Warhammer 40K movie confirmed!

[Lemt]

Ok, so it seems it will be a CG, DVD-only release, but who cares?

A Warhammer 40,000 Movie | Ultramarines The Movie (http://ultramarinesthemovie.com/)

Sorry, gotta go clean up the drool. :P

[Perturabo]

I'm sure it'll be excellent. Of the highest quality. Not cheesey at all.



More sarcasm anyone?

[Lemt]

I'm sure it'll be excellent. Of the highest quality. Not cheesey at all.



More sarcasm anyone?
How is that bad?

One and a half hours of Ultramarines fighting off the enemies of the Emperor! Who needs a plot when you've got a boltgun?

[swarbieofthehivemind]

Lemt makes a good point.....

[Meph]

Yeah, I could do with some sarcasm actually... A 40K movie sounds too good to be true and sadly, most likely, will NOT be made in the excellence it deserves.

Sadly, for some twisted sense of realism or other I get the feeling that any 40K movie will get picked up by a movie director like Michael bay or Uwe Boll, instead of a director that can put both a gritty and compromise-less story together with jaw-dropping but functional rather than exhibitionist CGI extravaganza. (Star Wars Episode 3 vs Pitch Black or Event Horizon for instance)

[realitycheque]

I figure it'll be the film equivalent of the standard SM action novel.

Lots of guns, lots of explosions and a twist everyone saw coming from the 4th page.

AND I'LL LOVE IT.

[Tekore]

I honestly think they may be best served by making a smashy, rarrrgh kind of movie without a whole ton of plot. The movie is going to be short, and hopefully it will be quality enough not to take away from the fun!

Tekore

[Dtram]

...I would actually REALLY like to see this, I don't care how bad it is, but I'd really like to see some of these characters in movie-form (ie Orks... I hope they can get some humor into them). E

EDIT: Coz of my epic slow internet, I got to see "Ultramarines" load very slowly downwards... and found out that when its half way down, it says... W TRAM A DINES.... Tram? Coincedence!?!? Well probably but still....

God my lifes boring... lmao

[Meph]

I figure it'll be the film equivalent of the standard SM action novel.

Lots of guns, lots of explosions and a twist everyone saw coming from the 4th page.

AND I'LL LOVE IT.

If it's that, if they can touch that right level of B-movieness, I'll definitely consider it not a failure and gladly watch it even though I'd be wishing for something deeper.

But my main fear is that somehow they'll manage to have some cutesy baby ork be rescued by some remorseful marines... (arch, will they even read the background of 40k?!) or even introduce a youngster as an anchor point for the viewers or worse, some off-the-shelf high-voiced black actor acting as a comic relief... owww the horror, the painnnnn...

[Perturabo]

All bolters + no story = me not enjoying film. Obviously there would have to be a lot of action, it focusing on Space Marines, but the 40k universe is deep, and so should any film based on it be.

On the other hand, for this reason:


But my main fear is that somehow they'll manage to have some cutesy baby ork be rescued by some remorseful marines... (arch, will they even read the background of 40k?!) or even introduce a youngster as an anchor point for the viewers or worse, some off-the-shelf high-voiced black actor acting as a comic relief... owww the horror, the painnnnn...


I'm glad Hollywood has nothing to do with it.

I'd rather see a film about the Inquisition, maybe with a few Marines providing an impressive climactic ultra-killy finale.

[Lemt]

I just read those guys made the LEGO BIONICLE trilogy. Not sure of that's good or not...

Dammit, now I'll have to see those and decide for myself.

[Absolutionis]

The amusing thing is that there are two threads about this movie and both of them have a misspelling in the title.

[InvictusVis]

I'd rather see a film about the Inquisition, maybe with a few Marines providing an impressive climactic ultra-killy finale.

I couldn't agree more! Inquisition characters would provide plenty of depth without worrying about being too human. If anything, Astartes should be secondary to the main characters and remain aloof and sinister so as to highlight their inhumanity and preserve their mythos.

[Lemt]

The amusing thing is that there are two threads about this movie and both of them have a misspelling in the title.
Fixed. Also, and for the record, I started this thread almost 3 hours before the other one came to be. So first!!!1!

[Willance]

I'm not exited about this movie. They didn't list any producer, director of film company. Its going to be an hour long and crap. Any one see the roughneck movies about Starship Trooper.

I'm most likely not going to watch this.

[Chaplain_TyphonII]

Are you talking about the animated Starship troopers(yes there is such a thing) that was closer to the book then that other assnite of a spectacle...It's by the guys who made Bionicle so i bet it will atleast be decent, i used to watch those movies and they were pretty decent granted it was just to give the product a story. So i can expect it to atleast given more thought then the average SM Novel

[The bearded one]

Introducing Ultramarines – A Warhammer 40,000 Movie!

27 September 2009
For the first time, Games Workshop’s globally renowned Warhammer 40,000 universe is to be realised in a feature-length movie on DVD.
Ultramarines is a 70-minute sci-fi thriller that will use CGI and state-of-the-art animation production techniques. Games Workshop is delighted to be working with UK-based production company Codex Pictures, who have the momentous task of bringing the Warhammer 40,000 universe to the screen.
Commenting on the news, Erik Mogensen, Licensing and Acquired Rights Manager for Games Workshop, said, “Over the years, we have been approached again and again by all sorts of producers and film companies wanting to take our intellectual property to the screen. We have always believed that, in the right hands, the stories, themes and characters from the Warhammer 40,000 universe would lend themselves perfectly to the movie genre. We’re working closely with the talented team at Codex Pictures, who have an excellent understanding of the Warhammer 40,000 intellectual property and an inspired vision for the movie. We can’t wait to see our universe come to life on-screen.”
“We’re hugely honoured to be making Ultramarines,” said a spokesman for Codex Pictures. “It’s taken a lot of research and development to get to this stage – and it’s such an exciting challenge to be able to bring the depth and power of the Warhammer 40,000 universe to a brand new medium.”
News of the production of a movie was unveiled at UK Games Day, the biggest event in the Games Workshop calendar, on Sunday, September 27 2009.
Follow the progress of Ultramarines at www.ultramarinesthemovie.com (http://www.ultramarinesthemovie.com/)
www.games-workshop.com (http://www.games-workshop.com/)




from the codexpictures.com site, the bionicle guys ;)

I have faith in this. I'd really like to see a good adaptation of warhammer on the screen, not just stuff with warhammer slapped on it and done.

