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Henry Cavill to star apparently
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-6399...
Don't know a lot about this universe, so not sure how promising a setting it is.
Henry Cavill to star apparently
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-6399...
Don't know a lot about this universe, so not sure how promising a setting it is.
I'm a big Warhammer fan, this is huge news.
There is a vast catalogue of novels, lore and background created over nearly 40 years to draw from.
It's incredibly detailed and Henry is a big fan himself so if he brings anything like the attention to detail he applied to The Witcher then we are in for good things.
https://youtu.be/-MeVxKZBOfM very quick premise of 40k
https://youtu.be/05YRMHWtv1Y more detailed summary
There is a vast catalogue of novels, lore and background created over nearly 40 years to draw from.
It's incredibly detailed and Henry is a big fan himself so if he brings anything like the attention to detail he applied to The Witcher then we are in for good things.
https://youtu.be/-MeVxKZBOfM very quick premise of 40k
https://youtu.be/05YRMHWtv1Y more detailed summary
Jasandjules said:
It fascinates me that he is clearly such a "geek" as such, if he is involved it will only be if it stays true (same as Witcher hence his leaving as I understand it, which will be the end of the show to me!!).. So it ought to be ok...
Yup, if Henry is involved,not should at least be loyal to the source material.I know zero about Warhammer, but the figures and art always look superb.
Whenever I think of Warhammer it reminds me of this Viz cartoon:
http://www.thefieldsofblood.com/2012/04/viz-does-g...
http://www.thefieldsofblood.com/2012/04/viz-does-g...
This has two chances - either it'll be absolutely damned incredible, or an utter flop.
My concern is if they lean into the Space Marine lore, especially the Horus Heresy, then 90+% of what's on screen needs to be CGI - and Space Marines (or indeed Primarchs) are a long way from 'normal' humans.
The story is great, but can't really see how it can translate into a live action show/film.
However, something like Gaunt's Ghosts could be incredible and a great 'entry point' into the 30k/40k universe. If that does well, then something like Eisenhorn to follow.
Or indeed, for a bit of dark humour, Ciaphus Cain.
Really, really hope they can get Dan Abnett on board as a writer. All the best books are his anyway!
My concern is if they lean into the Space Marine lore, especially the Horus Heresy, then 90+% of what's on screen needs to be CGI - and Space Marines (or indeed Primarchs) are a long way from 'normal' humans.
The story is great, but can't really see how it can translate into a live action show/film.
However, something like Gaunt's Ghosts could be incredible and a great 'entry point' into the 30k/40k universe. If that does well, then something like Eisenhorn to follow.
Or indeed, for a bit of dark humour, Ciaphus Cain.
Really, really hope they can get Dan Abnett on board as a writer. All the best books are his anyway!
They've definitely not started filming yet - but the idea of Caville as Eisenhorn would be f
king superb!
Would make a great series too, smallish cast, compelling story and relationships, set in a reasonably 'normal' part of the universe.
And the slide from puritan to radical to... Oomph.
king superb!Would make a great series too, smallish cast, compelling story and relationships, set in a reasonably 'normal' part of the universe.
And the slide from puritan to radical to... Oomph.
I thought the video on Prime was a bit meh.
Space Marines certainly are pretty flashy on the battlefield, but their depiction in that short film was like they're just a few supermen who can pretty much do everything in a small squad, and move at terrific speed, and somehow can figure out everything that's going to happen so they can do cool moves.
Wouldn't it be more realistic to throw a load of scouts at the rabble at the start, and then have a few Terminators with psychic abilities take on the nasty chap at the end.
It just felt like it was showing me the Space Marines being deployed in a way that doesn't stack up with everything I've seen/read/played with them in a geeky 30 years of my life enjoying this stuff.
Would deffo like to see an Eisenhorn (not necessarily with Cavill, not even sure he'd be good as Eisenhorn) made as a multi-part series. If it does well, do more books. If not, it can end without not having a proper end IYSWIM.
Given all the nice animated stuff these days, an Anime/animation style might suit it better as the visual ideas could probably be more realistically achivable for sensible budgets.
Space Marines certainly are pretty flashy on the battlefield, but their depiction in that short film was like they're just a few supermen who can pretty much do everything in a small squad, and move at terrific speed, and somehow can figure out everything that's going to happen so they can do cool moves.
Wouldn't it be more realistic to throw a load of scouts at the rabble at the start, and then have a few Terminators with psychic abilities take on the nasty chap at the end.
