Masters of the Universe has discovered its He-Man.
Nicholas Galitzine, who not too long ago starred in Amazon MGM rom-com The Concept of You, has been solid within the studio’s live-action Masters film, which has Travis Knight set to direct.
Knight will direct from a screenplay by Chris Butler. Mattel Movies’ Robbie Brenner and Escape Artists’ Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch are producing.
Masters facilities on Value Adam of Eternia who, due to his Energy Sword, turns into He-Man and is embued with superhuman power and talents, which he makes use of to defend his native planet and Citadel Grayskull.
Masters has been dated by Amazon for a worldwide theatrical launch on June 5, 2026.
Mattel’s Masters of the Universe model was first launched in 1982 through a line of motion figures and later, in 1983, turned the beloved animated sequence He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. A Masters film has had a protracted improvement historical past in Hollywood, transferring from Sony to Netflix to Amazon MGM, with a number of filmmakers and stars hooked up. (Noah Centineo was beforehand taped to play He-Man when the movie was at Netflix.)
For his half, Galitzine has a protracted relationship with Amazon. Previous to co-starring in rom-com The Concept of You with Anne Hathaway, he was within the younger grownup adaptation Pink, White, & Royal Blue, which is getting a sequel from the studio. He was additionally within the Amazon title Cinderella, the film musical that starred Camila Cabello.
Galitzine, who was not too long ago in Showtime sequence Mary & George, is repped by the UK’s Curtis Brown Group, WME, Nameless Content material, and Gang Tyre.