It was revealed a good while ago that Henry Cavill is taking a starring role in a Warhammer 40,000 film – but since that news was announced, there have been some issues pushing the project forward. In a recent financial update, Games Workshop discussed these blockers, addressing the fact that both GW and Amazon have just six months to agree on creative guidelines before the project is assumedly shut down.
In The Air
Back in December, Games Workshop revealed a partnership with Amazon that would last 12 months, during which the two firms would need to decide on creative guidelines for both the Warhammer film and a television series. However, one of the tighter stipulations of this contract was that these productions would only proceed if agreements could be made. Otherwise, they won’t even make it out of the starting gate.
Speaking on the project a while ago, Henry Cavill, one of the world’s most prolific actors and a lifelong gamer, said:
I have loved Warhammer since I was boy, making this moment truly special for me. The opportunity to shepherd this cinematic universe from its inception is quite the honor and the responsibility. I couldn’t be more grateful for all the hard work put in by Vertigo, Amazon and Games Workshop to make this happen. One step closer to making a nigh-on lifelong dream come true.
Thanks to IGN for the quote
Games Workshop has been growing in leaps and bounds in recent months, picking up solid profits and expanding worldwide. The push to produce a Warhammer movie and a television series is a logical one, and partnering with Amazon to get it done is shrewd. Earlier this year, Prime Video saw the arrival of the Fallout TV series, and it became the second-largest launch on the platform ever.
Games Workshop advised that they’ll provide an update shortly, but with fewer than six months left to work out the intricacies of the project, some fans are getting itchy…
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Henry Cavill just seems he can’t catch a break man
Wasn’t it a show? This was announced a while back that it wasn’t moving forward. Cavill should go see if he can get that Mass Effect live-action adaption back on track that could happen he just has to find the right place maybe Netflix, WBD, or Tubi they have money. Daily Wire and X would love him.
Henry it’s not gonna happen go get the rights to Battle Tech and/or Crimson Skies give us shows for those.