What happened with the warhammer TV/Film on Amazon ?

[StraightSilver]

I think it goes without saying that both Amazon and GW will want Astartes front and centre in this. I suspect, for that reason, we will get a brand new, standalone story. If they were going to adapt an existing story though, for me, Dan Abnett's Grey Dawn: Undertaking to Baal Solock (part of the Brothers of the Snake) would make an interesting movie and a good introduction to 40K.

In an ideal world though we'd get Gaunt's Ghosts presented as "Band of Brothers in Space" or Eisenhorn, but I just think Space marines will need to feature heavily in this, which is a shame as there are better stories to be told without them being front and centre.

As for the deal itself, the deadline isn't up yet and it will be a long time before we hear anything.

[Tymell]

On 11/13/2024 at 3:36 AM, Lord Nord in Gravis Armour said:

Short answer: the success of Space Marine 2 is actually an indicator of how much an Amazon Warhammer show would suck. Most of the things people love about that game would have gotten yeeted if Amazon were overseeing development, and all of the divisive modern-day concerns that MUST be a part of any Amazon Studios show would render the property unrecognizable and unwatchable.

 

Exactly, just like happened with the Fallout series-oh wait, that was really good and shows that the quality will depend on who is behind it rather than just "it's Amazon and modern therefore it will suck".

[loginomicon]

On 11/13/2024 at 2:27 AM, Craig said:

What do you mean? The Boys is probably Amazon's most successful show right now and it is as extreme in most ways as it gets. Why would Amazon's involvement make a TV show based on 40k any different than a game based on 40k?

 

While shows like fallout give me hope that they would do justice to the source material. The boys is another mather while de change done to the source material are very good. The later seasons kinda show their color and tend to send the narrative in weird really bad directions.

[Emperor Ming]

30 minutes ago, loginomicon said:

While shows like fallout give me hope

A new hope

 

Fallout was amazing

[Karhedron]

4 hours ago, Emperor Ming said:

Isnt Eishorn alive in the current date anyway?

 

M42.012

 

Spoiler warning for Bequin Trilogy

 

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He is certainly still alive at the end of Bequin: Penitant. He is getting old but between his experience and psychic powers, can still beat up a Word Bearer in HTH. I haven't seen anything about Eisenhorn set after the Fall of Cadia but feel free to let me know if I have missed a story somewhere.

 

Edited November 14 by Karhedron

[phandaal]

33 minutes ago, Emperor Ming said:

A new hope

 

Fallout was amazing

 

They have a better handle on Sci-fi than fantasy apparently.

 

Expanse, Fallout - enjoyed by fans.

LotR, Wheel of Time - desecration.

 

40k is Sci-fi. So... hope? 

[crimsondave]

5 hours ago, Karhedron said:

 

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He is certainly still alive at the end of Bequin: Penitant. He is getting old but between his experience and psychic powers, can still beat up a Word Bearer in HTH. I haven't seen anything about Eisenhorn set after the Fall of Cadia but feel free to let me know if I have missed a story somewhere.

 

Even more Bequin spoilers…
 

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I don’t believe for one second GW will bring back Valdor as a traitor.  Total conjecture, but I could see Valdor, Eisenhorn, Ravenor, and Bequin all exiting the City of Dust with the army of blanks in the current timeline just in time to rescue the Imperium from <pick an enemy>.

 

[HeadlessCross]

14 hours ago, phandaal said:

 

They have a better handle on Sci-fi than fantasy apparently.

 

Expanse, Fallout - enjoyed by fans.

LotR, Wheel of Time - desecration.

 

40k is Sci-fi. So... hope? 

I'd argue 40k is more fantasy in space. Sooooooooo that's a coin flip. 

[SvenIronhand]

On 11/13/2024 at 5:36 PM, Evil Eye said:

Calling it now, the show is actually a serialized retelling of Jingle All The Way, with Arnie playing a Space Marine desperate to buy his favourite chapter serf a Turbomarine toy for Sanguinalia, and goes on a galaxy-spanning adventure to get it all whilst being hounded by a crackpot Administratum clerk.

 

I actually think Sinbad is funny in that. Sue me. The bomb scene, especially.

As for the 40k show, it'll likely happen. That's my 5 cents.

 

Edited November 15 by SvenIronhand

[grailkeeper]

Maybe this is how we find out that Necrons all actually speak with Arnie's voice.

 

" I told you I'd be back".

Edited Friday at 01:17 PM by grailkeeper

[Marshal Reinhard]

I guess I'll be the odd man out and say I didn't like the fallout show, which while not encouraging, still doesn't mean a 40k show will be bad is a forgone conclusion.

[grailkeeper]

37 minutes ago, Marshal Reinhard said:

I guess I'll be the odd man out and say I didn't like the fallout show, which while not encouraging, still doesn't mean a 40k show will be bad is a forgone conclusion.

I thought it was excellent. My wife who never played the games also loved it.