As the new Masters of the Universe film gets ready for its big unveiling, rumor has it that it will run for more than two hours. Hardcore fans are excited, but the jury is still out on whether new audiences will be acclimated to Eternia… or if this is just going to turn into a full-blown nostalgia bloodbath for the true believers.
The new film is being directed by Travis Knight, the same mind behind Bumblebee, and is backed by Amazon MGM Studios. Nicholas Galitzine steps into the role of Prince Adam/He-Man, with Camila Mendes as Teela and Jared Leto taking on Skeletor. Early details suggest a larger, more grounded take on Eternia, blending fantasy with a more cinematic scope than previous attempts. It’s aiming big… whether it lands that way is another question entirely.
So at this time, a trip back into the vault of Horror Report ramblings is in order, where a 2019 article surfaced discussing the fabled rumors of a new movie being created. That was so many years ago… and so many timelines ago. But in that article, a moral adversity to the original 1980s live-action He-Man movie was also laid out. It wasn’t liked then… and as maturity has set in, it feels like it’s liked a little more now.
But we’ll see how much the newest He-Man movie is liked this year in comparison.
It’s got to be better, right?
It just has to be.
