The long-gestating live-action reboot of Masters of the Universe is seemingly getting back on track after leaving its former home at Netflix.Per Deadline, Mattel’s live-action Masters of the Universe reboot film is quickly gaining some new momentum. Reportedly, Travis Knight (Bumblebee) is now in final talks to board the project as its director. The new word on the screenplay is that it will be rewritten by ParaNorman director and co-writer Chris Butler following a previous draft by David Callaham, Aaron Nee, and Adam Nee; the Nee brothers were also previously attached to direct when the film was in development at Netflix. Robbie Brenner of Mattel will produce with Todd Black and Jason Blumenthal of Escape Artists.The new movie, like the original live-action adaptation that starred Dolph Lundgren, is based on the animated cartoon series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. According to a plot description, the reboot “revolves around 9-year-old Prince Adam crashing to Earth in a spaceship and being separated from his Magical Sword – the only link to his home on Eternia. After tracking it down almost two decades later, Adam is whisked back across space to defend his home planet against the evil forces of Skeletor. But to defeat such a powerful villain, Prince Adam first will need to uncover the mysteries of his past and become He-Man — the most powerful man in the universe.”
The long-gestating live-action reboot of Masters of the Universe is seemingly getting back on track after leaving its former home at Netflix.
Per Deadline, Mattel’s live-action Masters of the Universe reboot film is quickly gaining some new momentum. Reportedly, Travis Knight (Bumblebee) is now in final talks to board the project as its director. The new word on the screenplay is that it will be rewritten by ParaNorman director and co-writer Chris Butler following a previous draft by David Callaham, Aaron Nee, and Adam Nee; the Nee brothers were also previously attached to direct when the film was in development at Netflix. Robbie Brenner of Mattel will produce with Todd Black and Jason Blumenthal of Escape Artists.
The new movie, like the original live-action adaptation that starred Dolph Lundgren, is based on the animated cartoon series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. According to a plot description, the reboot “revolves around 9-year-old Prince Adam crashing to Earth in a spaceship and being separated from his Magical Sword – the only link to his home on Eternia. After tracking it down almost two decades later, Adam is whisked back across space to defend his home planet against the evil forces of Skeletor. But to defeat such a powerful villain, Prince Adam first will need to uncover the mysteries of his past and become He-Man — the most powerful man in the universe.”
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