After leaving Netflix’s The Witcher collection behind, Henry Cavill has set his sights on a big-screen remake of Highlander and, extra importantly, an Amazon-sponsored Warhammer 40,000 TV collection that might mark the beginning of a (hopefully) long-running collaboration with Games Workshop. Nonetheless, we now be taught that every one that might not be occurring in any case – however there’s nonetheless hope.
IGN first shared it Newswhich appeared throughout Games Workshop’s annual monetary report. Briefly: the corporate takes the thought of doing issues proper or not doing them very critically.
In December 2023, we discovered Games Workshop Finally had signed a deal with Amazon to start work on the provisional collection and constructing a brand new universe, because it was additionally eager to get the movies off the bottom. The effective print mentioned that Games Workshop would solely work solely with Amazon for 12 months, beginning in December 2023, “to agree artistic tips for the movies and tv collection to be developed by Amazon.” It appears these artistic tips have but to be labored out, so Amazon may not have unique rights to the IP in any case if one thing hasn’t been labored out by December 2024.
Irrespective of how passionate Cavill is about potential initiatives, Warhammer 40,000 is a troublesome beast to tame, as Games Workshop is notoriously strict on the subject of its flagship sci-fi universe outdoors the realm of tabletop gaming. Warhammer 40K: House Marine 2 artistic director Oliver Hollis-Leick confirmed as a lot to me. During a recent talk.
In fact, most IP house owners wish to ensure collaborations and variations are achieved proper, however we regularly find yourself with half-baked initiatives that hardly resemble the supply materials or do not put a compelling sufficient spin on it. Games Workshop, for its half, is extraordinarily cautious with WH40K’s canon and the way it’s all represented elsewhere, placing it nearer to Disney and Lucasfilm’s dealing with of Star Wars IP outdoors of movie and TV than one thing like Sonic the Hedgehog.
We’re fairly certain a WH40K collection or film will find yourself occurring sooner fairly than later, however we’re not relying on this particular tackle the long-running universe making it onto the roster. House Marine 2 appears unbelievable anyway, so we’ll simply get excited for that.
