Games Workshop and Amazon Studios have announced contract finalizations for their joint venture in expanding the Warhammer 40,000 universe. It was just a year ago that Amazon Studios announced it had secured rights for Warhammer 40,000 and that Henry Cavill would serve as Executive Producer for all of its productions. Now Games Workshop and Amazon Studios are proud to announce the next milestone has been reached and the big question is whether to begin making a movie, television show, or both. The press release states that teams are getting put into place with screenwriters hard at work in penning the new project with Cavill at the helm.
Per Warhammer Community News Post:
“Back in December last year we announced Games Workshop and Amazon Studios had signed an agreement in principle to work together to bring the Warhammer 40,000 universe to screens, big and small.
Well, today we have an update, and it’s one we’ve all been longing to hear. We’ve now signed the full agreement and the next stage can begin!
Now comes the fun part: working out all the creative details with our partners and getting the first script written and into production. What Warhammer 40,000 stories should we tell first? Should we kick off with a movie or a TV show? Both?!
All we can tell you right now is that an elite band of screenwriters, each with their own particular passion for Warhammer, is being assembled to help bring the setting and characters you love to the screen. This illustrious group will be championed by Henry Cavill, who stands ready to take his place as executive producer – bringing his pen, sword and/or spear to the project.
TV and Film production is a mammoth undertaking. It’s not unusual for projects to take two to three years from this point before something arrives on screen. Still, things are now properly rolling, and you can bet we’ll bring you all the latest updates and cool snippets as soon as we’re able.“