I'm shocked that they are finally making a WH40K animated movie! Recently read a couple of the novels by Dan Abbnett (who is writing the script) and they were great, would really translate to a dark, sci-fi horror with adult themes and epic ass kicking battles.

So I'm expecting they will make a "Judge Dredd" out of it. Cast is impressive so far though:

Terence Stamp
John Hurt
Sean Pertwee
Steven Waddington
Donald Sumpter
Johnny Harris
Ben Bishop
Christopher Finney
Gary Martin

Fuck, they're actually making a Warhammer 40k movie? Fucking awesome!

Holy fuck. This is for real? I can't fucking wait.

[Edit] What is it about this movie that makes me swear uncontrollably?

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Looks good. The story could be awesome.

Would have been nice to see a live-action movie though.

What comes after "Ultra"? "Super" is before, right? Maybe "Mega"

40k movie? Exciting, but OMG, the Astartes are not mankind's only defence in the 41st millenium. There are probably more ships in the Imperial Navy and a thousand times as many tanks in the Guard than individual space marines. Also, the Imperium are not the good guys.

It's actually a pun name. They're the Ultramarines because their armor color is Ultramarine, not because they're ultra.

>> ^chtierna:

What comes after "Ultra"? "Super" is before, right? Maybe "Mega"

Ahhh okay, then maybe the movie wont be ridiculous.

>> ^Zyrxil:

>> ^chtierna:
What comes after "Ultra"? "Super" is before, right? Maybe "Mega"

It's actually a pun name. They're the Ultramarines because their armor color is Ultramarine, not because they're ultra.

>> ^gorillaman:

40k movie? Exciting, but OMG, the Astartes are not mankind's only defence in the 41st millenium. There are probably more ships in the Imperial Navy and a thousand times as many tanks in the Guard than individual space marines. Also, the Imperium are not the good guys.


Of course they are not the good guys... They don't believe in Raptor Jesus!

Wait, Dan Abnett's writing this? My enthusiasm just quadrupled.

There really aren't any good guys in WH40K, though I'd say the Eldar are the most innocent.

>> ^gorillaman:

Also, the Imperium are not the good guys.

>> ^xxovercastxx:

There really aren't any good guys in WH40K, though I'd say the Eldar are the most innocent.
>> ^gorillaman:
Also, the Imperium are not the good guys.


Exactly, though the Eldar are as xenophobic and ruthless as anyone else. The Tau are the obvious candidates as heroes - they're young, innovative, and they've got that underdog thing going, almost an idealised, progressive human race; but look closer and they're an ultra-communist slave society, aggressive and coercive in getting other races to join their Empire. If any race can claim innocence it can only be the Orks. They just dig fighting, and don't understand that other people don't like having their limbs hacked off.

Googolmarines.>> ^chtierna:

What comes after "Ultra"? "Super" is before, right? Maybe "Mega"

>> ^gorillaman:

>> ^xxovercastxx:
There really aren't any good guys in WH40K, though I'd say the Eldar are the most innocent.
>> ^gorillaman:
Also, the Imperium are not the good guys.


Exactly, though the Eldar are as xenophobic and ruthless as anyone else. The Tau are the obvious candidates as heroes - they're young, innovative, and they've got that underdog thing going, almost an idealised, progressive human race; but look closer and they're an ultra-communist slave society, aggressive and coercive in getting other races to join their Empire. If any race can claim innocence it can only be the Orks. They just dig fighting, and don't understand that other people don't like having their limbs hacked off.


Necrons are the only good guys.

"You can die, or you can run then die."

>> ^gorillaman:

Wait, Dan Abnett's writing this? My enthusiasm just quadrupled.


Yup, if he's writing then this might end up with dodgy animation but the story will be solid. UM's aren't my favourite (Dark Angel's all the way baby) but what the hell, at least they aren't doing those prissy Imperial Fist wankers...

CLEANSE... PURGE... KILL!!!

>> ^gorillaman:

40k movie? Exciting, but OMG, the Astartes are not mankind's only defence in the 41st millenium. There are probably more ships in the Imperial Navy and a thousand times as many tanks in the Guard than individual space marines. Also, the Imperium are not the good guys.


There are definitely no good guys in 40k. And you are going to have to forgive them some movie tropes, thats how these things work.

>> ^gwiz665:

>> ^gorillaman:
>> ^xxovercastxx:
There really aren't any good guys in WH40K, though I'd say the Eldar are the most innocent.
>> ^gorillaman:
Also, the Imperium are not the good guys.


Exactly, though the Eldar are as xenophobic and ruthless as anyone else. The Tau are the obvious candidates as heroes - they're young, innovative, and they've got that underdog thing going, almost an idealised, progressive human race; but look closer and they're an ultra-communist slave society, aggressive and coercive in getting other races to join their Empire. If any race can claim innocence it can only be the Orks. They just dig fighting, and don't understand that other people don't like having their limbs hacked off.

Necrons are the only good guys.
"You can die, or you can run then die."


Aw, all Necrons want is to regain their galaxy of simple purity. Or rather I should say, all the C'Tan want. At least they want to exterminate Chaos.