[Hive Fleet Ruina]

I am not intrested in this. No plot - filled with Ultramarines with bolters...

The best story would be a story of someone slowly getting corrupted by chaos :)

[Morden]

I am not intrested in this. No plot - filled with Ultramarines with bolters...

The best story would be a story of someone slowly getting corrupted by chaos :)

Now thats just silly of course of there gonna be a plot. There proberly still writing it up the now.

[darkben]

actually there is already a short film about the inquisition

its called inquisitor and its on youtube

[lewbot1]

Fixed. Also, and for the record, I started this thread almost 3 hours before the other one came to be. So first!!!1!

*sigh* Im sorry to break this to you but... comfirmed is a misspelling also. its confirmed.

I love LO typo addicts!

[Lemt]

*sigh* Im sorry to break this to you but... comfirmed is a misspelling also. its confirmed.

I love LO typo addicts!
Odd, that's exactly what I fixed. Maybe I didn't submit the fix? I'll try again...

EDIT: I don't know what's happening. If you check my first post, you'll see the title is correctly spelled there. BUT the thread's title won't seem to update.

[danjones87]

Odd, that's exactly what I fixed. Maybe I didn't submit the fix? I'll try again...

EDIT: I don't know what's happening. If you check my first post, you'll see the title is correctly spelled there. BUT the thread's title won't seem to update.

Thats because people like myself have the joy of changing them for you.

Im unsure if this movie is going to be a good thing or not. If it doesnt reach the cinemas, marketing wise, its a big waste of time and resources. Im sure its just another lure to pull new gamers into the system and if it doesnt go big then it sure wont do this effectively enough.

*Activate lurker mode*

Dan

[The bearded one]

Maybe it's Games-workshop's way of saying "thanks all you tabletop gamers out there, now we'll show you space marines that are actually moving and shooting, instead of gamers shoving them forwards and making pew-pew sounds!"

nah.. them doing that won't ever happen..

[SmallerDeamon]

I'd rather see a film about the Inquisition, maybe with a few Chaos Marines providing an impressive climactic ultra-killy finale.

Fixed that one for you :p


But indeed, Space Marines... well. It feels so bland, and i'm afraid there won't be a lot of story.

[Fremen]

Maybe it's Games-workshop's way of saying "thanks all you tabletop gamers out there, now we'll show you space marines that are actually moving and shooting, instead of gamers shoving them forwards and making pew-pew sounds!"


I never made pew-pew sounds just when my wife was there (she expected this). Funnier to play with making sounds? :devil:

I think I`ll watch the movie, I liked the DOW intro. And I beleive an animated movie will be far better than Brad Pitt as an Inquisitor :P
I hope they will give a limited edition Dark Eldar Draconite with the movie ticket...

OOOPs, I forgot the good part of my comment:

WHY ULTRAMARINES???? Why not ALPHA LEGION or GOFFS?

[chenyboy]

i agree with fremen........out of all the chapters......why the smurf?
thats right....CAUSE THEY ARE THE GW FAVOURITE.
damn smurfs....always stealing teh spotlight.....(continue to mumble):freaked-out:

[A Cucumber]

I think they would find their sails increasing if they stoped mothering the smurfs and promoted the other chapters. Its a win for the customers and a win for them. Why do they not listen to their customers?

[redarmy27]

"In the grim dark future there are only Smurfs..."

Oh lordy, did the Cyan and Magenta toners go out again?? As it appears that GW is only printing stuff in BLUE now-a-days.

This should be interesting.

Jake

[rorshach]

i lol'd when it said

IN THE GRIM DARKNESS OF THE FAR FUTURE THERE IS ONLY WAR........tm (lol)

perhaps 40k will become super popular and everyone will play....tm lol

[Kelter Skelter]

okay everyone

movie or not it's still direct to dvd


i'm pretty sure the last 5 american pie movies were direct to dvd and they weren't very popular

[Lemt]

okay everyone

movie or not it's still direct to dvd


i'm pretty sure the last 5 american pie movies were direct to dvd and they weren't very popular
Did... did you just compare WH40K to American Pie????

And thanks for fixing the title for me, danjones87.

[Kelter Skelter]

i'm pretty sure there are more american pie fans than 40k players

just saying

[jammer397]

I am a little pumped about the movie Idea, but at the same time I'm not too pumped. 1st It's the Ultra SMurfs. That a buzz kill to me. 2nd I think the movie will lack in some areas. It just might not have the full feel I would be hoping for. 3rd I'm going to have to listen to the High blueberry himself Calgar.

Comes down to it pending on what the Ultramarines will be fighting. I'll end up cheering on the bad guys. :) In any case I have been hoping for a 40k movie for the last 10 years. I have seen many 40k movie ideas scraped to. I'm sure I'll get this movie but It probably won't be on the top of the list for favorite movies. I guess I'll have to wait and see.

[Kelter Skelter]

after seeing the early footage of the "space marines" video game it makes me want to see this

but i still hate ultramarines

[dustand]

The part I dread the most is what raiting its going to get, I always believed that In the Grim Darkness of the 41st millenium there is only R18. I wouldnt be surprised if its dumbed down to M so they can suck in all the kiddies and their parental money.

