Games Workshop has officially assigned Mike Flanagan and United Artists to direct the Warhammer 40,000 adaptation for Prime Video starring Henry Cavill, according to Polygon. The announcement confirms the Warhammer 40K series director after months of uncertainty about who would steer the sci-fi project.
Flanagan, known for directing Stephen King adaptations including Gerald’s Game and Doctor Sleep, also directed including Gerald’s Game and Doctor Sleep. He has also directed Netflix horror series including The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor, Midnight Mass, and The Fall of the House of Usher.
What Games Workshop Confirmed
Games Workshop’s July financial report stated that initial outlines have been completed and that Flanagan is now moving on to script work. The report did not give a specific timeline for when the adaptation will reach audiences.
Games Workshop’s report indicated that adaptations based on its properties will take years to bring successfully to market. The company’s language around its partnership with Amazon referenced multiple adaptations, suggesting more than one movie or series could come from the deal, according to Polygon.
What It Means For Fans
Cavill is a massive fan of the Warhammer 40,000 game and its universe, and remains attached to the project. The confirmation gives the adaptation its first director attachment.
Warhammer 40,000 is set in a far future in which humanity’s expansion across the universe brings it into conflict with aliens, cosmic horrors and other threats. Flanagan’s horror and supernatural background fits the grimdark setting long associated with Warhammer 40,000.
Background
The series has been in development at Prime Video with Cavill attached as star. This is the first official confirmation of Flanagan as director.
What’s Next
No premiere date or production timeline has been announced. Flanagan is currently working on scripts.
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