Draugoth
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Henry Cavill’s Next Play: Warhammer 40,000 Series for Amazon
The streaming giant has closed a deal for the rights to the miniature war game.
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Amazon Eyes 'Warhammer 40,000' Series With Henry Cavill Set to Star
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Fart Knight
Al Pachinko, Konami President
Dude got canned for Superman now he gets to play as an orc.
crackajack
Member
Hopefully he will not be the only person on set who knows what Warhammer is actually about.
Mister Wolf
Gold Member
They're going to ruin Warhammer 40K. He really needs to have final creative control over the series.
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The budget for a live action adaptation of this needs to be Stranger Things/ Rings of Power level
Bragr
Banned
It's too hard to pull off. Maybe they could do standard Warhammer, but 40K is too much, there is no way they gonna nail the brooding evil genocidal universe of 40K with the scale it needs to be at.
40K should not be a live-action movie or TV series. Animated would work, but that's it. We don't need Hollywood to make this into a joke. They got superheroes for that.
40K should not be a live-action movie or TV series. Animated would work, but that's it. We don't need Hollywood to make this into a joke. They got superheroes for that.
if he's producing it, he prob does.
ManaByte
Member
He’s producing it and he’s a hardcore Warhammer nerd who paints his own miniatures.
FunkMiller
Member
Conversation with studio executives:
Exec: "So! Who are the good guys?"
Henry: "There aren't any."
Exec: "But the humans must be the heroes!"
Henry: "Nope. Ultra religious fascists the fucking lot of 'em. "
Exec: "So the aliens are the good guys?"
Henry: "Nope. All cunts as well."
Exec: "can this be done on a small budget?"
Henry: "Nope. Biggest wars imaginable. Billions of dollars to make. No fucking heroes. Grim darkness. Religious intolerance. Demonic horrors. Humanity is fucked."
Exec: "Please leave."
FunkMiller
Member
Eisenhorn. It's so obviously the character he should be playing.
Is he a puppy or what?
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ManaByte
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He’s a bigger nerd than many here.
sankt-Antonio
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Oh why Amazon why why why... This Show deserves better. Cavill at the end of the day is an actor, not an experienced producer, director or showrunner. This needs mayor talent behind it, people with a spine to respect the source material.
Ill be expecting a YA kind of show set in the universe
Ill be expecting a YA kind of show set in the universe
Def, never played Warhammer. Maybe next he'll tackle a very mature Zelda, I can see him as Link. Sorta like Gerald just no talking more grunting.
Holammer
Member
I'm a little bit worried, because it means GW will be under even more current day politics pressure to file down sharp corners.
In a universe where Xenocide is a thing and considered good (by the Imperium anyway), you just know there's gonna have to be a lot of adjustments.
If they don't get bogged down by writers that actively hate the setting and try to subvert expectations instead, they should make a few movies to get people used to the setting.
Then do a 30k series with Cavill as the Emperor of Mankind. If it goes well, spin-off mini series or movies with the origin stories of the Primarchs. There's a smörgåsbord of source material to work with and forge a cinematic universe.
Done right it would crush GoT under its mighty heel.
In a universe where Xenocide is a thing and considered good (by the Imperium anyway), you just know there's gonna have to be a lot of adjustments.
If they don't get bogged down by writers that actively hate the setting and try to subvert expectations instead, they should make a few movies to get people used to the setting.
Then do a 30k series with Cavill as the Emperor of Mankind. If it goes well, spin-off mini series or movies with the origin stories of the Primarchs. There's a smörgåsbord of source material to work with and forge a cinematic universe.
Done right it would crush GoT under its mighty heel.
hinch7
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TheThreadsThatBindUs
Member
OoOooooh shit!!!!!!
This means that this might actually be good!!!!
WH40K live-action and by leads who know their shit.... dream come true!!!!
I really really hope they begin with the Horus Heresy. I fucking lived off those books for most of my young adult life. Such an incredibly creative and enthralling series.
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MiguelItUp
Member
I HOPE that it'll be amazing. I've always imagined a 40K film or series done very well, and absolutely loved the idea of it. Didn't think something like this would suddenly come up. I'm hoping it all works out.
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If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
Have doubts they will give this an adequate budget.
drotahorror
Member
Warhammer 40k. The most interesting universe that I barely know anything about but am always excited to play or hear about.
ManaByte
Member
Oh why Amazon why why why... This Show deserves better. Cavill at the end of the day is an actor, not an experienced producer, director or showrunner. This needs mayor talent behind it, people with a spine to respect the source material.
Ill be expecting a YA kind of show set in the universe
Cavill is probably the only active person in Hollywood who plays 40K and paints his own miniatures.