[Kelter Skelter]

it should definitely be rated R but it'll most likely end up at least PG-13 if not PG

[Fremen]

it should definitely be rated R but it'll most likely end up at least PG-13 if not PG

In my experience it is not that bad:

- Mild Horror, Mild Violence, No strong Language, No Nudity =PG
- Strong Horror, Strong Violance, Strong Language, No Nudity, =15+
- all above + occasional nudity =18+

They won`t take off their armor, they won`t swear, so it will be a PG. With loads of blood, blown bodies and flying limbs.:sarcastic:


With the fact that the main heroes will be short haired guys in BLUE armour, the censors will be softer. Who does not like BLUE armour?

[Seasonreaper]

Plus you do occationally have nudity and gore and violence in a 15 :act-up:. Only things that really take it up to an 18 are sex scenes, heavy drug references and extended torture scenes in addition to the usual stuff.

[Meph]

Plus you do occationally have nudity and gore and violence in a 15 :act-up:. Only things that really take it up to an 18 are sex scenes, heavy drug references and extended torture scenes in addition to the usual stuff.

So that rules out any Inquisition-themed plots... sadly... :dance:

[psichotykwyrm]

movie or not it's still direct to dvd


i'm pretty sure the last 5 american pie movies were direct to dvd and they weren't very popular


DVDs still make money, regardless of how popular you think they are.

We Americans are fairly dumb; we'll rent anything. Walk into any rental store, or thoroughly peruse your online provider. You'll find tons and tons of movies that you've never even heard of, and people are actually renting them. The average movie viewer is not a discerning movie viewer.

Even bad movies that appeared in theaters do well in DVDs. Take Eddie Murphy as an example. His last few (quite a few) movies were universarly despised by critics, and had abysmal box office numbers. Yet, movies like Norbit manage upwards of $150million in DVD sales...

Why do you think they let Uwe Boll make movies? DVD sales, sir...:beer:

[Chaplain_TyphonII]

I am upset it is'nt going to theaters....why?: Because it helps me feel a bit more accomplished when i buy a GW product...knowing i have a badass movie behind me saying why i buy this stuff.

[waЯu]

after seeing the early footage of the "space marines" video game it makes me want to see this

but i still hate ultramarines

On three.

one...

two...

three...

Thank God it's not "Blood Ravens" the movie.

[The bearded one]

I am upset it is'nt going to theaters....why?: Because it helps me feel a bit more accomplished when i buy a GW product...knowing i have a badass movie behind me saying why i buy this stuff.

That's a double edged sword.
If the movie is badass ( and I really hope it is ) then too bad it isn't in the theaters. If it's really crappy, then thank God it isn't in the theaters.

[Kelter Skelter]

We Americans are fairly dumb; we'll rent anything. Walk into any rental store, or thoroughly peruse your online provider. You'll find tons and tons of movies that you've never even heard of, and people are actually renting them. The average movie viewer is not a discerning movie viewer.
Why do you think they let Uwe Boll make movies? DVD sales, sir...:beer:

The Asylum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Asylum)


Also my point is that there are more American Pie fans out there than 40k players thus this movie will not make 40k popular.

They keep making these american pie movies because someone is buying them but it doesn't mean they're "popular"

[rorshach]

hopefully it will have a half decent story like the tyranid attack on the ultramarines 1st company in there fortress monestary. that would be pretty sweet. anyone got ideas on release date?

[Fremen]

hopefully it will have a half decent story like the tyranid attack on the ultramarines 1st company in there fortress monestary. that would be pretty sweet. anyone got ideas on release date?

As I know how they keep the deadlines... 2025-2026

[Perturabo]

Fixed that one for you :p

Cheers, don't know why I didn't think of that myself.

[IronSnake]

I've been saying they ought to make a 40k film since I first got into the hobby. Maybe it isn't exactly 'mainstream' like other Hollywood films but this to me is a good thing.

[TheShad0w]

Talking to one of the guys handing out the postcards he said that it wont be in cinemas partly because otherwise McDonalds will want to do a kiddies meal toy sort of thing, while im guessing he meant it as a joke i do get what he means.

I was having a conversation with one of the guys in charge of WD and he said that they get around one or two offers a year from Hollywood to make a live action film. But on each occasion they say no because the script isn't right/they want full merchandise rights and want to sell stuff that doesn't go with the hobby/they want to change things with the lore that don't fit (SoB kissing SM, SM not talking like monks etc) and so on and so forth. Hollywood want to make a 40k film, they just don't get the fact that they have to accept GW terms and that there will be very few merchandise options for them.

Hopefully this film will not be another Firewarrior and will be highly successful in DvD sales, if that happens then i expect we will see another one made and with a bigger budget so it can be at least 90 mins long. Though i would prefer 180 at least.

[pilot00]

In my opinion since it will be a dvd only movie dont expect any plot at all.A short intro explaining in a couple o minutes what is the emperium and the marines and that the emperor saved mankind from horus(aka lord of the rings the movie).And then we deploy the ultraa**kickers and they fight some orks bolters blazing.All other races are too complicated to depict in 70 mins.Dont expect calgar either,or sicarus or anything.What i expect to see is a marine after his training to return to his world to fight the orcs,to be cut off find his ex girlf friend wounded fly into a murderous rage and cut the warbosses head with a chain sword!

Now that i think of orcs would make the critics as lord of the rings in space so theyll choose eldar.Oh w8 this will be like a g@y parade daaaaaarnggggg!Dark eldar?The same with leather....Hmm chaos?Now thats a good shoice but go figure out the warp....Inquisition?Too complex a senario...Nids?Starshiptroopers anyone?In the end only the necrons remain but this will look like terminator 4.

Aside from the jokes this will be a targeted movie for only w40k fans and in my book it will be disappointing.I will see it definitely but i dont expect it with open arms.

