You understand what they are saying: If at first you do not succeed, simply make one other live-action adaptation of a beloved cartoon (and toy line) and solid as good a number one man as you may ever discover. Followers of the “Masters of the Universe” franchise may as properly have invented the definition of “long-suffering,” doomed to attend many years to see any try to make one other movie come to fruition since the 1987 “Masters of the Universe” film oddity that we’re nonetheless speaking about to this present day. Properly, that persistence may simply be about to repay in an enormous means.
Regardless of some tense moments indicating behind-the-scenes troubles, the “Masters of the Universe” film that Netflix infamously scrapped earlier than it discovered a second life over at Amazon is trucking proper alongside — and, with the manufacturing at the moment in the midst of filming, set images have already begun trickling onto social media. With director Travis Knight (who has his personal expertise translating a well-liked line of toys onto the massive display screen with the “Transformers” spinoff/prequel “Bumblebee”) in cost and actor Nicholas Galitzine (most well-known for showing as a himbo jock in “Bottoms,” Prince Henry within the Netflix romance “Purple, White & Royal Blue,” and the primary heartthrob in final 12 months’s rom-com “The Thought of You”) solid as our new He-Man, getting into the mighty footwear of the beefy Dolph Lundgren within the 1987 movie, expectations could not be greater. Likelihood is, these expectations is perhaps taking pictures by way of the roof after followers catch a glimpse of what is to return on this latest adaptation … whereas additionally elevating some intriguing questions, too.
You may take a look at our latest have a look at Galitzine as Prince Adam/He-Man beneath!
Set images from the brand new live-action Masters Of The Universe indicate a modern-day setting
By the Energy of Grayskull! We’re beginning to really feel the facility in an enormous means, and we do imply big. Star Nicholas Galitzine has already proven off his hulking physique as our latest He-Man, however there’s nothing fairly like seeing him in character and filming scenes in broad daylight for the upcoming “Masters of the Universe” adaptation. You may get a have a look at a few these images beneath.
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How are we feeling, “Masters of the Universe” followers? A pair issues bounce out instantly, not the least of which is Galitzine’s up to date look as Prince Adam and his acquainted pink-hued style sense. This specific scene seems to point out him getting arrested by suspiciously modern-looking law enforcement officials on Earth, each of whom appear completely confounded by his large Energy Sword (which stands proud like a sore thumb). We’re positively not in Eternia anymore, to state the apparent. This seems to recommend the broadest strokes of the plot of the brand new film, which could very properly start on Earth earlier than shifting the motion to the magical and mystical planet of Eternia for a fish-out-of-water storyline later within the movie.
Whereas followers will at all times have their quibbles about faithfulness to the supply materials, no less than these images show that the film is, the truth is, taking place after numerous setbacks, inventive overhauls, and false begins over time. It is robust to argue with the formidable solid already assembled as properly, which incorporates “Riverdale” star Camila Mendes as Teela, Alison Brie as Evil-Lyn, Jared Leto as Skeletor, Idris Elba as Duncan/Man-at-Arms, Sam C. Wilson as Entice Jaw, Hafthor Bjornsson as Goat Man, Kojo Attah as Tri-Klops, and Morena Baccarin as The Sorceress.
“Masters of the Universe” is at the moment slated to hit theaters June 5, 2026.
