Just a day after Masters of the Universe announced several new cast members, the live-action movie adaptation has now filled out more roles. According to The Hollywood Reporter, James Purefoy (Rome) and Charlotte Riley (Peaky Blinders) as King Randor and Queen Marlena respectively, the monarchs of Eternia and parents to Prince Adam/He-Man. Based on the 1980s […]
Masters of the Universe casts Morena Baccarin and Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson as The Sorceress and Fisto
The upcoming Masters of the Universe live-action film has filled out more of its cast. According to Deadline, Morena Baccarin (Deadpool & Wolverine) and Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson (Captain America: Brave New World) as The Sorceress and Fisto. Baccarin will play The Sorceress, a powerful figure who guards Castle Grayskull, keep its secrets and wisdom safe, but can […]
Masters of the Universe movie to strip back campy tone; is this the right choice?
Are viewers craving camp again? Or is removing the cartoony glitz from Masters of the Universe the right approach? The filmmakers behind this new version of the iconic He-Man story will find out soon enough, as the long-awaited film is just a year away now. The Amazon MGM Studios project might take the latter route […]
Idria Elba to play Man-At-Arms in Masters of the Universe
Idris Elba knows blockbusters and knows franchise filmmaking, but is he a master of that universe? It’s reported that the actor is set to appear in the Travis Knight-directed film Masters of the Universe for Amazon MGM. Elba will play Duncan, aka Man-At-Arms. The film will star Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man, Alison Brie as Evil-Lyn, […]
Alison Brie to play Evil-Lyn in Masters of the Universe movie
Amazon MGM and Mattel Films’ Masters of the Universe has found one of its villains as Alison Brie (Apples Never Fall) will star in the film as Evil-Lyn. Evil-Lyn is “a sorceress with formidable magical abilities, she’s one of the most trusted and powerful allies of He-Man’s nemesis, Skeletor.” She joins a cast that includes Nicholas […]
Nicholas Galitzine to play He-Man in Amazon’s Masters of the Universe
By the power of Grayskull, we have our He-Man as Amazon has cast rising star Nicholas Galitzine as the hero in their Masters of the Universe film. Travis Knight will direct from a screenplay by Chris Butler. Development on the project has been ongoing for some time. We reported the director’s attachment back in February […]
Travis Knight’s Masters of the Universe movie will get a theatrical release
Following the discourse surrounding Amazon MGM’s release strategy for Road House, it appears that the studio won’t follow suit with their long-gestating live-action Masters of the Universe movie, with the news that the film will receive a theatrical release. Per The Hollywood Reporter, the Travis Knight (Bumblebee, Kubo and the Two Strings) directed adaptation for […]
Masters of the Universe movie taps Bumblebee’s Travis Knight to direct
The long-gestating Masters of the Universe movie appears to have been languishing in development hell for what feels like an eternity, or should that be Eternia? However, storms might be starting to gather above Castle Grayskull with the news that Bumblebee director Travis Knight is in talks to helm the film. According to Deadline Knight […]
Kubo’s Travis Knight to direct The Night Gardener for Laika
Of all the news we’ve been getting over the past few days about Batmen and Barbies, few announcements are as exciting as the one made by Laika Animation Studios about their next movie, because they’ve just tasked CEO Travis Knight with directing a gritty neo-noir stop-motion folktale called The Night Gardener. The Hollywood Reporter reveals […]
LAIKA announces next animated feature Wildwood from director Travis Knight
LAIKA, the studio behind Coraline, Kubo and the Two Strings, and Missing Link, has announced its next animated feature Wildwood, which is based on the bestselling novel written by Colin Meloy, lead singer and songwriter for The Decemberists, and illustrated by artist Carson Ellis. Here’s an official first look image from the animation studio… Wild […]
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