[Perturabo]

I remember this came up a couple of years ago. The merchandise and lore issues are big ones. One post in particular summed up the problem quite well. I think it was something to with the SM Chapter "The Emperors Patriots" and their Chapter Master Schwarzeneger. Funny as hell, but all too possible when dealing with mainstream film types.

[pilot00]

I remember this came up a couple of years ago. The merchandise and lore issues are big ones. One post in particular summed up the problem quite well. I think it was something to with the SM Chapter "The Emperors Patriots" and their Chapter Master Schwarzeneger. Funny as hell, but all too possible when dealing with mainstream film types.


Well mind me but i thought of Stalone as a chapter master!Not Schwarzeneger!After all he is in California now :P

Its a good thing there wont be any hollywood stars in it though.I just expect to see the space marines behave like american GIS.I even hear:Echo six this is Charlie 2 you copy?
This Charlie 2 boggies at 10 o clock!

[The bearded one]

We can expect it won't be as good as our hopes and dreams, but direct to DVD isn't necesarrily a short plotless film with mediocre visuals. Direct to DVD often does quite well ( and don't you dare say american pie, thats a totally different genre! Say..... the 2 stargate movies direct to DVD, because of their succes they wanted to continue making more direct to DVD stargate movies, for example. ) and isn't doomed to be a mediocre B movie.

First of all, let's be happy it isn't a hollywood company doing this movie. They'd be mixing 40K with a soapesque drama or teenagers as the heroes ( imagine some scrawny kids in powerarmour :p )

And secondly, if this movie was in the theaters the more would depend on wether it is succesfull or not. If it's succesfull it's a good advertisement for the hobby, if it's terrible, the hobby might suffer because new people seeing a GW store for the first time might not like it due to that terrible movie they saw the other day.
It's direct to DVD, so a large part is warhammer fans watching. If it's good, then 'yay, that was fun' and they might go forward with another movie, maybe cinema sometime. If it's bad, then thank the God Emperor on your knees hardly anyone else you know will see this stuff. ;)

[CaptainSarathai]

I've seen too many of these "movie coming threads". Even if this DOES make it to DVD in my lifetime, I have a few ponderings of my own to submit:

1- Codex (the guys making it): I've seen the Bionicle films. They're... eh. They suffer in a few places. My biggest fear is going to be the voice-acting and the treatment of the environment. If it's SM, it's all going to be done from within helmets. There's a difference to a very 'monkish' vocabulary and idealogy, and just bad acting. I really hope that they don't sound bland. The second issue, treatment of the environment, is one that I'm worried about after seeing Bionicle. Bionicle is in a Lego universe, and everything was brightly colored. Hero's, villains, they were all very bright. You could plop a playground down in the middle of the scene and it wouldn't look out of place. 40k is all about grimness and death. There will need to be smoke, dark and drab colors, a very grim environment that is a total opposite to Lego.

2- Plot: This could easily fall into the trap of being a 70min advertisement. Obviously an advertisement for SMurfs, but I really hope that they don't go through trying to show 40k as some glossy game. 70mins is nowhere near long enough to go in depth about any of the races except maybe Orcs. Hopefully they'll be smart enough to slowly introduce fluff throughout the film, and only relevant stuff. I don't really need to know that Calgar is in Stasis, but I DO need to know that the Space Marines are of very limited number.

2.5- Plot: I really hope that they avoid doing anything important and trying to sum it up in a meager 70min film. So I hope that they stay away from the Battle of Macragge, The Heresy, and Vandire's Betrayal.

3- Rating: this is actually my biggest worry, and I think it should serve as a reality check for the rest of you. What rating system are they going use? Will they use the standard American rating system from G to NC-17, or will they use the rating system that you find on most Anime films 11+, 17+? These ratings will determine the width of the audience that they can aim for. 40k is written to be played for 13+, so it's a PG13 movie most likely. Now, will that allow for the kinds of blood and gore, grimness, and general violence of the 41st Millenium? Probably not. We're not going to see Boltguns shredding through aliens, we're not going to see Marines shot full of holes and still fighting after their arm is gone. We surely won't see the Apothecaries removing the gene-seed of the fallen, or Dark Eldar torturing captives, or Tyranids dragging their victims to feeding pits, Orks hacking people to shreds with cleavas, Chaos cultists carving sigils into their foreheads, or Commissars executing cowards. So that leaves us with....

4- Reception: I know that everyone has mixed feelings about the SMurfs who run rampant in GW stores, but I doubt that this film will bring in many 'older' gamers. What it WILL bring in are more kids. More kids who GW is going to try to appease by offering a Special Character/Squad that lets them use vastly overpowered SMurfs on the table. This could actually destroy WH40k, just by giving GW more reason to 'underestimate' their playerbase... to put it nicely.
I have no problems with kids, but I do have a problem with GW pandering to them. If kids want to play a happy kid-friendly game, go buy Monsterapocalype or HeroClicks, or play Pokemon. Leave my grim future alone. It's the last bastion of bad-assery left in the gaming world.

/end rant

[TheShad0w]

Well it will most likely be PG13 as that will mean that more of the younger hobbyists will be able to view it. Also you can get quite a bit of 'gore' etc into a PG13 nowadays so im happy if it will be that. Although personally id prefer at least a 15.

[Sayomi Akimoto]

As everyone has mentioned, it will either be horribly bad or horribly good.

Also, as everyone has mentioned, it being solely about UltraSmurfs going about killing Orkzes in large droves for a little more than an hour would be pretty boring, and granted your standard Space Marine has as much emotional depth as a plank of cardboard, I doubt the story will be framed from the perspective of an UltraSmurf.

Rather, I think they'll probably tell it from the perspective of a Guardsman getting his ass saved by a Spess Mehreen.

