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Amazon will produce movies based on the game Warhammer 40,000

Games Workshop, a British board game and “fantasy” figurine company, has closed an agreement with the platform to develop productions around the universe of warhammer 40,000.

The British company of board games and miniatures of ‘fantasy’ Games Workshop announced this Friday an agreement with Amazon to make films and television productions based on its universe. warhammer 40,000.

The company “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.

Even before the final contracts are signed, “Amazon will begin certain development activities (such as holding preliminary discussions with writers) to facilitate the project,” the press release specifies, without elaborating on the amounts to be seen.

Henry Cavill and Nathalie Viscuso will headline

Actor Henry Cavill, interpreter of Superman Y The WizardHe said on his Instagram account that he would be involved in the project. After “22 years of experience in this industry, I finally have the qualifications and experience to deliver a Warhammer cinematic experience,” he added.

He notes that for his partner on this project, Nathalie Viscuso, and for himself, “having found Amazon as a home to host this project” will give them “the freedom to do justice on the scale of Warhammer.”

The news was welcomed by investors: Games Workshop finished up 16% at 8,480 pence on the London Stock Exchange.

Next announcement to come

Rights are intended to be initially granted to develop the universe warhammer 40,000one of the main franchises of the group based on a futuristic world.

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”.

The company makes tens of millions of figurines every year in the UK, sold in 5,000 stores around the world, the group says on its website.

Author: LC with AFP
Source: BFM TV

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