The ex-Superman actor has been forged to guide a collection adaptation of Warhammer 40,000 for Amazon
After bidding goodbye to his roles in DC’s Superman and Netflix’s The Witcher, Henry Cavill is out of short-term retirement and is ready to star and govt produce an adaptation of the favored tabletop sport Warhammer 40,000.
Amazon Prime Video formally acquired the worldwide rights to the IP from Video games Workshop (GAW), in response to the Hollywood Reporter, which additionally contains the Warhammer 40,000 rights throughout movie, TV and extra.
This marks the primary main acquisition of its type for Amazon Studios. “Warhammer 40,000 has captured the creativeness of followers of all ages, from all walks of life, and all around the world,” mentioned Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon and MGM Studios, in a press launch. “We’re excited to work with Henry, Vertigo Leisure, and Video games Workshop throughout our Amazon leisure companies on this sensible, immersive franchise for our international clients to expertise for years to return.”
In his personal assertion, Cavill expressed his fandom for the sport. “I’ve liked Warhammer since I used to be a boy, making this second really particular for me. The chance to shepherd this cinematic universe from its inception is sort of the honour and the accountability,” mentioned Cavill. “I couldn’t be extra grateful for all of the exhausting work put in by Vertigo, Amazon and Video games Workshop to make this occur. One step nearer to creating a nigh-on lifelong dream come true.”
Earlier this week, DC Studios co-head James Gunn introduced plans for a brand new Superman movie that can give attention to the youthful years of the hero. Gunn additionally shared that Superman veteran Cavill wouldn’t be returning.
“Within the preliminary levels, our story can be specializing in an earlier a part of Superman’s life, so the character is not going to be performed by Henry Cavill. However we simply had an awesome assembly with Henry and we’re huge followers and we talked about a lot of thrilling potentialities to work collectively sooner or later,” Gunn tweeted on Wednesday night.