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Henry Cavill's Warhammer 40k TV Show Brutally Difficult
Mike Flanagan calls Henry Cavill's Warhammer 40k TV series a 'brutally difficult' adaptation.
In brief
Mike Flanagan calls Henry Cavill's Warhammer 40k TV series a 'brutally difficult' adaptation. Mike Flanagan says adapting Warhammer 40,000's vast lore to live action is 'brutally difficult' due to its scale and timeline. Originally reported by Polygon.
Mike Flanagan's Next Project
Mike Flanagan is adapting Warhammer 40,000 for Amazon after his success with Stephen King's Carrie.
Warhammer 40,000 Challenge
Flanagan calls the adaptation 'climbing my adaptation Everest' due to the franchise's decades of lore and thousands of years of fictional history.
“climbing my adaptation Everest”
Brutally Difficult
Flanagan says Warhammer 40,000 is 'brutally difficult' because it has so many characters and spans thousands of years.
“brutally difficult”
Warhammer 40,000 Universe
The Warhammer 40,000 universe features humanity fighting alien civilizations, demons, and endless warfare in a far future.
Comparison to The Dark Tower
Flanagan says adapting The Dark Tower was easier because it starts with a simple premise in the first novel.
“Seventy percent of my job is done for me by Steve”
What's Next for Flanagan
Flanagan is working on DC's Clayface and a new Exorcist film while developing the Warhammer 40,000 series.
The key point
Mike Flanagan says adapting Warhammer 40,000's vast lore to live action is 'brutally difficult' due to its scale and timeline.
