Henry Cavill’s Warhammer 40,000 Gets a Major Boost From a Horror Master
- Games Workshop recruited acclaimed horror director Mike Flanagan to work on upcoming Warhammer 40,000 adaptations, with the filmmaker due to begin work on scripts soon.
- Amazon MGM Studios acquired global rights to Warhammer 40,000 in December 2024 with Henry Cavill set to executive produce and star, creating the framework for Flanagan's involvement.
- Chief executive Kevin Rountree reported pre-tax profit rose 4.9% to a record £275.7m this fiscal year, while confirming the company does not use generative AI in "our product design nor on the creation of our IP."
- Despite a "challenging" industry backdrop for video game licensing, the company announced four new tie-ins this year and reclaimed £7.8m in tariffs following a Supreme Court ruling.
- Production continues on a Warhammer-inspired episode for Prime Video's Secret Level anthology series, which Games Workshop said is "almost completed," alongside an animated series featuring Space Marine Deathwatch characters.
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It was officially announced at the end of 2022 and now, after formalizing certain creative differences between the Games Workshop and Amazon brand, it seems that at last the Warhammer 40,000 series is going to start its creative process and the writing of the first drafts of the script. The adaptation of the popular strategy game counts with Henry Cavill as the main star, but a few hours ago we have known a signing that brings added value to the…
Henry Cavill's Warhammer 40k Project Gets First Real Update as Fan-Favorite Writer Joins the Franchise
Warhammer 40k fans were ecstatic when it was revealed that longtime Warhammer fan Henry Cavill was set to star in a new Prime Video series based on the hit game, but that was in 2024, and since then there’s only been little in the way of meaningful updates. That relative silence had led some fans […]
Mike Flanagan in Talks to Executive Produce ‘Warhammer 40,000’ Series Starring Henry Cavill
Henry Cavill had been set to lead Amazon MGM Studios’ “Warhammer 40,000” series a few years ago, and the small screen project finally gets a fresh update this week. According to Deadline, horror master Mike Flanagan (“Carrie”) is currently in talks to come on board the “Warhammer” TV series as an Executive Producer. Deadline also notes in today’s report, “It’s still being determined if the Doctor Sleep filmmaker will be showrunning the Henry Cav…
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