Masters of the Universe

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Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch, David Callaham, Todd Black, Aaron Nee, Kyle Allen, Adam Nee

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

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

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot
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.
Cited as official plot version
Action Adventure Drama Fantasy Sci-Fi Based on Toy

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Masters of the Universe.

  • Kyle Allen
    Kyle Allen

    ... Prince Adam/He-Man

    A Haunting in Venice, The Life List

Crew Behind the Film

The Masters of the Universe behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Aaron Nee last directed Lost City of D and Lost City of D. The film's writer David Callaham last wrote Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Jackpot .

Producers
Todd Black
Jason Blumenthal
Steve Tisch

Additional Information

MPA Rating
N/A Not available
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
Not available
Also known as
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Grayskull

Language
English

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Production Details

What we know about the Masters of the Universe movie production.

Key Facts

  • 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).
  • 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).
  • Art Marcum and Matt Holloway will write a new script (1/11/19).
  • Jon M. Chu, the helmer of G.I. Joe: Retaliation, is no longer attached to direct (Hollywood Reporter, 10/7/13).
  • 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.

Production Updates

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Confirmed to be in active development per Mattel Films press release (1/27/2024).

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Moved from Sony Pictures to Netflix. Aiming for summer 2022 production start.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Aaron and Adam Nee have signed to helm.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Christopher Yost will do a rewrite on the script. Last announced in April 2014.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Jeff Wadlow has come aboard to rewrite the script.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Terry Rossio, the co-writer of The Lone Ranger, has been tapped to work on the script.

Development

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

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Release Dates

When is the film coming out?

Masters of the Universe is coming out to on To Be Announced (TBA) There are 9,438 other movies coming out on the same date, including The Nightingale, The Rosie Project and Praise This.



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Sat., Jan. 27, 2024

  • Changed the status of Kyle Allen as Prince Adam/He-Man to Current

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