Just a day after bidding farewell to Clark Kent and the Superman films, actor Henry Cavill discovered his next gig.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the previous Witcher lead will star within the upcoming Warhammer 40,000 TV sequence for Prime Video.
The streaming platform is reportedly in ultimate talks with producer Games Workshop to adapt the beloved tabletop recreation franchise.
In addition to starring, Cavill will reportedly function an govt producer.
The Justice League star is a longtime fan of Warhammer.
“I’ve been concerned within the Warhammer world for 40,000 years. No, properly, longer relying the way you take a look at it,” he joked in an October interview with MTV’s Josh Horowitz, referencing the sport’s title. “But since I used to be most likely 10. So very long time.”
Warhammer 40,000 debuted within the ’80s as a tabletop recreation by which gamers transfer miniature collectible figurines of warriors round a battlefield to defeat their opponents.
The recreation is about 40,000 years into the long run in war-torn worlds as human civilization faces off towards cruel aliens, demons and magical beings.
Cavill has additionally spoken about portray “Warhammer” collectible figurines, which he informed Horowitz he’s proudly confirmed off to houseguests.
Participating in a live-action Warhammer sequence has been one thing the actor has thought of, even when he is not certain which character he’d play.
“There are a variety of characters from the Warhammer universe that I need to be. But I can solely actually be one, as a result of as soon as I’m one, then I am unable to be others,” he stated in a 2021 interview with IGN. “So if it have been to ever occur, if there have been to be something live-action, I must be very conscious of that.”
On Wednesday, Cavill confirmed that he’ll now not painting Clark Kent within the DC Extended Universe, as new DC bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran search to redefine their imaginative and prescient for the movie studio.
“After being informed by the studio to announce my return again in October, previous to their rent, this information is not the best, however that is life. The altering of the guard is one thing that occurs,” he wrote in an Instagram publish Wednesday. “I respect that. James and Peter have a universe to construct. I want them and all concerned with the brand new universe the perfect of luck, and the happiest of fortunes.”
Earlier this yr, Cavill additionally stepped down from his duties as Geralt of Rivia within the Netflix fantasy hit The Witcher and introduced on Instagram that Liam Hemsworth would take up the role. – By Alexandra Del Rosario/Los Angeles Times/Tribune News Service
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