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.

 

[NotToday]

Tiny tease from a Mattel CEO that visited the set:

During her MIP headliner session Tuesday morning in Cannes, Brenner also discussed a couple of her biggest takeaways about the hotly anticipated Masters of the Universe adaptation. “I went and visited the set last year, and out of all the movies that I’ve worked on in my entire life — even Barbie — it was [the biggest]. It was massive. I think we took over two or three sound stages. This was on eight back lots… [Characters] walking around that are eight-feet tall. There are these crazy characters in this movie.”

“I just actually got to see a director’s cut of the movie,” she added, “and [I was] absolutely blown away. That will be our second theatrical movie… I think it’s a perfect compliment to Barbie. I think people are going to be so excited. It is so much fun and feels so different.”

Mattel Studios Boss Robbie Brenner Talks ‘Masters of the Universe,’ ‘Polly Pocket’ and ‘Magic 8 Ball’ at MIPCOM: “‘Barbie’ Blew the Doors Open for Us”

"There's enthusiasm for taking such a bold swing with 'Barbie' and being rewarded for it," she told THR about the company’s slate at MIPCOM Cannes.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Take with some salt since she's there to sell her company and their projects.