Codex Pictures, a UK-based film production company, have announced they will be producing a feature film based on the Games Workshop game Warhammer 40,000.

The film, titled Ultramarines, will be a high quality, 70-minute state-of-the-art animated feature film made for DVD.

“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.”

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.”

Warhammer 40,000 is a table-top miniature wargame that is set in the 41st century.  The core game theme follows a future where the galaxy is largely controlled by the Emperor of Mankind through the military might of genetically-enhanced Space Marines.  The galaxy is filled with warring races including the Space Marines opposition, the Chaos Space Machines, as well as the Orks and the Eldar, which are basically futuristic versions of Orcs and Elves.  There are also the technologically advanced Tau, the soulless living metal Necrons, and the bio-engineered hive minded Tyranids. It is not yet known if the film will incorporate all of these races and with a run time of only 70 minutes it is hard to imagine that it can.

A website has been launched, but there’s not a lot there yet, although you can sign up for updates: www.ultramarinesthemovie.com.

Source: Codex Pictures

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