It is a culture poisoned by its own ignorance, where innovation has come to a standstill and where millions of worlds and billions of people toil away to support war on an unimaginable scale. The setting paints a grim picture of a post-post-postapocalyptic society trapped in a literal dark age and ruled by an authoritarian warlord with powerful psychic abilities known as the God-Emperor of Mankind. Warhammer 40,000 is set in the 41st millennium, and humanity is nominally the main focus of its lore. This science fiction universe was born in the 1980s as political satire, it’s the branch that Henry Cavill is most interested in, and it’s where his journey into creating a Warhammer cinematic universe will begin. The other, and arguably more popular, branch is called Warhammer 40,000 or 40K. The oldest is Warhammer Fantasy, a high-fantasy setting of swords and sorcery. The Warhammer universe, created by British game manufacturer Games Workshop - which started its business in 1975, first manufacturing traditional games and then importing Dungeons & Dragons to Europe - has two main branches. But what is Warhammer? Why would one of Hollywood’s best and brightest want to put their time and treasure to work bringing it to life? And what characters might he choose to play? What is Warhammer?īorn out of a gaming tradition that includes mass battles fought with Napoleonic and other historical miniatures, Warhammer is both a game where battles take place on large tables with dozens, sometimes hundreds, of hand-painted miniatures and scale model terrain, and a hobby where fans labor to make those playing pieces as intricate, unique, and dramatic as possible. He will now serve as the executive producer of the Warhammer cinematic universe, and perform as its first big star.

Actor Henry Cavill is no longer content with starring roles as Superman or Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher.

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