The movie releases shortly.. and a new cartoon is coming with it!?
In the new issue of The Toy Book magazine, which was shared on X, it’s confirmed that Mattel is releasing a new animated reboot this summer on YouTube, as part of “a multiyear MOTU roadmap”.
Nick Karamanos, Senior Vice President Entertainment Partnerships at Mattel spoke to the magazine to reveal the news with this quote being reported: “For us, it’s about the totality of the property and how we keep it going for kids. That’s a huge part of the plan.” He also says that Mattel sees Knight’s movie as the head of a revival of interest in the classic cartoon show: “My prediction is that the original series is going to be the next retro title to have it’s time in the sun once again.”
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Writer/director Matthew Brown is behind the new series, and has now posted on his Instagram to share a little more detail about the project, including the launch date next month.
“At last, I can speak about what I’ve been working on for the last 6 months: a new animated re-boot of The Masters of the Universe for Mattel. Launches June 10th exclusively on YouTube.”
The title has not been officially revealed, by Brown’s LinkedIn refers to it as Masters of the Universe: Tales from Eternia and mentions a 20-episode run.
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