Mike Flanagan In Talks to EP Henry Cavill’s Animated ‘Warhammer 40,000’ Series for Amazon MGM StudiosDirector Mike Flanagan, on set, 2016. ph: Justin M. Lubin/© Universal Pictures /Courtesy Everett CollectionIt was reported earlier last week that Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep, Carrie) is set to bring the hammer down with a Warhammer 40,000 series, with the filmmaker in talks to executive produce the TV show for Amazon MGM Studios. Variety adds today that the adaptation of the miniature fantasy game, which will star Henry Cavill (The Witcher), will be animated. Warhammer 40,000 is “set in the far future, where humanity stands at the edge of what might be its brightest future, or its darkest age. Up next, Flanagan will deliver a series based on Stephen King’s Carrie on October 7th via Prime Video. Check out the trailer below for the video game Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II to give you some idea of what Warhammer is like.