Jared Leto is formally set to play Skeletor in director Travis Knight’s live-action movie adaptation of Masters of the Universe. Hollywood clearly has a factor for Leto since he retains touchdown these huge franchise roles.
It was additionally introduced that Sam C. Wilson (Home of the Dragon) will play Lure Jaw; Kojo Attah (The Beekeeper) will play Tri-Klops; and Hafthor Bjornsson (Recreation of Thrones) will play Goat Man. All of those are Skeletor’s henchmen.
They be a part of the beforehand forged Nicholas Galitzine (Purple Hearts, Pink, White & Royal Blue, The Thought of You) as Prince Adam/He-Man, Camila Mendes (Riverdale) as Teela, Alison Brie (GLOW, Group) as Skeletor’s second-in-command, Evil-Lyn, and Idris Elba (“Hijack”) as Teela’s father, Man-at-Arms.
The newest draft of the script is being written by Chris Butler (ParaNorman) following writers David Callaham, and Aaron and Adam Nee.
I beforehand reported synopsis was shared, however I hope that this isn’t actually the course of the film. It reads: “10-year-old Prince Adam who crashed to Earth in a spaceship and was separated from his magical Energy Sword—the one hyperlink to his house on Eternia.
“After monitoring it down virtually 20 years later, Prince Adam is whisked again throughout area to defend his house planet towards the evil forces of Skeletor.
“However to defeat such a strong villain, Prince Adam will first have to uncover the mysteries of his previous and turn into He-Man: probably the most highly effective man within the Universe!”
Masters of the Universe is being produced by Escape Artists and Mattel Movies for launch solely in theaters worldwide on June 5, 2026.
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