Henry Cavill reportedly in talks to star in and produce a Warhammer 40K series for Amazon
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It’s been an eventful time for PC gaming’s unofficial ambassador. In October, Henry Cavill announced he wasreturning to the role of Superman, and in November we found out he wasdeparting from his role as Geraltin The Witcher. Then it turned out hewasn’t going to be playing Superman after all, with the next movie being a reboot focused on a younger version of the character.
All of which rather left Cavill at a loose end. Will he have time to finishpainting his army of Adeptus Custodes? Well, maybe not. According toThe Hollywood Reporter, Cavill may have found another dream role in a series based on Warhammer 40,000.
This should make Rahul Kohli happy. The actor and gamer, who has had roles in iZombie and Supergirl,tweetedshortly before the news broke, “Hey Henry, fuck it, let’s make a Warhammer movie/limited series.”
Cavill “is attached to star and executive produce”, The Hollywood Reporter said, and also noted that the series was being “set up” by Amazon. “Amazon is in final talks for the rights to the game, produced by Games Workshop, after months of negotiations and fending off rival companies that also sought the rights.”
Of course, whatever deal is being discussed may fall through, and plenty of announcements about TV shows with big names attached never come to pass. Back in 2019 anadaptation of the Warhammer 40,000 novels starring Inquisitor Eisenhornwas announced, with Frank Spotnitz’s Big Light Productions behind the wheel. It’s been a couple of years since we heard anything about that, but assuming it is still in the works that sure would be a fitting role to cast Cavill in.
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