Masters of the Universe Movie

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Masters of the Universe movie production status is currently Production

May 7, 2024 • Finalizing production budget, filming the movie begins

A young prince becomes a warrior and sets out to defeat the evil Skeletor and fulfill his destiny as He-Man.

Who's Involved:

Noah Centineo, Travis Knight, Alison Brie, Steve Tisch, Jason Blumenthal, Camila Mendes, Todd Black, David Callaham

Release Date:

Friday, June 5, 2026 Nationwide

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Language: English

Plot: What's the story about?

In Masters of the Universe, an orphan named Adam discovers he is a prince destined to be the savior of a faraway land and must quickly learn of his power and the importance of saving his true home from an evil force.

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Who stars in Masters of the Universe: Cast List

... He-Man

Charlie's Angels, To All The Boys I've Loved Before  

... Evil-Lyn

The LEGO Movie, Freelance  

... Teela

I Know What You Did Last Summer (reboot), The Perfect Date  

Who's making Masters of the Universe: Crew List

A look at the Masters of the Universe behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Travis Knight last directed Bumblebee and Kubo and the Two Strings. The film's writer David Callaham last wrote Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Jackpot .

Screenwriters

David Callaham

Producers

Todd Black
Jason Blumenthal
Steve Tisch

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Production: What we know about Masters of the Universe?

Key Facts

  1. Amazon MGM Studios’ and Mattel Films has pegged a 2026 release date (5/4/2024).
  2. Mattel, Inc. and Netflix announced today they are developing Masters of the Universe, Mattel’s iconic franchise from the 1980s, into a live-action motion picture, expected to begin production in summer 2022 ( 1/29/2022).
  3. The Nee Brothers (The Lost City, Band of Robbers) co-direct from a screenplay written by the Nees and David Callaham (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Wonder Woman 1984, 1/29/2022).
  4. Art Marcum and Matt Holloway will write a new script (1/11/19).
  5. Jon M. Chu, the helmer of G.I. Joe: Retaliation, is no longer attached to direct (Hollywood Reporter, 10/7/13).
  6. Based the popular Mattel's "Masters of the Universe" line of action figures. The film would be the second adaptation of the material, after Gary Goddard's 1987 film starring Dolph Lundgren, which flopped at the box office.

Filming Timeline

  1. 2024 - May: The film was set to Production  status.
  2. 2024 - January: The film was set to Development  status.

    Confirmed to be in active development per Mattel Films press release (1/27/2024).

  3. 2022 - January: The film was set to Pre-Production  status.

    Moved from Sony Pictures to Netflix. Aiming for summer 2022 production start.

  4. 2018 - April: The film was set to Pre-Production  status.

    Aaron and Adam Nee have signed to helm.

  5. 2015 - September: The film was set to Development  status.

    Christopher Yost will do a rewrite on the script. Last announced in April 2014.

  6. 2014 - April: The film was set to Development  status.

    Jeff Wadlow has come aboard to rewrite the script.

  7. 2013 - October: The film was set to Development  status.

    Terry Rossio, the co-writer of The Lone Ranger, has been tapped to work on the script.

  8. 2012 - October: The film was set to Development  status.

    The Expendables 2 co-writer Richard Wenk has signed on to re-write the screenplay; rewrite of script by Alex Litvak and Mike Finch.

  9. 2009 - January: The film was set to Development  status.

Masters of the Universe Release Date: When is the film coming out?


Masters of the Universe is coming out as a Nationwide release in 2026 on Friday, June 5, 2026.

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