The Masters of the Universe are preparing to master the big screen in 2026 as production has recently gotten underway on the Travis Knight-helmed Amazon MGM Studios/Mattel live-action film.
After Deadline reported his casting in the role of Malcolm/Fisto, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson gave us an update on the production while walking the red carpet at last week’s world premiere of Captain America: Brave New World, in which he makes his MCU debut as Copperhead.
“We started prepping in November last year,” said Jóhannesson. “Filming starts in about a week or so, a couple weeks. Up until now, it’s been a lot of weight-lifting and rehearsing, but we’re about to get into it, and we’ve got a really fun script that everyone in the cast loves. So, we can’t wait to get on set and perform it.”
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In addition to Jóhannesson, Morena Baccarin joined the cast last week as The Sorceress.
The duo joins Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man, Camila Mendes as Teela, Alison Brie as Evil-Lyn, Jared Leto as Skeletor, Idris Elba as Duncan/Man-at-Arms, Sam C. Wilson as Trap Jaw, Hafthor Bjornsson as Goat Man and Kojo Attah as Tri-Klops in the screenplay by Chris Buttler with first draft by David Callaham, and Aaron and Adam Nee.
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Plot details are under wraps for the Escape Artists and Mattel Films production. In the 1980s toy line and early 1980s cartoon series, Castle Grayskull is the target of numerous attacks by Skeletor, Hordak and the Snake Men, all of whom believe the secrets inside will allow them to conquer Eternia and the entire universe, thus becoming the Masters of the Universe. The castle is instrumental in the transformation of He-Man.
Masters of the Universe hits theaters on June 5, 2026.
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