It just felt like it was showing me the Space Marines being deployed in a way that doesn't stack up with everything I've seen/read/played with them in a geeky 30 years of my life enjoying this stuff.
Would deffo like to see an Eisenhorn (not necessarily with Cavill, not even sure he'd be good as Eisenhorn) made as a multi-part series. If it does well, do more books. If not, it can end without not having a proper end IYSWIM.
Given all the nice animated stuff these days, an Anime/animation style might suit it better as the visual ideas could probably be more realistically achivable for sensible budgets.
Fitted very well with the fluff for me - they are superhuman who absolutely rinse through hundreds/thousands of regular human militia solo, scouts are pretty rare and terminators even rarer. Librarians are damned rare, and terminator librarians the rarest of the rare.
It's entirely typical for a single tactical armour squad to be sent on that sort of mission. In fact, the odd bit is who they sent on a suicide mission - Bladeguard veterans (the best of the best, elevated into 1st company and pretty much the elite of that elite group other than the terminator squads) and a hero with the Laurels of Victory would not be the individuals typically selected!
It's entirely typical for a single tactical armour squad to be sent on that sort of mission. In fact, the odd bit is who they sent on a suicide mission - Bladeguard veterans (the best of the best, elevated into 1st company and pretty much the elite of that elite group other than the terminator squads) and a hero with the Laurels of Victory would not be the individuals typically selected!
Sway said:
Fitted very well with the fluff for me - they are superhuman who absolutely rinse through hundreds/thousands of regular human militia solo, scouts are pretty rare and terminators even rarer. Librarians are damned rare, and terminator librarians the rarest of the rare.
It's entirely typical for a single tactical armour squad to be sent on that sort of mission. In fact, the odd bit is who they sent on a suicide mission - Bladeguard veterans (the best of the best, elevated into 1st company and pretty much the elite of that elite group other than the terminator squads) and a hero with the Laurels of Victory would not be the individuals typically selected!
Maybe it needed a bit better context then.It's entirely typical for a single tactical armour squad to be sent on that sort of mission. In fact, the odd bit is who they sent on a suicide mission - Bladeguard veterans (the best of the best, elevated into 1st company and pretty much the elite of that elite group other than the terminator squads) and a hero with the Laurels of Victory would not be the individuals typically selected!
They just seemed to come across as completely invincible which if they were vs the foes at hand then arguably they’d been mis-deployed. Wasted on such trifling targets.
Then end bit then goes the other way and they’re out/matched, and wasted on such tough targets.
Mr Whippy said:
Sway said:
Fitted very well with the fluff for me - they are superhuman who absolutely rinse through hundreds/thousands of regular human militia solo, scouts are pretty rare and terminators even rarer. Librarians are damned rare, and terminator librarians the rarest of the rare.
It's entirely typical for a single tactical armour squad to be sent on that sort of mission. In fact, the odd bit is who they sent on a suicide mission - Bladeguard veterans (the best of the best, elevated into 1st company and pretty much the elite of that elite group other than the terminator squads) and a hero with the Laurels of Victory would not be the individuals typically selected!
Maybe it needed a bit better context then.It's entirely typical for a single tactical armour squad to be sent on that sort of mission. In fact, the odd bit is who they sent on a suicide mission - Bladeguard veterans (the best of the best, elevated into 1st company and pretty much the elite of that elite group other than the terminator squads) and a hero with the Laurels of Victory would not be the individuals typically selected!
They just seemed to come across as completely invincible which if they were vs the foes at hand then arguably they’d been mis-deployed. Wasted on such trifling targets.
Then end bit then goes the other way and they’re out/matched, and wasted on such tough targets.
They were deployed and prepped for the tzeentch sorcerer, with the sanctioned psyker producing the shield for them to bring down the Lord of Change relic. It would all have been fine if it wasn't for the physical attack getting through which then left the astartes open to the sorcerer's psychic attacks.
Only ways they could have been better prepared would have been a terminator librarian (who would have been armoured against the physical attacks, but possibly wouldn't have been strong enough psychically against a higher tier tzeentch sorcerer) - or a blank, except they really are the rarest of rare things on a rare day, as a blank wouldn't have needed to be 'freed' from the sarcophagus, just their presence would have been enough to nullify anything psychic.
Mr Whippy said:
A job for Eisenhorn and his retinue.
Depends which 'era' Eisenhorn!Full fat Ravenor with his retinue would have a better chance - but both would have had a much tougher time against the horde. Tbh, any self respecting inquisitor would have just commandeered a similar astartes force to do it for them.
Absolute best option for the Imperium would be a single Custodes with a Sister of Silence.
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