After multiple incarnations, delays, director switch-ups, and studio jumping it looks like the reboot of “Masters of The Universe” is finally coming together after Netflix gave the project the boot last year. A new report from Deadline has revealed that director Travis Knight (“Bumblebee”) is in final talks to helm the new cinematic incarnation of He-Man, which is expected to land at Amazon/MGM Studios. However, the report fails to mention who exactly plays the hulking hero as previous actor Kyle Allen is nowhere mentioned in the promising update.
We’ll keep our fingers crossed that Knight ends up hiring John Cena, who briefly appeared in “Barbie” this summer (another Mattel project) and had a rather big supporting part in “Bumblebee.” Cena has established himself as an action star via roles in “The Suicide Squad” ( Pacemaker getting his own Max spinoff series overseen by James Gunn) and the last two “Fast & Furious” installments.
Funny enough, I called Amazon potentially picking up the film last July. Hopefully, my John Cena recommendation is considered too.
The Nee Brothers had been previously attached to direct at Sony and Netflix before the recent version had moved to MGM/Amazon. Their version of the script they worked on with David Callaham (“Shang-Chi”) is also getting a rewrite from Chris Bulter (“Missing Link,” “ParaNorman,” & “Kubo & The Two Strings”), who has worked with Knight in the past.
Knight also comes from the world of animation with his delightful pic “Kubo & The Two Strings” being a masterstroke of stop-motion animation and should help attempt to bring an iconic animated superhero character to live-action after the long-forgotten 80s film that starred Dolph Lundgren.
SOURCE: DEADLINE
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