Let's face it; when we conjour up the image of a Space Marine we imagine a god of war standing before us that could pulp us with their goddamn pinky. An incorruptable (Well, relatively, compared to normal human standards) paragorm of humanity that is beyond normal human understanding, an existance that does not really know 'fear' or 'hunger' or 'tiredness' or many of the other human frailities.

And to that end, the best way to display that is from the eyes of a guardsman tagging along with a Spess Mehreen. You'd get to see how bad ass they are, how easily they can rend men from limb to limb, how these super humans are humanities finest. Yet, simultaneously you'd understand the sensation that "They stand beyond us", that they are as alien to us as the aliens they fight.

Without the constant reminder of "What is a man?" by having a normal human constantly standing, and failing, next to this Spess Mehreen, the movie would just feel like one of those standard 70 minute action flicks from the eightees. After all, without a scale of a human to a Mehreen in power armor, the Mehreen just looks like a really big guy wearing really big armor. But, with a human next to him, it becomes painfully obvious just how much larger he is.

And at some point in the movie, the UltraSmurf the guardsman is following around dies in an unceremonious death, just to nail it in incredibly hard that even as great as that Mehreen was, he was still mortal.

But, that's how I'd roll it.

Ultimately, I think it'll be crap. Probably. I'll still watch.

EDIT: I think a tale of a boy's rise to the ranks of the UltraSmurfs would be for a pretty good watch as well; watching what amounts to a pubescent boy suffering through the trials and tribulations to become an Astartes, having to endure the pain, the fear and the cold, yet ultimately learning to rise, then stand above it. Watching the emotional turmoil, the trials he must pass, the horror of having to cast away your own humanity to serve humanity. Yes, I think that would be good as well.

[pilot00]

Too much perspective me thinks!Do you really hope for all that eh?Well it good to have hope but lets face it:Whenever a book or video game is been brought to the screen they hire a writer and a director that both have no idea of WTF is going on that world they have to represent.So they F***p everything(especially the characters and script).

So i can still imagine Calgar not been a Chapter master but an empireal governor and Sicarus a scout or techmarine...Time will tell really.

P.S.The only thing i dont understand ever is this:You want to make a book or game or whatever a movie,why you dont summon on of the $^#*&#$*&# original script writers to the party and have some great results?No they just get the canon and tweak it here and there and finally you will have a marine in love with a sister of battle,that is also been eyed by the imperial governor,but the sister loves the marine and the governor sells them as sacrifices to Khorne!

[The bearded one]

We'll just have to wait and see any updates on the movie, and then think wether it has a chance of succeeding. Maybe we will get a bit of the plot, or what races they will be fighting. They've only told us there will be a movie, but nothing else, so let's sit back and wait.

[Fremen]

Last time in the GW store, sorry HOBBY CENTRE I saw a book: Assault on Black reach. It looked thin, it must have a plot and Ultramarys... ah, and orkses (iz da best)! Maybe that will be the plot?
Anyone read that book? I was not interested in even for this good price...

Assault on Black Reach: The Novel | Games Workshop (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat1380011&prodId=prod1560039)

[Lord Borak]

Anyone read that book? I was not interested in even for this good price...

I have and i wasn't that impressed.


I'm looking forward to this movie. If it's anything like the 30 second or so Dawn of War trailer i'll be very very happy. I'd rather not have a dark cloak and dagger film with Inquisitors doing their detective thing. 40k is about Marines Blasting the snot out of Aliens.

Lets just hope it's not like the film they did before with real people wearing Foam power armour.

[Fremen]

I have and i wasn't that impressed.


I'm looking forward to this movie. If it's anything like the 30 second or so Dawn of War trailer i'll be very very happy. I'd rather not have a dark cloak and dagger film with Inquisitors doing their detective thing. 40k is about Marines Blasting the snot out of Aliens.

Lets just hope it's not like the film they did before with real people wearing Foam power armour.


I understand why You were not impressed by that book...

I agree, the DOW intro is amazing! I hate intros, but this one I watched every time when I started to play.

Foam armour? What`s the problem with it? The foam is very protective!

[pilot00]

Even I who am very skeptical about whatever i see in intros liked the dawn of war intros.I also liked the intro of the upcoming space marine in the consoles.Truly epic.

[Lord Borak]

Foam armour? What`s the problem with it? The foam is very protective!


And absorbent. Not an ideal qualities you want in Power Armour though lol. The dodgy little goatee didn’t help matters either.

*Strokes his dodgy goatee*

[MVBrandt]

Talking to one of the guys handing out the postcards he said that it wont be in cinemas partly because otherwise McDonalds will want to do a kiddies meal toy sort of thing, while im guessing he meant it as a joke i do get what he means.

I was having a conversation with one of the guys in charge of WD and he said that they get around one or two offers a year from Hollywood to make a live action film. But on each occasion they say no because the script isn't right/they want full merchandise rights and want to sell stuff that doesn't go with the hobby/they want to change things with the lore that don't fit (SoB kissing SM, SM not talking like monks etc) and so on and so forth. Hollywood want to make a 40k film, they just don't get the fact that they have to accept GW terms and that there will be very few merchandise options for them.

Hopefully this film will not be another Firewarrior and will be highly successful in DvD sales, if that happens then i expect we will see another one made and with a bigger budget so it can be at least 90 mins long. Though i would prefer 180 at least.

The above highlights why GW is a really shitty company from a business sense.
Reading their public filings confirms this.

Movie will be crap, and probably dumbed down from "my bolter causes other human beings to explode gorily everywhere" to "OMG SMURFS W/ M-16's SHOOTIN' DA BAD GAIZ."

[ShotgunFacelift]

Meh, with sufficient alchohol consumption it will be FANTASTIC!!!

[Kelter Skelter]

I think it's smart of GW to not give up creative control for a 40k hollywood movie.

