Yesterday, it was announced by Amazon MGM Studios that they’ve secured a release date for their “Masters of The Universe” remake of the 1987 fantasy film spawned by the cartoon series and toyline from Mattel (also behind “Barbie”). A journey that goes back to 2007, when the first attempts to reboot started at Warner Bros. before it shuffled to Sony, Netflix, and finally landed at Amazon/MGM. It’s nabbed a prime release date of June 5, 2026, and we’ll eagerly wait for new casting announcements. The latest director assigned to the project is Travis Knight after having done his own soft-reboot of sorts with the ’80s-set “Transformers” movie, “Bumblebee.”

As mentioned in the report from Variety, this “Masters of the Universe” incarnation will “introduce a 10-year-old take on Prince Adam, who crashed to Earth in a spaceship and was separated from his magical Power Sword — the only link to his home on Eternia. After tracking it down almost two decades later, Prince 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 will first need to uncover the mysteries of his past and become He-Man: the most powerful man in the Universe!”

Chris Butler is writing the latest incarnation of the film’s screenplay, following initial drafts written by David Callaham (“Shang-Chi”) and the remake’s former directors, The Nee Brothers. Some of Butler’s previous work includes animated movies such as “ParaNorman,” “Kubo & The Two Strings,” and “Missing Link.”

More recently, filmmaker Kevin Smith (“Mallrats”) had been behind the revival of the animated series, “Masters of The Universe: Revelation,” which aired on Netflix. The streaming giant had previously been readying the remake before it pivoted to Amazon/MGM.

SOURCE: VARIETY