Warhammer

Henry Cavill will star in and executive produce the adaptation, which he called a "nigh-on lifelong dream come true". UK firm Games Workshop, which makes the ...

Perhaps there could be roles for other celebrity 40k fans Ed Sheeran and Vin Diesel? They are used on a table-top where friends can then do battle in fantastical worlds, telling stories based on 40 years' worth of rules and backstory, created especially for the games. Similarly to how comic book houses are no longer just the creators of comics, but have instead taken over Hollywood. However, Games Workshop has been more than just a miniatures company for years. In a statement on Friday, the British actor said: "I have loved Warhammer since I was a boy, making this moment truly special for me. The Warhammer deal is still to be officially confirmed and a further announcement will be made "in due course", the Nottingham-based games company noted.

Amazon announced today that it acquired IP rights to “Warhammer 40000,” a massively popular tabletop miniature wargame.

Amazon has reached into the Warp and pulled out an "agreement in principle" with Warhammer maker Games Workshop (GW) that would give it film, television and ...

Vertigo Entertainment partnered with Cavill "to secure the coveted IP and deliver it to Amazon Studios," and will also serve as an executive producer. Then again, if he wants to get back to his monster hunting roots, Cavill would be sure to find some excitement slinging a bolter in the depths of one of Necromunda's mutant-plagued hive cities. The role Cavill will take on screen remains unknown – The Emperor of Man, perhaps? With time on his hands, he says he's ready to jump into the Warhammer universe, which he's loved since he was a boy. That doesn't mean there will necessarily be a long wait until we can expect the grim darkness of the far future to reach our screens. Human civilization has stagnated into an unending dark age, and is beset on all sides by hostile aliens and Warhammer's perennial baddies, the Chaos Gods.