We don't need more movies like GI Joe or Gamer.


I feel above all else GW should always be 100% focused on keeping the 40k lore from being bastardized.

[Perturabo]

I agree, but they let Sabertooth do it.

I reckon if the price were right they'd allow someone to take liberties with the fluff.

[chenyboy]

wait......there was a movie made already?????

[pilot00]

Were you got that from?Or have i missed something?

[chenyboy]

well did some people say that there was one already made but with real people in "foam" armour???

[pilot00]

Thats a video in youtube that one perhaps? YouTube - SpaceMarine Encounter With Cosplay (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgOk1qx27vc)

[Fremen]

And absorbent. Not an ideal qualities you want in Power Armour though lol. The dodgy little goatee didn’t help matters either.

*Strokes his dodgy goatee*



Yes, that was funny but I had not enough courage to watch all the movie. Was a bit... hmmm... boring?
Foam armour is good when You take part in a street riot... :P They borrowed it from the 1968 Chechslovakian rebel
I used to have goatee, but I am not an Inquisitor...




Meh, with sufficient alchohol consumption it will be FANTASTIC!!!


That is quite correct! I knew a guy who watched the worst B category movies under influence of alcohol and he was obsessed with some of them...



wait......there was a movie made already?????


well did some people say that there was one already made but with real people in "foam" armour???

Yes, a very funny one, I never watched it thru (see above) but I will when I`ll be retired

[Lord Borak]

Foam armour is good when You take part in a street riot...

Have you been on the receiving end of a riot? I have......


Originally Posted by chenyboy (http://www.librarium-online.com/forums/rumours-news-previews/179137-warhammer-40k-movie-confirmed-post1564134.html#post1564134)
wait......there was a movie made already?????


Yes... but we don't talk about it.

[chenyboy]

why wont we????????lol
im just asking for it arent i ?
lol:sinister:

[pilot00]

We may deviate from the subject but i cant resist.If you too are fans of watching b or worst kind of category movies whilst having something to drink just for the laugh of it ill give you 3 pointers:

Grindhouse planet error(2 of them) by tarantino
Black sheep by unknown

And the finale the one i am going to watch today Braindead by the guy who directed the lord of the rings.From what i ve heard there aint gonna never be a worst movie,well perhaps ultramarines hehe......

So gather those shots and vodka,some chips and friends and let the laugh begin!

[Lord Borak]

Black sheep by unknown


One of the best films i've seen actually.

Some other good ones are: TEETH, SLUGS, Braindead.

[pilot00]

I am off to see brain dead right now C&C in some hours!

[waЯu]

One of the best films i've seen actually.

Some other good ones are: TEETH, SLUGS, Braindead.

Teeth was awesome! :o

Going further off topic, but if you want a really bad film I'll just say "Krull" to you.

[Fremen]

Teeth was awesome! :o

Going further off topic, but if you want a really bad film I'll just say "Krull" to you.


Sorry, that`s a 26 years old movie! :P
Still far better than the GW one...

[Lord Borak]

Teeth was awesome! :o

Going further off topic, but if you want a really bad film I'll just say "Krull" to you.

Krull??? Nooooooooooo

[chenyboy]

so ........about this "other" 40k movie????

[Fremen]

so ........about this "other" 40k movie????


OK, I am a Dark Eldar player in deep of my heart...
You wanted, so I`ll show You what is the pain:

Inquisitor on Youtube, You`ll find it!

:devil: :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil:

[pilot00]

I saw braindead yesterday...Well aint it the worst movie ever?

Btw freeman that is not a movie i think those are videos from a wh40k game i think and they ve built em up as a supposed movie.

[Fremen]

I saw braindead yesterday...Well aint it the worst movie ever?

Btw freeman that is not a movie i think those are videos from a wh40k game i think and they ve built em up as a supposed movie.


Maybe You were right but there is no explanation for such things!
Only a haemonculus can understand the reasons behind this cinematic monstrosity.
The Ultramarines movie will be stunning comparing to this one (does not matter what it is - movie, -klipp, -LRPG...)
I think I will watch the Inquisitor right before the Ultramarines movie, full lenght at first time, and I will be very much pleased with the Animated wh40K interpretation, I will love the blue armoured guys!:soldier: (no, that`s an IG)

[pilot00]

Well i had seen only parts of it,it seems to be a gw indeed...OMG!!!!!!

[Vellanator]

I don't know about you's but the first time i heard a space marine speak was in the first DoW trailer, and i practically passed out... so yeh, i'm pretty damn excited about hearing this..

Besides, i'd rather they do this than make a "proper" movie with crappy second rate actors like for instance, J.I.Joe

[Fremen]

I don't know about you's but the first time i heard a space marine speak was in the first DoW trailer, and i practically passed out... so yeh, i'm pretty damn excited about hearing this..

Besides, i'd rather they do this than make a "proper" movie with crappy second rate actors like for instance, J.I.Joe


I agree with both points.
Especially the second one.
I remember the Lord of the Rings came out just after the Matrix... and in Rivendell I`ve heard the moaning in the movie: "Agent Smith"
I prefer not to know anyone previously... but an unknown one is risk... a 3rd category actor... no, animated is better.

[chenyboy]

omg.......i think my eyes are burned.......im gonna need theropy to get those images out of my head.......

[Fremen]

You`d been warned!

[waЯu]

I agree with both points.
Especially the second one.
I remember the Lord of the Rings came out just after the Matrix... and in Rivendell I`ve heard the moaning in the movie: "Agent Smith"
I prefer not to know anyone previously... but an unknown one is risk... a 3rd category actor... no, animated is better.

Odd. When I went to see the midnight screening of Fellowship, when Frodo woke up in Rivendale and all he could see was Hugo Weaving, half the audience said "Miiiiister Anderson!" in unison.

