While most casual observers have a passing familiarity withWarhammerthanks to the miniature figurines, theWarhammeruniverse is vast.
As such, it’s unsurprising that there have been multiple attempts to bring the story to life.
moments in movie history.
These unrealized visions are typically Kubrickian in their scope and scale.
However, Kubrick’s theoreticalWarhammermovie was perhaps just as ambitious.
The idea began courtesy of Kubrick’s collaboration with science-fiction writer Ian Watson.
The two were working together on a script forA.I.
another incomplete Kubrick movie that was eventually made by Steven Spielberg.
A prolific author, Watson worked closely with Kubrick and is credited with creating the story forA.I.
Amid theirA.I.brainstorming, Kubrick demanded a pre-publication copy of Watson’s novels, indicating his interest.
Amid theirA.I.brainstorming, Kubrick demanded a pre-publication copy of Watson’s novels, indicating his interest.
To make things even more tantalizing for fans, he even told Watson, “Who knows, Ian?
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Maybe this is my next movie.”
However, had it happened, the effect would have been transformational.
In the years since Kubrick abandoned any ideas for hisWarhammerfilm,the40,000setting has only grown more complicated.
The project would also have had a profound impact on Kubrick himself.
Unlike many contemporaries, Kubrick’s work has always been marked by its singularity and definitiveness.
Sources:Ian Watson; Plumbing Stanley Kubrick
