Masters of the Universe Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

A young prince becomes a warrior and sets out to defeat the evil Skeletor and fulfill his destiny as He-Man.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

In Masters of the Universe, an orphan named Adam discovers he is a prince destined to be the savior of a faraway land and must quickly learn of his power and the importance of saving his true home from an evil force.

Action Adventure Drama Fantasy Sci-Fi Based on Toy

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Masters of the Universe.

• N
  Noah Centineo

  ... He-Man

  Warfare, To All The Boys I've Loved Before

• A
  Alison Brie

  ... Evil-Lyn

  Scream 4, The LEGO Movie

• C
  Camila Mendes

  ... Teela

  I Know What You Did Last Summer (reboot), Upgraded

• J
  Jared Leto

  ... Skeletor

  Suicide Squad, TRON: Ares

• S
  Sam C. Wilson

  ... Trap Jaw

• H
  Hafthor Bjornsson

  ... Goat Man

• K
  Kojo Attah

  ... Tri-Klops

• I
  Idris Elb

  ... Duncan, Man-At-Arms

Crew Behind the Film

The Masters of the Universe behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Travis Knight last directed Bumblebee and Kubo and the Two Strings. The film's writer David Callaham last wrote Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Jackpot .

Director

Travis Knight

Screenwriters

David Callaham

Producers

Todd Black
Jason Blumenthal
Steve Tisch

Additional Information

All Trailers

Official Masters of the Universe movie trailers and clips.

Production Details

What we know about the Masters of the Universe movie production.

Key Facts

• Amazon MGM Studios’ and Mattel Films has pegged a 2026 release date (5/4/2024).
• Mattel, Inc. and Netflix announced today they are developing Masters of the Universe, Mattel’s iconic franchise from the 1980s, into a live-action motion picture, expected to begin production in summer 2022 ( 1/29/2022).
• The Nee Brothers (The Lost City, Band of Robbers) co-direct from a screenplay written by the Nees and David Callaham (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Wonder Woman 1984, 1/29/2022).
• Art Marcum and Matt Holloway will write a new script (1/11/19).
• Jon M. Chu, the helmer of G.I. Joe: Retaliation, is no longer attached to direct (Hollywood Reporter, 10/7/13).
• Based the popular Mattel's "Masters of the Universe" line of action figures. The film would be the second adaptation of the material, after Gary Goddard's 1987 film starring Dolph Lundgren, which flopped at the box office.

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