Henry Cavill Has Already Hinted Which Warhammer 40K Characters He’d Want To Play – Looper

If you’re not familiar with “Warhammer 40,000,” it’s a “Dungeons & Dragons”-like fantasy game that offers players the chance to use actual avatars in the guise of miniature, often hand-painted figurines. Those figurines can also be moved around model battlefields as play ensues. The game was first introduced in 1987, and according to The Hollywood Reporter, it’s now among the most popular miniature war games in the world, even spawning a popular video game series. Turns out, Henry Cavill is himself a major “Warhammer 40K” fan. During a 2021 interview with Empire, he even named an adaptation as one of his dream projects. 

That dream is close to becoming a reality. And that fact has already led to a fair amount of dream-casting across the internet. Seems, however, the fan-casting actually began in the Empire piece, with the interviewer assuming Cavill might portray Inquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn. Cavill was apparently quick to offer that there are a couple of other characters he might prefer to play. “I mean, I don’t know about Eisenhorn necessarily, when you’ve got [Constantine] Valdor and Primarchs out there,” Cavill said, adding, “It seems a shame to be a mere Inquisitor.”

Cavill apparently wowed even his Empire interviewer with his knowledge of the legendary warrior and the powerful transhuman beings, respectively. Still, he went on to admit he would enjoy playing the Inquisitor, claiming, “But I would absolutely leap at that opportunity — it’s something I’d be very, very excited to do.” And Cavill’s fans would surely be thrilled to see him play any of those roles.