Warhammer 40,000 movie in the works!

[Obraxis]

Cool stuff, but it will have to look at least as good as the game cinematic done recently. They were awesome.

[Intervain]

I love the style of Warhammer 40k, especially Jes Goodwin's illustrations, should be a visual feast if done well

[PorkpieSamurai]

Is Codex pictures a vfx house?

[Syndicate]

Looks like they did the bionicle stuff for Lego. Maybe they were working on a really nice pitch for the project all these years?

Either way, I would say with the right size team and talented director, this should be pretty cool

[ThE_JacO]

I just wet my pants a little bit... But I'm fearful that with so many no-name brands and people involved, and so little experience appearing in that mix, they might F it up royally.

With the kind of amazingly rich and detailed backlog gw has built and with the kind of epic scale you'd expect from any wh40k movie doing it well would be pretty tough and require some budget even if you jump through all the economy hoops you can find.
Hopefully it will kick ass though, I'd love a wh40k movie.

[BigPixolin]

Straight to dvd? That can't be a good sign. I hope not.

[Syndicate]

I think it could be great. Straight to DVD is a good option.
This will benefit the studio itself and I imagine a LOT of talented artists will be applying there now.

Look what happened to Transformers... it was an iconic ip and once it went through ILM and the other "big names" and it made no difference to the fact that it was a stale and mostly product placement feature film.

Putting this project on DVD means at least they arent that interested in spending millions on pointless things, but being conservative and smart about how the money is spent.

Also, if the DVD release is successful, or if a movie distributor looks at it and thinks, wow.. this could work in cinema, then they will just release it and pay for it themselves (and Games Workshop + codex get royalties).

This is the way it should be IMO. Otherwise Michael Bay gatecrashes the party and soon you will see a major space marine battle, blurred out in the background while a pretty chick runs towards the camera (with the camera centered on her chest).


;)

[Fess1001]

Yeah, straight to dvd resident evil cg feature was suprisingly good, better than the latest live action even, imo. High hopes for this one!

[CompanionCube]

anyone know anything about codex pictures? like what software they use etc, would love to work on that animation

[INFINITE]

What? Why?

For the first time, Games Workshop’s globally renowned Warhammer 40,000 universe is to be realised in a feature-length movie on DVD.

This should be an epic film not a DVD release. Some kind of 3-4 part motion picture, something on the scale of LOTR, directed by the likes of Cameron, Jackson or Spielberg.

This sounds daft...

[CHRiTTeR]

What? Why?



This should be an epic film not a DVD release. Some kind of 3-4 part motion picture, something on the scale of LOTR, directed by the likes of Cameron, Jackson or Spielberg.

This sounds daft...


I'll tell you why, because they probably want it to be a 'real' warhammer movie. One that loyal fans can truelly appreciate.
Not some big budget movie where it is all about the money and some investor or other important guy who doesnt know anything about the WH universe makes ridiculous and bad changes.

In short, they dont want to go the dragon ball z way.

[705]

this is one of the biggest franchise, should've made by well-known company. i really hope they dont screw it up.

[INFINITE]

I'll tell you why, because they probably want it to be a 'real' warhammer movie. One that loyal fans can truelly appreciate.
Not some big budget movie where it is all about the money and some investor or other important guy who doesnt know anything about the WH universe makes ridiculous and bad changes.

In short, they dont want to go the dragon ball z way.

Oh I didnt realize I mentioned anything about Dragonball-Z, I thought I listed a credited Directors. Silly me.

Good luck to the budget VFX house then.

[CHRiTTeR]

Oh I didnt realize I mentioned anything about Dragonball-Z, I thought I listed a credited Directors. Silly me.

Good luck to the budget VFX house then.

dragon ball-z was an example (dont act like you dont understand that) and whats wrong with new talent?
Why always come up with the same few directors for intresting projects.

The games workshop has always put a lot of attention to the quality of their art so im fairly assured they did/do the same for this project.

Dont get me wrong, i dont know this studio either.
I just placed my opinion to why it is direct to DVD, that is what you asked, right?

[mushroomgod]

Not some big budget movie where it is all about the money and some investor or other important guy

I can tell youre a fan, but seriously, GW is only about the money and the investors - I assume you know how much thier stuff costs?

[CHRiTTeR]

yeah sure, i think its pretty normal to have investors and wanting to make profit. :D

My point was more about how you want to make the profit.

Get all commercial and go for the big bucks by giving it the known hollywood 'makeover' (not always a good thing).

Or go for the reasonable profit and keep it real and hardcore (in respect of the wh universe).

