Henry Cavill's Warhammer 40K cinematic universe signs on the line with Amazon and he's over the moon: 'A fantastic place to start our Universe'
Games Workshop has announced that a deal has been signed with Amazon on the «creative guidelines» for a future set of films and television series based on the Warhammer 40,000 universe. The company had first announced it was talking to Amazon in December 2023, setting a 12-month period for the negotiations, so it looks like someone suddenly remembered a deadline was upcoming.
«It’s official—Games Workshop and Amazon Studios have finalized their deal—the creative guidelines are nailed down, and we’re all set to bring Warhammer to the screen,» says the Games Workshop announcement. «It means we now have synopsis and ordering for the stories we’re going to tell… yep, we said stories! It might have taken a year but it was a year well spent!»
The announcement also comes with a link to a more formal statement on the deal, which includes an option for Amazon to license similar rights for the Warhammer fantasy universe following the Warhammer 40,000 productions.
The happiest man in the room was, of course, Superman himself. Henry Cavill is due to star in and act as executive producer on the projects, and is a certified 40K maniac.
«To celebrate some Warhammer news, I decided to make a pilgrimage to the very first place I bought Warhammer models over 30 years ago… the Little Shop, on my home island of Jersey!» said Cavill on Instagram, alongside a little selfie in a Warhammer hat next to said shop.
«My incredible team and I, alongside the brilliant minds at Games Workshop, have been working away in concept rooms, breaking down approaches to the enormity and magnificence of the Warhammer world.
»Together, we've been sifting through the plethora of incredible characters and poring over old tomes and texts. Our combined efforts have led us to a fantastic place to start our Universe, which has been agreed upon by those up on high at both Amazon and Games Workshop. That starting place shall, for now, remain a secret. Watch this space, though—more to come in time!"
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