Fantasy Masters of the Universe - Part 3

I mean....if they really changed up his hair and ****, I wouldn't care.
 
Channing is likely the best possible actor they could get for this role, but I doubt he'd do it.
 
How is someone making fan art of Channing Tatum as He-Man newsworthy?
 
won't even do that card throwing movie...he-man? no way...what did this person thought of? i remember brad pitt being considered....wtf...
 
Jeff Wadlow on what might have been with his take on Masters of The Universe:

“I had a really irreverent take on Masters of the Universe, and the studio, at the time, was very focused on a Game of Thrones/Lord of the Rings take. I love He-Man. I still have all my original figures from the ‘80s. That’s how I got the job. I brought them in and put them on the table and was like, ‘This is why I’m a director!’ I wrote a scene where Prince Adam meets Ram Man and says to him, ‘So, they call you Ram Man, huh?’ And he’s like, ‘Yeah.’ And he goes, ‘Do you like that name?’ And Ram Man goes, ‘I’m owning it.’ So, there was an irreverence to it, but at the time, that just didn’t gel with what they wanted to do.”
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“It’s interesting now, with Thor: Ragnarok and Guardians of the Galaxy. I think that’s sort of what I was trying to do, but either I was too early or they just never saw it that way. That’s the weird thing about making movies in the studio system. You can have a take and a real point of view, but if it doesn’t line up with the point of view of the people who are writing the checks, it doesn’t matter. That’s why working with Jason [Blum] has been so fantastic. He’s changing the way that movies are made. He’s basically saying, ‘As long as we keep the budget down, it doesn’t matter what I think. I want you to do what you think is best.’”
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I would have been interested in seeing this sort of take on He-Man.
 
Yeah, fanboys woulda *****ed about him making it too jokey. Now it probably would've worked.
 
IMHO there's a fine line in doing that sort of style. And Wadlow I don't think is the guy to do it. James Gunn can do it but he still builds characters and stories with real stakes and realistic emotions and emotional cores. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 even received criticism for being a more dramatic and emotional film. Let's not forget, the first Guardians of the Galaxy begins with Peter's mother dying a pretty devastating and heart-breaking death due to cancer. There's no irony, goofiness or anything in that scene. It's all played very straight save for Peter running away and getting abducted by a spaceship.

Here are his past films:

Cry Wolf
Never Back Down
Kick-Ass 2

Kick-Ass 2, very irreverent and over-the-top, and it doesn't work at all. A bad sequel we really didn't need.

I think for He-Man, you can do some jokes like that. But again, I don't want Charlie's Angels version of Masters of the Universe. I want it to be fun and to have jokes, but I still want Skeletor to be a cool, serious character.
 
Jeff Wadlow is a nice guy and all, but he's the last guy who should be on this movie. Truth or Dare is evident of that.

I'm not saying you can't have any jokes or irreverent things in a He-Man movie, but IMHO, Wadlow is not the filmmaker who can pull it off and make it work.
 
too bad can't reach directors to tell them they should do this kind of movie or the other....i still believe duncan jones should do it
 
Still not sure if they should do the movie or not. I love Masters of the Universe, but still not sure it can work well enough in this day and age.
 
It will be hard for sure. Would be great if it worked though. Maybe that would help a ThunderCats film get made.
 
Saw a capture of Ready Player One earlier today and there it was, He-Man is all its glory!
 
TheVileOne said:
Still not sure if they should do the movie or not. I love Masters of the Universe, but still not sure it can work well enough in this day and age.
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I feel the same about it
 
I mean it's easy to say just do Thor but with Masters of the Universe. Thor is backed by the MCU, which goes a long way. Plus, you had a really creative director at the helm in Taika Waititi who can work that style very well.

And what I mean by that, I want to see a big budget Masters of the Universe movie that looks cool and epic. But I'm also worried about, how do you find that balance between making it serious and not too silly or campy?

Also, how do you execute the transformation? Prince Adam's secret identity? Do you use Orko or not? Does Cringer talk or not?

But is He-Man even still relevant today? I mean sure, old school fans and kids of the 80s love He-Man. But what about kids of 2018? Can they still relate to He-Man? Can they still like He-Man?

Now definitely, in the 1980s, the guys at Mattel who collectively came together and created He-Man tapped into something that was quite brilliant. And He-Man was definitely one of those collective creations where several people all provided important ideas that were integral to the property. But the key was sort of making kids feel powerful. Like giving them the power and letting them feel like they were in charge. That idea was essential to the toyline and show's success in the 1980s.

Where other brands and properties have sort of evolved with the times, I wonder if He-Man has as well.

