Yuri Lowenthal as He-Man and Kimberly Brooks as Sorceress in ‘He-Man and the Masters of the Universe’
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The live-action movie adaptation of the Masters of the Universe series is transferring ahead at Amazon MGM Studios with Travis Knight coming aboard to direct the undertaking. Further, Amazon MGM Studios and Mattel Films have set the undertaking for worldwide theatrical release on June 5, 2026.
Masters of the Universe is predicated on Mattel’s famous toy line that spawned a profitable animated TV sequence (1983-85) in addition to a 1987 movie.
Knight, greatest recognized for guiding Kubo and the Two Strings and Bumblebee, will helm the movie from a screenplay by Chris Butler, following preliminary drafts written by David Callaham and Aaron and Adam Nee.
The undertaking was earlier being developed at Netflix however the streaming service dropped it in July this yr. The streamer reportedly spent almost USD 30 million in growth prices over two years for the undertaking, which was meant to star Kyle Allen as Prince Adam aka He-Man.
The story revolves round the warrior He-Man, the solely hope of a magical land known as Eternia. Dolph Lundgren featured in the authentic movie as the title character, whereas Frank Langella performed the villainous Skeleto.
The Amazon MGM/Mattel-backed movie movie will introduce a 10-year-old Prince Adam, who crashed to Earth in a spaceship and was separated from his magical Power Sword — the solely hyperlink to his residence on Eternia, in accordance to the official plotline.
“After monitoring it down virtually 20 years later. Prince Adam is whisked again throughout house to defend his residence planet towards the evil forces of Skeletor. But to defeat such a highly effective villain, Prince Adam will first want to uncover the mysteries of his previous and turn into He-Man: the strongest man in the Universe,” it learn.
Masters of the Universe will probably be produced by Mattel Films’ Robbie Brenner, Escape Artists’ Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch.