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No.

Really.

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/07/17/heretic-traitor-rogue-inquisitor-tv-stargw-homepage-post-2/?utm_source=GamesWorkshop.com&utm_campaign=013f1f95b8-GW_17TH_JULY_HARPIC&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c6e14e39d2-013f1f95b8-114241577

That’s pretty awesome. Hope it’s good!

Smort. Hope they do it justice.

https://www.biglight.com/

Production company brought us Man in High Castle...

I have no faith in this.

The tie-in game, Mark Strong's narration aside, was horrible enough an afront to the Eisenhorn saga. I can't see this ending well either, fething Hollywood.

It’s not Hollywood.

I’ll admit my jaw dropped a bit when I read it was Frank Spotnitz; I’ve really enjoyed Man in the High Castle and it certainly suggests GW are pretty serious about this!

So, picks for the cast?

Anyone?

I wonder who will be distributing it.

I know it will never happen, but man I believe Josh Brolin could be great as Gregor.

 Not-not-kenny wrote:
I wonder who will be distributing it.

Based solely on the production company’s pedigree, and eventual quality of the show notwithstanding, I suspect there’ll be a few potentials expressing at least an early interest?

 Jadenim wrote:
I’ll admit my jaw dropped a bit when I read it was Frank Spotnitz; I’ve really enjoyed Man in the High Castle and it certainly suggests GW are pretty serious about this!

They would be serious if they partnered with HBO/Netflix/Amazon, ie, someone with pockets deep enough to bankroll quality series. First question I had upon seeing this was: who exactly is going to pay for it? Because if it's GW, cynicism tells me to expect Ultramarines movie 2.0, something done on the cheap (and funnily enough, Abnett did script for that too...).

Didn't see it in the Warhammer Community article, but the press release does clarify it concerns a live-action series.

Did not see this coming. And yet it also feels like a logical next step for GW. Could be great. Could be rubbish. But it's certainly interesting.

 Irbis wrote:

 Jadenim wrote:
I’ll admit my jaw dropped a bit when I read it was Frank Spotnitz; I’ve really enjoyed Man in the High Castle and it certainly suggests GW are pretty serious about this!

They would be serious if they partnered with HBO/Netflix/Amazon, ie, someone with pockets deep enough to bankroll quality series. First question I had upon seeing this was: who exactly is going to pay for it? Because if it's GW, cynicism tells me to expect Ultramarines movie 2.0, something done on the cheap (and funnily enough, Abnett did script for that too...).

The production company would foot the bill, that's why they are the production company, they produce it. If they are producing it in conjunction with Amazon or Netflix they would provide funds too, I suspect it will be Amazon

Gilbert Gottfried as Eisenhorn
Dani Davito as a Squat
Jerry Stiller as Khorne

Vin Diesel is a nerd....wonder if they could bag him?

I can only imagine the headache involving this,

The actors better be British, I don't want to hear any American accents in 40K.

Spotnitz is a great addition to the development. His X-Files work alone has got my interest piqued.

This should make the universe of the 41st millennium not just a mashup of genres, but putting it in a way that has every aspect available to it.

You can show:
Political Intrigue
Heretical Machinations
DAEMONS
normal daily life of both the citizens and inquisition
ADEPTUS ASTARTES
Genestealers
the immense Imperial bureaucracy

all with very little difficulty.

Patrick Stewart as Old Eisenhorn.

Tom Hardy as younger Eisenhorn.

This is btw the best way to do a 40k TV show. Focusing on Inquisition means they don't have to have a whole CGI department enlarging marines and animating them every episode.

i'm still waiting for Bloodquest XD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpEY630UaMg

Will Smith apparently sneaks 40K into a few films now and then in terms of models appearing.

Vin Diesel is certainly a nerd and would really fit well, esp as he's done a lot of grim-dark through Pitch Black, but at the same time I'd rather he worked on the next film in his saga.

Of course if they got Patrick Stewart then that would instantly guarantee them greatness at least!

That said those are all big names with likely big costs to go with them. I'd honestly rather more money went into general production and some solid, if "no name" actors rather tahn get soaked up in a big lead actor and leave less for the actual production.


A TV series is also a great thing, gives far more scope for character development, especially as we are currently in an age where we are not slaved to "monster/alien of the week" formats. Where we can have a heavy story driven saga that isn't trying to start and finish every episode in the same place bar the opening and ending episodes.

That said those are all big names with likely big costs to go with them. I'd honestly rather more money went into general production and some solid, if "no name" actors rather tahn get soaked up in a big lead actor and leave less for the actual production.

I agree with this. Solid writing would be the most important part in my opinion.

It is amazing what TV can do these days so if the budget is decent. I think my greatest fear is that the budget will be very low.

I doubt the budget would be shoestring. For something of this scale and importance, I can’t see GW wanting it on the cheap.

All I'm saying is they need to get the combat scenes scripted by the guy with the Astartes fan film.

I think the biggest problem might be the weapons. As soon as you stick 40k model scale macro sized weapons into the hands of real people it gets cartoony and stupid real fast. I hope they can get some decent gunsmiths and weapons experts on the case.

Well, I’ve always been a fan of the guns in Starship Troopers.



They’re big, they’re bulky, they’re a bit daft. But they look glorious.

Colour me excited. Eisenhorn always did seem like the logical choice for a TV or movie spinoff. Here's hoping its done better than Ultramarines.

 Crimson wrote:
The actors better be British, I don't want to hear any American accents in 40K.

It's unlikely that everyone in the galaxy speaks with a British accent.

Don’t know whatcha mean, Old Boy!

The Emperor was born in Anatolia. And St George was too.

And they don’t come more English than that, what!

 insaniak wrote:

 Crimson wrote:
The actors better be British, I don't want to hear any American accents in 40K.

It's unlikely that everyone in the galaxy speaks with a British accent.

True but it would be nice to have it once in a while instead of them all speaking American

Of all the things to do a show about.
Probably not a bad shout.

Spotnitz is a great pull.
No channel so I wonder if it’s being shopped around still or has somewhere it’s heading.

Awesome to hear though.