What simply occurred? It has been virtually two years since we heard that Henry Cavill was set to star in and government produce a TV collection adaptation of Warhammer 40,000 for Amazon. There’s been little information since then, nevertheless it’s now been revealed that the present is in improvement after Video games Workshop and Amazon agreed on artistic pointers and unique rights.
In line with Deadline’s sources, a mini-room was assembled to hone in on a artistic course for the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Based mostly on materials that the writers produced, it was determined to proceed with the event of a TV collection for the primary Warhammer Amazon venture. No showrunner has been picked as of but.
The deal additionally included related merchandising rights for any movie or tv present produced by Amazon.
Cavill celebrated the information with an Instagram publish.
Being at such an early stage of improvement means we’ll possible be ready a number of years earlier than a Warhammer 40,000 collection involves Amazon. The corporate will little doubt be hoping the present can replicate the success of its vastly well-liked Fallout collection.
Few persons are extra appropriate than Cavill for turning Warhammer 40K right into a big-budget present. The Witcher star partnered with Vertigo Leisure’s Roy Lee and Natalie Viscuso to safe the IP earlier than taking it to Amazon.
Cavill’s nerd credentials are properly documented. He typically posts and talks about his love of the tabletop video games and portray miniatures. Cavill as soon as appeared on the UK’s The Graham Norton Present to elucidate that Warhammer is not the identical as World of Warcraft. The British actor additionally famously accomplished Complete Warfare: Warhammer 2 six occasions, as six completely different races, and likes to construct his personal PCs.
Warhammer fandom is at a excessive proper now. The 13-year watch for a sequel to House Marine turned out to be value it when the wonderful Warhammer 40,000: House Marine 2 arrived in September. It earned a deserved spot on our Greatest PC Video games (You Ought to Be Enjoying) checklist.
It is all excellent news for Video games Workshop. The UK agency, now the eighty fifth largest listed firm within the nation, simply noticed its licensing income elevated by 150% to $38.2 million.
