re: Henry Cavill set to star/executive produce Warhammer 40k series

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To make this series work I think it needs to focus on an Inquisitor.

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No can do, Inquisitor is too xenophobic and homicidal, anything else is misrepresenting them. Imperial guard aka Caliphais would be the best way. And you get eye candy in Inqusitor Val though...she might be gender bent to be black but its Amazon right?

Imperial guard is flexible cause they do feel fear, remorse, regret, and most importantly, cowardaince.

As probably the biggest 40k person on this site, I will say I don’t like the idea of them doing a live action show. I think it’d just be so hard to do

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Andor was boring as hell and nobody watched it

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How do you know if it was boring, if you didn't watch it?


But no, Andor isn't a zap/pow action show, although plenty of people do get killed in it. Nor is it child-oriented. It's a thoughtful crime/espionage tale, with lots of intrigue and tension. And no Force users (which seemed to bother some factions). It's by far the most thoughtful show in the Star Wars IP, but it fits perfectly against the backdrop of Imperial authoritarianism and tyranny.
And the point being, it's 10x more well-written and acted than anything else Disney+ has put out. It shows how 'diversity' can be done right: you do get a strong female presence... a cold, cunning and ruthless woman who's the most dangerous and competent villain in the show. Because none of her strengths are unlikely- she's an ambitious count. Oh, and one of her rivals in the ISB is a black dude, who's also conniving and back-stabbing.
So the show runs counter to everything people bitch about Disney.

Amazon also gets bashed for being woke, and yet The Terminal List is basically everything the woke crowd hates.

Both shows are proof that tone and message comes from the showrunners, not the streaming service it's on.

If Cavill has control and wants to stay true to the story, it should be as good as his vision. Regardless of platform.

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Get Momoa, Bautista or Hafþór Björnsson as the Kurgan for the 1st season's main villain.

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So, ten hours, one sword fight?

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And we saw how that worked out for the Witcher.

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Cavill signed on for the Witcher with the caveat that they had to respect the source material. He was betrayed by the showrunner and the writers, hence the reason he jumped ship. Him being Executive Producer ensures that the show will be made the way he wants it to be made: honoring the source material.

Henry Cavill needs to stop appropriating incel culture

"Amazon"...


Henry better prepare to take a backseat to at least 1 woman who is the key to everything.

I know nothing of this franchise, but it doesn't matter. There'll be a female character, of color and likely a lesbian, who does it better than he does.

Main villain, not only.

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Aren't the humans supposed to be white racist imperialist jerks in this game series?

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No, race doesn’t matter in the imperium. They will treat you horribly any chance they get. They are theological fascists and bigoted towards anything that isn’t human and hugely into genocide though.

As GW keeps having to remind people, the Imperium is evil. Not all the people in it are. We usually follow those people who try to do good within the big evil institutions of the imperium

Well that sounds very promising. I know only very surface level stuff about Warhammer, but I'm sure it can be great if they stick to the source material.