Mattel Films and Netflix are partnering on the upcoming Masters of the Universe live-action film with Kyle Allen (West Side Story, The Path, American Horror Story) set to star as Prince Adam/He-Man, replacing Noah Centineo who exited the project last year. The Nee Brothers (The Lost City, Band of Robbers) are co-directing from a screenplay written by the Nees and David Callaham (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Wonder Woman 1984). Production is expected to begin this summer.
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“In Masters of the Universe, an orphan named Adam discovers he is a prince destined to be the savior of a faraway land and must quickly learn of his power and the importance of saving his true home from an evil force,” reads the official synopsis.
“Masters of the Universe is an iconic property that shaped the imaginations of an entire generation of kids with the message of becoming the best version of yourself. With our partners at Netflix, we look forward to showing audiences that anything can happen in Eternia. We are continuing to unlock this global franchise in new ways, and we can’t wait to see Kyle battle it out with Skeletor in this epic live-action saga,” said Robbie Brenner, executive producer of Mattel Films.
“We’ve always been inspired by the fantastical world of Eternia,” added producers Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, and Steve Tisch. “This movie has been 14 years in the making for us and our partners and we are so excited to tell an entirely new story for Masters of the Universe with the Nee Brothers and Dave Callaham for Mattel and Netflix and share it with a global audience.”
Brenner and Kevin McKeon (VP of Mattel Films) will lead the project for Mattel Films. Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, and Steve Tisch (Being the Ricardos, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Equalizer), and DeVon Franklin will produce. The project was formerly in development at Sony.
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Last summer, Mattel and Netflix partnered to bring Eternia back to screens in two series: Kevin Smith’s Masters of the Universe: Revelation, and He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
Mattel’s Masters of the Universe was first introduced to the world in 1982 through a line of action figures. In 1983, the animated series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe premiered and became one of the first children’s programs to be syndicated on television.
