Henry Cavill ’s certainly had an up - and - down - and - up - and - oh - my - godfew calendar month , but theformer Supermanand about - to - be - former Witcher star is about to bring another pipe dream role : the lead in a series version of the world of Warhammer 40,000 .
Games Workshop and Amazonhave announcedthat the latter has win the right to the massively pop sci - fi wargame for television , film , and more , and while no writers or showrunners are attached , Cavill is on plank to whizz and executive create the first planned series , and will executive bring about all other Warhammer 40,000 show at the banner . The news was first reported byTHR .
Warhammer 40,000 , which started in 1987 , is set in the far time to come of the 41st millennium , in a galax torn aside by perpetual warfare . The Imperium of Man — afascist , theological autocracyruled by the decaying body of a millennia - previous God - Emperor and defended by the genetically heighten , power - armor - laden chapter of the Space Marines — attempt to safeguard its universe and masses against a host of alien and demonic threats , from the corrupted force of Chaos , to the mech - piloting hegemony of the Tau Empire , to the teem legion of the Tyranid hives . It ’s a reality that spawned the term “ grimdark ” for its passion of over the top excess in gore , action , and the amount of spikes you could fit onto someone ’s shoulders .
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“ I have loved Warhammer since I was a boy , make this moment genuinely special for me . The opportunity to shepherd this cinematic universe from its inception is quite the accolade and the responsibility , ” Cavill said in a statement . “ I could n’t be more grateful for all the hard body of work put in by Vertigo , Amazon and Games Workshop to make this chance . One stone’s throw closer to making a nigh - on lifelong dream come true . ”
Cavill has made it knownmany a timethat he isan avow fanof the mise en scene and thetabletop game itself , painting his own armyof Adeptus Custodes — the golden - plat personal guards of the Imperium ’s Emperor . This is also not the first meter we ’ve hear of plans for a Warhammer 40,000 television show , either : Games Workshop itself previously announced it was plan ondeveloping a seriesaround the Imperial Inquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn , a character from the company ’s “ Black Library ” fiction rangewho hunts downalien and hellish threats against the Imperium , but this is presumably a different theme in the works .
Update 2024-12-25 9 am EST : This story has been update to reflect the prescribed announcement of the Games Workshop / Amazon deal .
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