It was awesome =D

[chenyboy]

you did warn me, but yet the temptation was too great.............

[Fremen]

Odd. When I went to see the midnight screening of Fellowship, when Frodo woke up in Rivendale and all he could see was Hugo Weaving, half the audience said "Miiiiister Anderson!" in unison.

It was awesome =D


Midnight screening... ohh a movie theatre... :O

But lucky enough, Ultramarines on DVD!!!
I will exile from the forum and buy one without knowin` anything.

Ps.: I loved Krull (but I was a bit younger :P bout 25 years)



you did warn me, but yet the temptation was too great.............

I knew, I was warned just as You were and I could not stand it, I got to watch it. But I could not. the chaos space marine :silly:
BTW this "movie" is very old, it`s from that age when the Die Hard was the fastest (blood presure over the moon) top action movie!



Yes, any news about our beloved blue posterboys? Any trailer, plot, a single picture?

[slobulous]

Well, since it is about the Ultramarines (hence the title of the movie) I am going to hope for a plot abou the Tyrannic War. The Battle of Macragge would be perfect for a movie. I would love to see the Ultramarines 1st Company defending the polar fortresses to the last man, with the 3rd and 7th Companies on their way to save them, all the while a massive battle between the Tyranid and Ultramarines fleets going on in space near the planet.

[rogalofterra]

I saw braindead yesterday...Well aint it the worst movie ever?

Btw freeman that is not a movie i think those are videos from a wh40k game i think and they ve built em up as a supposed movie.

I don't know what footage you saw, but it could have come from a number of sources. There was a game made, from which can be found a number of short, awkward (but very amusing) clips. There was also a German fan-made film about some Inquisitor (GW quashed it on IP grounds, so it is a little hard to find), which was very well made...for a fan film.

So you can choose between the cheesy 80's GW footage, or the low-budget German footage.

[chenyboy]

man i swear, if this movie has people wearing foam power armour.........
some heads are gonna "roll":freaked-out:

[Fremen]

man i swear, if this movie has people wearing foam power armour.........
some heads are gonna "roll":freaked-out:

No, that will be animated movie. #11 (http://www.librarium-online.com/forums/1558214-post11.html) (permalink (http://www.librarium-online.com/forums/rumours-news-previews/179137-warhammer-40k-movie-confirmed-2.html#post1558214))

[chenyboy]

oh thank god.now only if i can get the rest of those images out of my head.
wheres the MIB dememorizer when you need one.lol:act-up:

[Seasonreaper]

Remember, with Lacuna you can forget.

I don't really hold much hope up for this. More Tyranids would probably up the anticipation, although that already kind-of exists in the form of Alien and Starship Troopers.

[waЯu]

oh thank god.now only if i can get the rest of those images out of my head.
wheres the MIB dememorizer when you need one.lol:act-up:

No no!

Deneuralizers!

[/nerd]

[chenyboy]

thanks. i knew i was wrong somewhere.:act-up:

[Marrius]

Well if anything. It cant be as bad as the Star Wars CGI movie.

[TheShad0w]

I actually quite liked the CGI movie :P

[omegoku]

Clone wars 2D series and 3D movie were more interesting than the main movies.
More lightsabres, drones and laser fights. Less boring politics, love stories and the like!

[Lord Borak]

LOL, well lets just hope it's a bit more brutal than the Star Ship Troopers Animated Series.

No one died in that........No one.

[chenyboy]

ohhh the starship trooper was bad.....real bad.....great now i seriously need a shrink..so much bad memory.....:thunder:

[Kelter Skelter]

ive always wanted to watch that but the DVDs were always ridiculously expensive

you 2 just talked me out of it

[omegoku]

ohhh the starship trooper was bad.....real bad.....great now i seriously need a shrink..so much bad memory.....:thunder:

Starship Troopers (the movie) is good, in a ridiculous B movie way. very IG vs Tyranids.
Starship Troopers 2 is bad, no budget, no story. stupid movie
Starship Troopers 3 is good. Got a budget back, still a silly B movie but worth a watch.

I wouldn't pay much for any of them though

[TheShad0w]

I really enjoyed the Starship Troopers CG series and there are 'deaths' in it, the LT dies near the end.

[chenyboy]

*sitting in a corner..........rocking* so much bad memory...........

[Chaplain_TyphonII]

I can agree with shadow it was pretty decent...I have the DVD series but personnely i prefer gundam wing over it just because of the anime fan in me....the GIAGANTIC anime fan in me.

Starship troopers the book was better then the movies and series. I think that they should do a movie like 300 hundred. Will it look like we are a bunch of copy cats: yes. Will it look epic: Yes. Will anyone care:only the lawyers.

[chenyboy]

i only watched starship trooper because of the nude scene.lol :good:

[Lord Borak]

I really enjoyed the Starship Troopers CG series and there are 'deaths' in it, the LT dies near the end.


Oh yeah. So one then. Not bad for 7 or some DVDs of Bug carnage!!

The 1st Movie was awesome and everytime i watch it i want to get out my Old metal Cadians and Play some bugs..... I mean Tyranids.
The 2nd Movie was iffy. Grusome but thats about it. They took out all the cheese which was a bad bad move in my opinion. It's supposed to be cheesey.
The 3rd Movie, hmmm don't think i've seen that yet. Or maybe i've blanked it from memory as i'm pretty sure i've seen it but i can't rememeber any of it.

CHENBOY:
Dude, Seriously?
You are talking about the shower scene with all the blokes right? ;)

[chenyboy]

yea........and the sex scene in the 2nd film.....lol

[pilot00]

Thats the spirit m8!Watch movies of 2 hours time in order to see the flesh of a chick for ten secs!!!Thats it!!!!Next youll tell me you watched resident evil because near the movies ending milla's ehem...thinky can be seen for about 2 secs.

