Great end of the year for Henry Cavill’s agent. Within weeks, the British actor announced that he was leaving his lead role on the show. The Wizarddelighted fans of Superman by revealing that he would once again lend his features to the superhero… he then calmly canceled this return. But the actor has found a new franchise to join: according to the hollywood reporterwill officiate as the protagonist and executive producer of a series inspired by the game war hammerin development on the Prime Video side.
The British company of board games and fantasy figurines Games Workshop has just announced this Friday an upcoming agreement with Amazon to produce television productions and films based on this universe.
Games Workshop “has reached an agreement in principle with Amazon Content Services”, a subsidiary of the US giant, which will develop “film and television productions” from its universe, the company founded in 1975 announced in a press release released by AFP .
“It is expected that initially the rights to develop the Warhammer 40,000 universe will be granted”, one of the main franchises of the group based on a futuristic world.
lifelong fan
Henry Cavill himself confirmed this project on Instagram and expressed his enthusiasm. “Our first step will be to find our director/creator/writer,” he wrote.
This participation of the actorEnola Holmes no wonder, as you’ve already talked about your passion for the Warhammer franchise. In 2020, he posted a photo of him painting his own figurines. Last year he revealed his desire to bring this game to the screen in an interview with IGN.
The concrete implementation of the project with Amazon still depends on the signing of the contracts, “on which the parties are working”, specifies Games Workshop, adding that “an announcement will be made in due course”.
announcements and disappointments
Henry Cavill announced at the end of October that he was leaving The Wizard after an expected third season next summer. The actor, who lent his features to the sorcerer Geralt de Rivia, will be replaced by Liam Hemsworth. The news has disappointed fans, who denounced a “bad decision” in a petition asking Netflix to abandon this change of interpreter.
At the same time, Henry Cavill had announced his return to the franchise. Superman, after playing Clark Kent in five films. A fortnight later, he revisited this announcement, suggesting that the final decision had been made by the director and Warner Bros.
Source: BFM TV
