Amazon seems to have missed the chance to launch the first feature-length film based on the Warhammer 40,000 universe. "Deadpool" director and Prime Video's "Secret Level" series producer Tim Miller revealed that he proposed turning the fan project "Astartes" into a one-hour animated film, but the studio showed no interest in the idea.
In an interview for the VFX Artists React show, Miller admitted that he immediately saw the potential of Syama Pedersen's "Astartes." He first contacted the author and then approached Amazon with a proposal to "make a 60-minute version with him as the director," but, according to him, the idea did not generate much enthusiasm.
Miller also clarified that the project required Games Workshop's approval in any case, because "when you start making money off someone else's intellectual property, things get messy very quickly."
As a result, Syama Pedersen only received the position of production designer on the "Secret Level" episode dedicated to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, and the feature film was never put into production. Meanwhile, Pedersen himself is already working on "Astartes 2" — now officially and in collaboration with Games Workshop.
Meanwhile, Amazon still has a large-scale Warhammer 40,000 project in development involving Henry Cavill, which is intended to launch an entire cinematic universe. However, there are still no details about it — it is only known that the project is still "alive."