Dont worry there will be female guardsmen in the movie and they will show some breast!!!


I dont mean to be insulting i know you cant have possibly seen a movie for that reason alone,but it is hillarius to think somebody does so!

[chenyboy]

shut up pilot....im sure im not the only one here that does it.....lol:thunder:

[lewbot1]

Thats the spirit m8!

Watch out for text talk on the forums, check this out,
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Rule 8 applies here, just a heads up!

[pilot00]

shut up pilot....im sure im not the only one here that does it.....lol:thunder:
I take it from the lol comment that i didnt offend you since i didnt intend it.It was a joke and well yes i zip it.:act-up:

Just got carried away with the leet thing lewbot.

[TheShad0w]

I would have enjoyed the shower scene more if all the women weren't flat chested, doesn't really do it for me. First film was great, watched it way too many times when it came out. Second was god awful and don't get me started on the third, blergh.

Back on topic, hopefully we'll get a trailer for christmas or some more info.

[Fremen]

i only watched starship trooper because of the nude scene.lol :good:

A nude scene? I don`t remember... must be very good one! :)

I think we won`t have the pleasue to see nude ultramarines. (Thanks for God!)

Do You think all smurfs will be blonde BTW? And with similar face?

[chenyboy]

hm.....any book or codex ever stated that the apprenance of all ultramarine are blonde?

[Perturabo]

Not that I know of, but it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if they went that way.

[chenyboy]

omg........not only are they blue.......they are blond as well!!!!!???
new joke, how many ultramarie does it take to change a lightbulb.....:sinister:

[pilot00]

Lets hope we wont see any 'Oooops i broke a nail'scenes.

[Lord Borak]

Ultras are based on Greek/Roman myth so i'm guessing they'll be dark haired. Urial Ventris was.

Does it really matter though?


Anyway, are there any updates for this movie yet? Screen shots maybe> or is it still hush hush?

[pilot00]

Just for the shake of history ancient Greeks tended more on the blond than dark.Also generally brighter hair and whiter skin tones were considered beautiful and more 'civilized'.

[Rikimaru]

Starship Troopers 3 is good. Got a budget back, still a silly B movie but worth a watch.


Starship troopers 3 good, wah, did you actually watch the film? It was appalling, Every single aspect of the film was dire. The bugs are like something from an old Playstation1 game and the Marauder suit effects are tragic. The story is piss poor and I cannot believe that Jolene Blalock was reduced to working in this crap after Enterprise and Stargate. Let is hope and pray that the 40K movie is nowhere near as bad.

[omegoku]

Starship troopers 3 good, wah, did you actually watch the film? It was appalling, Every single aspect of the film was dire. The bugs are like something from an old Playstation1 game and the Marauder suit effects are tragic. The story is piss poor and I cannot believe that Jolene Blalock was reduced to working in this crap after Enterprise and Stargate. Let is hope and pray that the 40K movie is nowhere near as bad.

That is exactly why it is good.
It is very cheap and cheesy, exactly what a good b movie should be like.
The Admiral Amanda Donohoe is in Emmerdale, a british soap, that is reason enough to enjoy it!

[Bannik]

its gonna suck, its being made by the same guys who made bionicle trilogy...so if you like shitty cgi and poor voice acting you will love this...

[Rikimaru]

That is exactly why it is good.
It is very cheap and cheesy, exactly what a good b movie should be like.
The Admiral Amanda Donohoe is in Emmerdale, a british soap, that is reason enough to enjoy it!

No no no the first Starship troopers was good because of the balance of pure cheese, awesome action and less than subtle social commentary brought to it by Paul Verhoeven but the third movie is simply bad with NO redeeming qualities what so ever.
It painfully obviously tries so hard to recapture what made the first movie so great and fails miserably. It is exactly the same with the Robocop movies, first movie awesome(Verhoeven), second movie tried to hard but still good (saved because it was written by Frank Millar), subsequent movies and the series were all absolutely appalling.

Paul Verhoeven is the master of cheesy violent films (Robo, Starship troopers and Total recall etc) and if you want to see a truly crap film that is awesomely good purely because it is so bad check out showgirls by Mr Verhoeven that film is a master class on awesome badness and is a true cult classic.

Bannik: The Bionicle DVD's are 2003/4 that's 4 years ago. In CGI that's a life time and who says it is going to be done in the same style, Binocle and 40K are not exactly the same are they? 40K dark, gritty, ultra violent, Bionicle a robot based PG rated kids DVD were the violence gets as bad as needing a spanner to reattach an arm.

[V3xx]

personnaly im happier that the movie will be done in CGI, if the DOW2 intro is anything to go by, it should be a good quality production, it'll also mean they dont have to cut corners when it comes to special effects, so it should have a real sence of scale to it

[128th_king]

well when it comes out i guess i'd better have a bottle of absinthe ready

[chenyboy]

I wonder what would be the story lines though.

How Marnes Calgar got to be the chapter master?
Hive fleet?
Or just another fictional story?

[pilot00]

A fiction story with a hundred plot holes me guesses.Cant trust anyone to write something coherent those days.The best movies i enjoyed this past 2 years were terminator 4(it had its hole also)and zombieland(and thats far from serious).

[thenewKhan]

and zombieland(and thats far from serious).



But oh so amazing!!!!


I would imagine the story being something along the lines of an Imperial world being attacked by Chaos and the Chaos marines being pansies with salami swords in comparison to the Ultraberries. (Its how alot of fluff seems to be these days if written from an Imperial POV...)

[The bearded one]

GW is very protective of it's IP. I'm sure they won't aprove it if the story is bonkers.

[pilot00]

GW is very protective of it's IP. I'm sure they won't aprove it if the story is bonkers.


Yeah just like inquisitor and the rest of them....