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"Henry Cavill would be furious if I divulged anything about what we're working on. All I can say is that Warhammer is a fascinating world. The challenge, as anyone familiar with it knows, is finding a way in—it's so big. There are 700 novels, discounting the [table top] game, the interactive elements and so much of the rest of the lore." Via an interview with Deadline.
Game Workshop and Henry Cavill's Warhammer 40,000 project has been in the works for two years now, with the most recent news being that renowned horror director, writer, and showrunner Mike Flanagan—known for projects such as the Carrie miniseries or The Haunting of Hill House—has joined the crew and will be writing the script.
Otherwise mum's the word concerning this project, with very little being shared about it. In fact, the most we've got so far has been Flanagan recently chatting about a few bits and pieces during his Carrie press tour.
Flanagan describes the process of discovering all that Warhammer 40,000 has to offer as "a very cool and unexpected on-ramp into it, which I think is very exciting. I’m sworn to secrecy on all of it, but I'm having the time of my life working on it."
It's good to hear that, at the very least, he's having fun. There's certainly a lot of material to work with here and a lot to get stuck into for a horror director. I haven't been completely convinced by some of Flanagan's projects. Midnight Mass took too long to get going, The Fall of the House of Usher felt confused, and The Haunting of Bly Manor was too much of a Hill House clone. Though, I am still intrigued to see how this Warhammer 40,000 will turn out, especially with Cavill working on it.
I actually quite enjoyed Amazon's Secret Level Warhammer 40,000 short. You can hardly go wrong when focusing on the Deathwatch, but the gore and the violence still went down really well in my book. So I'd like more of that please.
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Elie is a news writer with an unhealthy love of horror games—even though their greatest fear is being chased. When they're not screaming or hiding, there's a good chance you'll find them testing their metal in metroidvanias or just admiring their Pokemon TCG collection. Elie has previously worked at TechRadar Gaming as a staff writer and studied at JOMEC in International Journalism and Documentaries – spending their free time filming short docs about Smash Bros. or any indie game that crossed their path.
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"Henry Cavill would be furious if I divulged anything about what we're working on. All I can say is that Warhammer is a fascinating world. The challenge, as anyone familiar with it knows, is finding a way in—it's so big. There are 700 novels, discounting the [table top] game, the interactive elements and so much of the rest of the lore." Via an interview with Deadline.
Game Workshop and Henry Cavill's Warhammer 40,000 project has been in the works for two years now, with the most recent news being that renowned horror director, writer, and showrunner Mike Flanagan—known for projects such as the Carrie miniseries or The Haunting of Hill House—has joined the crew and will be writing the script.
Otherwise mum's the word concerning this project, with very little being shared about it. In fact, the most we've got so far has been Flanagan recently chatting about a few bits and pieces during his Carrie press tour.
Flanagan describes the process of discovering all that Warhammer 40,000 has to offer as "a very cool and unexpected on-ramp into it, which I think is very exciting. I’m sworn to secrecy on all of it, but I'm having the time of my life working on it."
It's good to hear that, at the very least, he's having fun. There's certainly a lot of material to work with here and a lot to get stuck into for a horror director. I haven't been completely convinced by some of Flanagan's projects. Midnight Mass took too long to get going, The Fall of the House of Usher felt confused, and The Haunting of Bly Manor was too much of a Hill House clone. Though, I am still intrigued to see how this Warhammer 40,000 will turn out, especially with Cavill working on it.
I actually quite enjoyed Amazon's Secret Level Warhammer 40,000 short. You can hardly go wrong when focusing on the Deathwatch, but the gore and the violence still went down really well in my book. So I'd like more of that please.
2026 games: All the upcoming gamesBest PC games: Our all-time favoritesFree PC games: Freebie festBest FPS games: Finest gunplayBest RPGs: Grand adventuresBest co-op games: Better together
Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team.
Elie is a news writer with an unhealthy love of horror games—even though their greatest fear is being chased. When they're not screaming or hiding, there's a good chance you'll find them testing their metal in metroidvanias or just admiring their Pokemon TCG collection. Elie has previously worked at TechRadar Gaming as a staff writer and studied at JOMEC in International Journalism and Documentaries – spending their free time filming short docs about Smash Bros. or any indie game that crossed their path.
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