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Henry Cavill’s Warhammer 40,000 adaptation gets a positive update. Warhammer 40,000 is a miniature wargame where characters in a dystopian future are set to fight against each other which has also expanded into video games and other media. Last year, it was announced that Amazon would be making a television adaptation of Warhammer starring Cavill.

Now, Games Workshop confirms the continued development of a Warhammer adaptation. According to the statement, Games Workshop and Amazon Studios have “signed the full agreement.” The details of said agreement have been kept under wraps as of now, and it is even unclear whether they will “kick off with a movie or a TV show.” Games Workshop also confirmed the involvement of Cavill, who will be an executive producer on the project as well. Check out the full statement below:

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.

Why This Is Such Great News for Warhammer

This update is great news for the Warhammer project. While the TV series was announced last year, updates have been scarce since then, casting doubt on the future of the adaptation. The involvement of a big-name actor like Cavill certainly left the project in good standing, but in the absence of an update, the future of the Warhammer 40,000 adaptation remained unclear.

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Cavill’s deep involvement with the Warhammer project, as producer, writer, and star, is already a great sign for the project. The actor has long been a fan of the Warhammer franchise, and has even suggested story ideas for a film or TV adaptation in the past. Cavill’s passion for this project will be an asset to the production, as he will invigorate the team as a deeply involved member.

There are still several questions surrounding Cavill’s Warhammer 40,000 adaptation. First, there is no suggested release window for the project, something the statement acknowledges in its recognition that the process could take three or four years. Secondly, the decision about whether the adaptation will be a TV show or a film will change the production process, and the update casts uncertainty about that. Warhammer 40,000 also does not yet have a cast and is in the early stages of getting a script together. Even with all of these factors still uncertain, the fact that the Warhammer adaptation will continue — and with Cavill in a key creative role — is a positive update.