Fantasy Masters of the Universe - Part 3

[#root]

The props look incredible. It’s still a year out but I wonder if they’ll show anything at comic con and if they’ll release it online.

 

[DyeLorean]

 

[Scarlet Spider]

I'll always have a soft spot for MOTU. It was the first franchise I ever got into as a kid. The toyline was epic. Castle Grayskull is still my alltime favorite childhood toy. Travis Knight is going to crush it.

 

[DyeLorean]

I'll always have a soft spot for MOTU. It was the first franchise I ever got into as a kid. The toyline was epic. Castle Grayskull is still my alltime favorite childhood toy. Travis Knight is going to crush it.

Same here. I had a neighbour who had almost the entire toy collection and always went to play there I loved how weird and creepy it was. I want the movie to capture that.

 

[Peyton Westlake]

I know this has probably come up before, and it's definitely late in the game to bring up casting choices with the film already completed, but… Chris Hemsworth would have been a spot-on He-Man. The physique he brought to Thor? That’s practically textbook He-Man. I assume he was approached and maybe turned it down to avoid being typecast or simply wasn’t interested in playing a similarly styled role again—but if that’s the case, I think MGM missed a golden opportunity.


Now, I’m not one to preemptively criticize actors—it’s unfair to judge a performance before seeing it. Nicholas Galitzine looks fit and clearly put in the work, but from the images released, he just doesn’t have the sheer bulk you expect from He-Man. Unless those pics were misleading, it’s tough to envision him embodying the iconic look.

 

[Sawyer]

To be fair, no one is achieving this kind of bulk without roiding up morning, noon and night…

 

[Lily Adler]

To be fair, no one is achieving this kind of bulk without roiding up morning, noon and night…

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[Lily Adler]

I know this has probably come up before, and it's definitely late in the game to bring up casting choices with the film already completed, but… Chris Hemsworth would have been a spot-on He-Man. The physique he brought to Thor? That’s practically textbook He-Man. I assume he was approached and maybe turned it down to avoid being typecast or simply wasn’t interested in playing a similarly styled role again—but if that’s the case, I think MGM missed a golden opportunity.


Now, I’m not one to preemptively criticize actors—it’s unfair to judge a performance before seeing it. Nicholas Galitzine looks fit and clearly put in the work, but from the images released, he just doesn’t have the sheer bulk you expect from He-Man. Unless those pics were misleading, it’s tough to envision him embodying the iconic look.

You can thank the steroids.

 

[Deck Rickard]

Galatzine is massive. He clearly put in the work. Henson didn’t always look like Thor either.

 

[Deck Rickard]

Galitzine is massive. He clearly put in the work. Hemsworth didn’t always look like Thor either.

 

[Peyton Westlake]

Galitzine is massive. He clearly put in the work. Hemsworth didn’t always look like Thor either.

I agree he looks lean and athletic, but with only a rear‐view photo released, you can’t definitively say he’s massive—unless there’s another image I haven’t seen.

 

[Peyton Westlake]

To be fair, no one is achieving this kind of bulk without roiding up morning, noon and night…

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I totally agree—it does feel unfair. Bringing a fantasy icon like He-Man into live action is a tough ask. I’m not implying the movie or final cut will fall short; it could end up one of the best fantasy films ever made. We’ll just have to wait and see. I’m simply commenting on how he looks.

 

[Pennywise]

‘Masters of the Universe’: Kristen Wiig Joins the Cast as Roboto (Exclusive)

Travis Knight is directing the feature that Amazon MGM plans on releasing theatrically worldwide June 5, 2026.

t.co

 

[AverageMan]

Saw this from He Mania.com
Gives a look at He-Man & Battlecat

 

[Scarlet Spider]

BATTLECAT!

He looks perfect.

 

[Silvermoth]

Cute guys and cats. Of course I have to watch this

 

[Deck Rickard]

As much as I despise Leto I really want this to do well because Galitzine is a top talent and I loved He-Man so much as a kid. I want this to be a big hit. And the chance at a new action fantasy franchise that isn’t based on a damned YA novel is so appealing.

 

[BobJM]

Oh bother I keep forgetting Leto’s Skeletor

That is disappointing but ooh mama that standee looks just like 03 cartoon, so sign me up

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Oh bother I keep forgetting Leto’s Skeletor

That is disappointing but ooh mama that standee looks just like 03 cartoon, so sign me up

I'm so hyped for this and then I remember they cast another sex pest as Skelly.

 

[Deck Rickard]

I guess the good thing about Skeletor is that if the movie does well and the makeup job is good, they could easily swap out another actor for him in a sequel.

Still, it’s frustrating that they even cast him in the first place. Like, I know the guy has an Oscar but I still don’t understand why studios keep putting him in this high profile stuff. He’s not a box office draw and he already had a reputation for just being awful to work with even before this stuff came out (which was already an open secret as I understand it.)

 

[Lily Adler]

Its not too late to bring in Mark Hamill to dub Skeletor.

 

[Sithborg]

No more Joker-Skeletor please.

 

[Lily Adler]

No more Joker-Skeletor please.

Fine Christopher McCulloch so he sounds like The Monarch.