Masters Of The Universe (2019)

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Release Date: December 18, 2019

Based on the popular Mattel toy line that originated in 1982 and spawned several animated series along with a 1987 live-action film. The film follows Prince Adam, who transforms into a warrior called He-Man and becomes the last hope for a magical land called Eternia, ravaged by technology and the evil Skeletor.

Cast: Not Available

Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony)
Director: McG
Screenwriter: Jeff Wadlow, Terry Rossio, Richard Wenk, Mike Finch, Alex Litvak, Christopher Yost
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Adventure

Official Website: Not Available

 

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Director Jon Chu wants Dolph Lundgren to cameo in Masters of the Universe

Though there's no casting for the Masters of the Universe reboot, director Jon M. Chu is on the record as saying he wants Dolph Lundgren to cameo in the film (via Getty Images Entertainment).


"I don't know if Dolph Lundgren is around or what he’s doing but, yeah, I think that could be some fun if we could find a way. I hope he still has the loin cloth and the long hair and everything."


Lundgren played He-Man in the original 1987 live-action adaptation of Masters of the Universe and has continued to remain a presence in action films since.

 

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Jon M. Chu talks Masters of the Universe and his G.I. Joe sequel

Director Jon M. Chu really shocked G.I. Joe fans when he made the jump from the "Step Up" movies to directing G.I. Joe: Retaliation, a movie that won over may Joe fans disappointed by the previous movie, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, something helped by bringing in the likes of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Bruce Willis to lead a new team.


The movie was delayed from summer 2012 until March 2013 while it was converted into 3D, which one would think might create hesitation in a director to continue the series, but Chu has proven himself to be such a die-hard Joe fan that he signed on to direct the sequel earlier this year.


While that's still in the early stages of development, the filmmaker spoke with SuperHeroHype earlier today and talked a bit about another popular toy line and franchise that he's been actively working on developing, making a new movie based on Mattel's Masters of the Universe for Sony Pictures.


With a really bad 1987 movie having already been made, we asked Chu about his approach to a toy line that's not nearly as grounded in reality as G.I. Joe: Retaliation was and while talking about the work they've been doing, he mentioned that it's more likely that the "Joe" sequel will move forward first, depending on Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's schedule.


"I think that what helps us is knowing what we do in 'Joe' and knowing that 'Masters' has to be very different and has to feel very different, but the script for 'Masters of the Universe' is what really hooked me," he said about the project. "I love 'Masters of the Universe,' but I didn't know necessarily how to make it into a movie until I read the script and thought, 'Oh my gosh, I totally see it. I get how this is going to shake it up, I get how this is different from any other thing,' and it got me really really excited. We're still working on that one and 'Joe' has momentum right now. The audience has been great and they want another one, so we're rushing to get that done and Dwayne has a certain time period so it may end up that 'Joe' goes first in all those things and I don't know if 'Masters of the Universe' will wait for me or where that's going to end up. But right now it's been great. We've been designing a ton of stuff for 'Masters of the Universe' as a really beautiful, grounded, honest world - that's the best way I can describe it. It's everything you want 'Masters of the Universe' to be in terms of the fantasy but not in a way theatrical crazy way. It is actually a gorgeous world that we're doing in the initial visual concepts that we've been making."


Now, it was probably a foregone conclusion that Hasbro and Paramount Pictures would want to bring back Johnson to play the role of Roadblock, but Chu backtracked when we asked him specifically about his return. (After all, few of the original cast from G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra made it to "Retaliation.")


"I can't confirm or deny the reports," he said coyly, "But yeah we're continuing and of course the Rock is our leader and much of what he displays is what G.I. Joe and what the future G.I. Joe will be, but we're trying to figure all that stuff out right now."

 

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Terry Rossio to rewrite Masters of the Universe

Although the G.I. Joe: Retaliation helmer was officially attached to direct Masters of the Universe as recently as this past July, The Hollywood Reporter today brings word that Jon M. Chu is no longer set to direct the adaptation of the 1980's cartoon series. They also bring word that Terry Rossio, who recently worked on Gore Verbinski's The Lone Ranger, has signed on to rewrite the current screenplay.