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Masters Of The Universe Star Teases Movie's Change in Tone

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  • New Masters of the Universe movie with Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man may shift away from campy tone.
  • Galitzine mentions different iterations of the franchise and script being treated as a Bible.
  • Departure from original series’ camp may attract new fans but risk alienating devoted followers.

After what has felt like endless delays and false starts for the Masters of the Universe movie, it looks like the first live-action film in with these characters since 1987. And while quite a bit of the more minute details for this movie are still under wraps, it looks like the man who will play He-Man/Prince Adam, Nicholas Galitzine has shed a little light on the tone of the story.

One of the keys to the original Masters of the Universe animated series and the first movie that starred Frank Langella as Skeletor was that a bunch of very muscle-bound warriors were squaring off for the fate of more than just their planet. However, those battles and the stories that unfolded were far less severe than campy and fun, complete with a Battle Cat that was a cowardly kitten when he wasn’t transformed and ready to go get into a fight. However, the new movie might move away from embracing the camp.

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Masters Of The Universe More Serious And Less Camp

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter Galitzine was asked how much research he’s been doing about the role of He-Man. In particular, he was asked whether he’d been watching the original Masters of the Universe cartoon in order to really get into the role. While the actor said that he has indeed watched the show, he’s getting to know the characters but there will be differences in this Masters of the Universe movie and what he watched for research.

Director

Travis Knight

Screenplay

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Chris Butler

Starring

  • Nicholas Galitzine
  • Camila Mendes
  • Alison Brie
  • Idris Elba
  • Jared Leto
  • Sam C. Wilson
  • Hafthor Bjornsson
  • Kojo Attah

“what I will say is our version is quite different from the original animation, which we all agree was camp within its own right and worked so well for the time,” the actor explained. “But there’s been a couple of iterations, obviously, since there was the Revelation version of Masters of the Universe, and the comics themselves.”

“And we’re very much treating our script as as Bible, you know. But it’s kind of amazing to hear what this show meant to a lot of people,” Galitzine continued. “It was really formative for a lot of people, so it’s exciting to do something that will have a nostalgia element as well as hopefully attract a bunch of new fans.”

The announcement that the series is veering away from the tone of the original series will almost certainly be welcomed by some people who are hoping for something that is quite a bit better than what the original movie offered. While there were serious aspects of that film, the writing and casting choices led to there being a bit too much comedy in that edition. On the other hand, when talking about a new installment in the Masters of the Universe franchise, the movie is going to have to win over people who are devoted fans. And those devoted fans love that the cartoon was campy and that’s what endeared it to them to some degree. A new movie could either jumpstart the franchise for a new run, or set it back in a very big way.

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