Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-27572696-20160126194300/@comment-27890440-20160329115057

I vaguely recall reading an interview with Phil Eisner, who wrote Event Horizon's screenplay, a few years back where the comparison was made and he worked in that he was suitably impressed by the 40k universe and had drawn inspiration from several sources, etc, without directly coming out and saying the link was deliberate. His material certainly gives every indication of fitting the 40k fan mold, especially given that his other works include "The Mutant Chronicles" involving 28th century soldiers fighting mutants.

A quick google search brings up nothing, however, which is no surprise as unless there is a concrete connection between him and GW (which seems unlikely) he probably wouldn't be too eager to draw attention to the similarities and thus the wrath of their legal department.