We Simply Noticed the First Footage From Masters of the Universe

The planet Eternia nonetheless doesn’t fairly exist but, however that didn’t cease Amazon and MGM from giving CinemaCon 2025 attendees a sneak peek at the new film Masters of the Universe. Director Travis Knight is at present on set in the UK filming the highly anticipated adaptation of the favored Hasbro toy line, however despatched somewhat featurette/sizzle reel to the conference so theater homeowners know that subsequent summer season, He-Man is coming.

Once more, many of the fantasy world of Eternia goes to be made with large elaborate units and many CGI, so we didn’t see a lot of that within the footage. What we did see was star Nicholas Galitzine in what appeared like a younger man’s bed room, sitting on the mattress enthusiastic about one thing. Later he was mendacity on the ground in these type of pink and white garments we affiliate with Prince Adam, He-Man’s alter ego.

“We’re making a movie I’ve spent my complete life dreaming about,” Knight mentioned within the footage.

“Bringing Eternia to life isn’t any small activity. The characters, the units, the sheer scale,” Galitzine and co-star Camila Mendes, who’s taking part in Teela, mentioned. “We’re doing all of it. And with one factor in thoughts: to create an epic movie show expertise for audiences world wide.”

Additional footage confirmed a stone room with an enormous metallic show in the midst of it showcasing the Sword of Energy. We noticed Galitzine swing it round a bit, in addition to footage of him within the health club, lifting weights with Masters of the Universe posters on the partitions.

“It’s extremely thrilling to me to convey this world to life for a complete new era,” Knight mentioned.

“We’re not making a cartoon right here,” added one in every of his manufacturing group. “We’re making a live-action fantasy movie about probably the most highly effective man within the universe.”

After all, you may’t have He-Man with out an unbelievable solid of supporting characters and a killer villain. We didn’t get to see Skeletor’s face within the footage however Jared Leto performs the function, and it seems like little or no of him, at the very least from the neck down, can be in CG. He had a extremely detailed costume on with blue pores and skin and appeared extremely assured in it. There was additionally a rapid-fire edit of idea artwork that includes characters such because the Sorceress, Evil-Lyn, Man-at-Arms, Tri-Klops, and lots of, many extra. Principally, every appeared extraordinarily near the unique animated variations you understand and love, however simply with a live-action twist.

The footage continued with time-lapses of units being constructed and ended with a couple of scenes of Galitzine combating within the He-Man outfit, and even a close-up of his lengthy hair billowing within the wind.

Masters of the Universe is at present in manufacturing, aimed toward a June 5, 2026 launch.

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