It doesn't need to be universe level having massive battles between multiple factions. Keep it local on a units' action during a campaign, have character growth and arcs. Something like the Geonosis campaign in the Star Wars Clone Wars TV series.
There was already the 40K movie Ultramarine that was a 3D CGI animated movie, that bombed and released as direct to DVD back in 2010. Amazon carried on the torch with the Expanse, as well as having The Boys, animated Invincible. Rings of Power was a failure, but they also have good content.
Trogdor1123
Member
This is incredible. Love the universe. Wonder who he would be? An Astarte? An inquisitor? Guardsman? We need more info!
im guessing post Heresy?
im guessing post Heresy?
sankt-Antonio
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That will not be enough I fear.
Amazon will shove a group of diverse human beings into the show, who are shining beacons of humanity, representing 202x values. Cavill will not be able to rally against these demands.
I would bet money on the show not sticking to the depressed, everything and everyone is fucked, setting of 40k.
Would love to be wrong about this... Basically, I would love a "Astartes" style show.
He had a meeting with that clown hack writer James Gunn and some other guy, then I guess that didn't go so well when Gunn told them how fucking stupid Superman would be now.
Gunn made Guardians of the Galaxy 1, one of my favorite movies, but then he made the sequel absolute made for tv feeling horseshit. Then he made a decent Suicide Squad movie, but then he made a fucking awful Peace Maker show... fuck this guy overall. He's good for certain things, but putting him in charge of an entire movie series is a huge mistake.
ManaByte
Member
You've never seen Reacher or The Boys have you.
PaddyOCanager
Member
Amazon has produced quality shows. They've also produced trash. For the most part, you could see the dumpster fire shows coming a mile away because of the people involved and the marketing.
The news surrounding this show, albeit very limited, is nothing but promising so far. I understand not wanting to get your hopes up, but this is literally the BEST situation Warhammer 40k fans could hope for. I don't see how anyone can find negativity about this news unless you straight up don't want to see Warhammer 40k ever made in live action. It will never have a better shot than this.
Fuz
Banned
GOD EMPEROR CAVILL
sankt-Antonio
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Reacher is the lowest of low budget show Amazon could finance and the Boys shtick is to be abrasive in just the Deadpool way.
I don't think you could compare the two with 40k, and its investment needed for it.
LotR is a way more apt comparison, and that show is brain dead bad.
delfrickintree
Banned
I will only watch it if Cavill's character is trans. We know you want to, amazon..
LordCBH
Member
To be fair, they hired unqualified bums who had never actually made anything to create rings of power. I will have hope 40k with HC attached until I see it follow the same path.
I'd be surprised if they initially set the scope to be anywhere near the galactic level of shit that is full 40k.
Plenty of source material from the Black Library that could be used to tell the smaller stories.
I've just finished up Valdor. It could be good. Exploring the end of the unifications wars and Amar Astartes attempted coup to halt the start of the Space Marine programme.
Plenty of source material from the Black Library that could be used to tell the smaller stories.
I've just finished up Valdor. It could be good. Exploring the end of the unifications wars and Amar Astartes attempted coup to halt the start of the Space Marine programme.
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Thebonehead
Banned
Themperor Cavill
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FunkMiller
Member
Space Marines are referred to as trans human.
ResetEra will love it. Big, beefy fucking dudes with huge muscles and chainswords.
They'll be delighted.
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RiccochetJ
Gold Member
Wonder where they could even remotely begin to introduce people to the universe because of just how vast it is with stories and lore. Also wonder if even Amazon has the budget to tackle the Horus Heresy but dammit I want to see that realized.
archangelmorph
Member
I know it's not real canon.
But fucking hell if Cavill can convince them to design & write a show that apes the amazingness of this then I'm all in:
But fucking hell if Cavill can convince them to design & write a show that apes the amazingness of this then I'm all in:
FunkMiller
Member
Astartes absolutely IS canon now. It's been made official GW media. The Retributor Astartes in the film are descendents of the Imperial Fists.
That's the joy of 40k. It's so enormous,with so many different factions, set across so much time and space, it can all be canon.
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Bruno_Arrais85
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someone give this man a job
Tams
Member
Considering Amazon are ploughing ahead with The Boys and Invincible, I reckon they may be the best placed to even somewhat create the 40k world well. They could also do with a few more shows that really make them stand out.
Yes, they have their diversity quota shite like WoT and RoP, with their inclusiveness and social justice rubbish. And yes, The Boys did touch on the latter a bit. But they know brutal and how to do it.
Yes, they have their diversity quota shite like WoT and RoP, with their inclusiveness and social justice rubbish. And yes, The Boys did touch on the latter a bit. But they know brutal and how to do it.