Also, can you still do He-Man in today's climate without it being called problematic, misogynist, and all of those things either?

Again while in many ways I want to see this movie get made, sometimes I wonder if it's just better left alone.

That being said, the recent comic stories we got were really good after Dan Abnett came on.
 
I guess I'm an outlier but I in no way have to relate to a movie character. I just need to enjoy watching him/her...
 
TheVileOne said:
I mean it's easy to say just do Thor but with Masters of the Universe. Thor is backed by the MCU, which goes a long way. Plus, you had a really creative director at the helm in Taika Waititi who can work that style very well.

And what I mean by that, I want to see a big budget Masters of the Universe movie that looks cool and epic. But I'm also worried about, how do you find that balance between making it serious and not too silly or campy?

Also, how do you execute the transformation? Prince Adam's secret identity? Do you use Orko or not? Does Cringer talk or not?

But is He-Man even still relevant today? I mean sure, old school fans and kids of the 80s love He-Man. But what about kids of 2018? Can they still relate to He-Man? Can they still like He-Man?

Now definitely, in the 1980s, the guys at Mattel who collectively came together and created He-Man tapped into something that was quite brilliant. And He-Man was definitely one of those collective creations where several people all provided important ideas that were integral to the property. But the key was sort of making kids feel powerful. Like giving them the power and letting them feel like they were in charge. That idea was essential to the toyline and show's success in the 1980s.

Where other brands and properties have sort of evolved with the times, I wonder if He-Man has as well.

Also, can you still do He-Man in today's climate without it being called problematic, misogynist, and all of those things either?

Again while in many ways I want to see this movie get made, sometimes I wonder if it's just better left alone.

That being said, the recent comic stories we got were really good after Dan Abnett came on.
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Well all that certainly helps explain why we haven't gotten a movie yet.
 
TheVileOne said:
I mean it's easy to say just do Thor but with Masters of the Universe. Thor is backed by the MCU, which goes a long way. Plus, you had a really creative director at the helm in Taika Waititi who can work that style very well.

And what I mean by that, I want to see a big budget Masters of the Universe movie that looks cool and epic. But I'm also worried about, how do you find that balance between making it serious and not too silly or campy?

Also, how do you execute the transformation? Prince Adam's secret identity? Do you use Orko or not? Does Cringer talk or not?

But is He-Man even still relevant today? I mean sure, old school fans and kids of the 80s love He-Man. But what about kids of 2018? Can they still relate to He-Man? Can they still like He-Man?

Now definitely, in the 1980s, the guys at Mattel who collectively came together and created He-Man tapped into something that was quite brilliant. And He-Man was definitely one of those collective creations where several people all provided important ideas that were integral to the property. But the key was sort of making kids feel powerful. Like giving them the power and letting them feel like they were in charge. That idea was essential to the toyline and show's success in the 1980s.

Where other brands and properties have sort of evolved with the times, I wonder if He-Man has as well.

Also, can you still do He-Man in today's climate without it being called problematic, misogynist, and all of those things either?

Again while in many ways I want to see this movie get made, sometimes I wonder if it's just better left alone.

That being said, the recent comic stories we got were really good after Dan Abnett came on.
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I think, as usual, you hit the nail on the head with this sort of movie. To answer your question though, no, I don't think the property is relevant enough to carry an audience and be profitable. I wish it was. I was born smack dab in the middle of this era with He-Man and Thundercats, etc. I just don't think any of these projects are gonna see the light of day.
 
Making it more subversive ironically probably would have helped nowadays.
 
Nee Brothers to direct

http://variety.com/2018/film/news/he-man-movie-director-masters-of-the-universe-1202763492/

‘Masters of the Universe’: Nee Brothers to Direct He-Man Movie (EXCLUSIVE)

He-Man has found new masters.

Sony Pictures and Mattel have tapped the directing duo of Aaron and Adam Nee to helm the He-Man movie “Masters of the Universe,” sources tell Variety.

Escape Artists’ Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, and Steve Tisch will produce with DeVon Franklin.

The movie will be based on the beloved Mattel toyline, which spawned a successful animated TV series (1983-85) as well as a 1987 film. The property centers on the warrior He-Man, the last hope of a magical land called Eternia. Dolph Lundgren starred in the original pic as the title character, while Frank Langella played the villainous Skeletor.

The pic is written by David Goyer, who is also an executive producer. Goyer had circled the director’s chair, but prior engagements forced him to pass on directing, though insiders say he is extremely involved in the development of the film.
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Sony discovered them on Hollywood Boulevard holding signs that said, “Will Direct Your $100 Million Picture For Food.”
 
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