCFan
on January 31, 2024 at 5:06 AM
HC loves to jump at any opportunity to show his geeky side.
Reply by Blue-Rose
on February 1, 2024 at 3:51 PM
See, I'm not the only one who gets a headache from HC's geeky side. A perk of being the side piece is that I'll only have to deal with the lickable side of HC. His gf will have to deal with his geeky side.
Reply by AnnaB
on February 5, 2024 at 7:54 AM
HC's adorable when he's a geek.
That's the sweet side. lol
Reply by Triksy
on February 7, 2024 at 10:55 AM
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