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Long-Delayed ‘Masters Of The Universe’ Movie Remake From Director Travis Knight Heading To Theaters On June 5, 2026

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

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‘Masters Of The Universe’: Travis Knight In Final Talks To Direct He-Man Reboot At Amazon/MGM, Replacing The Nee Brothers

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