The past month has indeed not been an easy time for Henry Cavill . First, the actor suddenly announced that he would withdraw from Netflix’s The Witcher project after 3 seasons, leaving the main role of Geralt of Rivia to Liam Hemsworth. And just 2 days ago, Henry suddenly revealed that he would not return as Superman in the DC cinematic universe because director James Gunn wanted a younger face to take on the role.
However, while many fans are worried about the actor falling into an “unemployed” situation, recently, Henry Cavill cheerfully announced his new destination: That is the series of films. Warhammer 40,000 , is adapted from Games Workshop’s tabletop game of the same name, and will be developed by Amazon Studios.
Henry Cavill will participate in Amazon Studios’ Warhammer 40,000 film project – Photo: Polygon
On his personal social networking sites, Henry said: “ For the past 30 years, I have always dreamed of the day the Warhammer universe would come to the big screen. Now, with 22 years of experience in this field, I finally feel I have enough skills and experience to realize the Warhammer cinematic universe .
“ Collaborating with Natalie Viscuso at Vertigo is an honor beyond words. Without her, we probably wouldn’t have found the most suitable landing spot at Amazon. And with a home like Amazon, we will be free to explore the super-vast scale of Warhammer .”
“ To all Warhammer fans, I promise to respect the franchise we all love. I promise to bring what is most familiar to you. And I will try to create something wonderful that has never been done before. The first step we needed to take was to find the right production/creative/writing team. Please look forward to us, my friends .”
Henry Cavill and his girlfriend Natalie Viscuso will be the production directors of Warhammer 40,000 – Photo: People
It is known that Henry Cavill and his girlfriend Natalie Viscuso have been developing the Warhammer 40,000 movie project for many months, before Amazon reached a copyright agreement with Games Workshop and brought this franchise to their studio. Henry himself is also a die-hard fan of Warhammer as he meticulously colored the models of this game during the social distancing period in mid-2020.
On her personal Instagram, Natalie said: “ Fantasy, horror and science fiction are my forte creative languages. So when Henry introduced Warhammer to me a few years ago, it really felt right at home. Warhammer’s stories are rich and complex, the scale of the world allows players to stretch their imaginations, and the characters, no matter how heroic or pitiful, are never leave you. Building a cinematic universe with Henry, our team at Amazon, and the Games Workshop empire behind it, is truly a great joy and honor .”
Although Warhammer 40,000 is still in the process of looking for a screenwriter and director, according to information from The Hollywood Reporter, Henry Cavill will personally act as production director for this project. Accompanying him are Roy Lee and Natalie Viscuso from Vertigo Entertainment. Besides, Henry also seems to have great expectations for Warhammer 40,000 , as he thinks this could be the beginning of a new cinematic universe in the near future.