I also think they'd have to drop a lot of the violence if they would go hollywood and target the theatres.

[Venkman]

Straight to dvd? That can't be a good sign. I hope not.

Some of the DC straight to DVD releases are some of the most well written, well acted, and faithfully developed content out there. The medium it is released in means nothing in this day and age.

[BigPixolin]

Some of the DC straight to DVD releases are some of the most well written, well acted, and faithfully developed content out there. The medium it is released in means nothing in this day and age.

Yes there is a few good titles that go straight to dvd in a sea of utter low budget crap that goes straight to dvd. The odds are stacked against a straight to dvd releases being best of the year or even watchable for that matter.

[Delucubus]

I feel that District 9 just proved you can make a great movie with out the blockbuster budget.

Having the right people and right talent attached to the movie is the key.

All I'll say is they have a big task in front of them for producing something 40,000k fans will appreciate. And hopefully going straight to DVD doesn't mean cutting corners on production value.

[danshewan]

All issues of straight-to-DVD aside, the Ultramarines? Seriously? There are so many other more interesting chapters they could've focused on - the Dark Angels, Space Wolves, even the Blood Angels would have been better. The Ultramarines always struck me as much more generic than other chapters, but maybe that was down to their horrendous bright blue armor.

I'd love to see them introduce the Tyranids or Eldar as their opponents. A lot of visual potential. Either way, I've been waiting about fifteen years for this announcement, and they better get it right. I am surprised by the lack of a theatrical release, given that a movie like TMNT got one, and performed moderately well. I'd wager that GW's established fanbase would generate significant revenues alone, without even trying to appeal to the general public.

[PorkpieSamurai]

I feel that District 9 just proved you can make a great movie with out the blockbuster budget.

Having the right people and right talent attached to the movie is the key.

Agreed! But District 9 had a visionary director, a famous producer and some seasoned pros working on it. Its also a rare example of the stars aligning and everything working out well.
I just feel straight to dvd is such an unambitious approach for something this epic. At least it could have been made on a smaller budget for feature distribution. Be interested to see how this turns out.

[BigJay]

how did bionical look? I'm sure that is a good indication of what it will look like.

I'm going to be a realist and go with codex did bionical for a toy company and now they are going to do ultramarines for a game company and I bet the budgets will be comparable.

if they can pull off something better than the dawn of war cinematic for 70 minutes. i'll be happy.

are they the same people who did the bionical commercials? The commercials almost had me wanting to see what the deal was. they had an epic feel.

I just hope they do a great story and not try to cram everyone into it. Yes i would love to see my favorite enemy but if they try to fit chaos, eldar, tyranid etc... it will be a mess. I rather they do one of them right.

[Array]

if they can pull off something better than the dawn of war cinematic for 70 minutes. i'll be happy.


I'd be thrilled with "about as good as", haha.

[kurtw]

Hmm.. direct to video and a largely unknown property and limited market means a tiny production budget.

I don't know much about warhammer but given the visuals I've seen in various books, It would be a very expensive film to pull off properly.

[circusboy]

Yes there is a few good titles that go straight to dvd in a sea of utter low budget crap that goes straight to dvd. The odds are stacked against a straight to dvd releases being best of the year or even watchable for that matter.
Also companies that produce Direct to DVD release's (en masse) may make lots of money. But do the individual films? Has any single D2DVD film made a major profit on its own?

[dARCKLOWN]

ultramarines are laaaaaaaaaaammmmmmme.

Rowboat Guiligan and his vanilla marines are the most uninteresting of the lot. Space vikings, space vampires or emo angels are infinitely more awesome.

The tyranid hunters are kinda cool but still lose out to almost every other main chapter.

(wow, you really gotta be a 40k nerd to get most of that haha)

[Array]

ultramarines are laaaaaaaaaaammmmmmme.

Rowboat Guiligan and his vanilla marines are the most uninteresting of the lot. Space vikings, space vampires or emo angels are infinitely more awesome.

The tyranid hunters are kinda cool but still lose out to almost every other main chapter.

(wow, you really gotta be a 40k nerd to get most of that haha)

I managed to get all of it, LOL. I think all of those chapters are pretty niche though. Going with Ultramarines must be strictly a marketing decision. Space vampires look really cool though.

[BigJay]

I guess the Ultramarines are the most heroic feeling of the chapters. The rest are blood drinking or primal or outright scary. Which I like in my space marines but it would be pretty hard to pull them off as good guys coming into the universe for the first time.

I just hope they have some other chapters in the movie with the ultramarines.

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