Amazon MGM May Pick up Netflix’s Scrapped Live-Action He-Man Movie
Aaron and Adam Nee‘s planned live-action reboot of Masters of the Universe could be heading to Amazon following its cancellation at Netflix.
As broken by Variety , Amazon MGM Studios is in “serious talks” to bring the Nee brothers’ take on Masters of the Universe to life. One source familiar with the situation warns that the talks are currently “tenuous.” Should things move forward, however, the studio would need to draft new deals for the Nees to polish their script and direct. Kyle Allen is still expected to star in the lead role of He-Man if the movie gets the green light.
Furthermore, producer and Mattel executive Todd Black is pushing for Masters of the Universe to receive a wide theatrical release (something that was a non-starter at Netflix ). The project has already jumped ship at least twice — moving from Warner Bros. to Sony before landing at Netflix — with Black overseeing things through it all. As for the movie’s future, both Mattel and Amazon MGM Studios declined to comment.
Mattel’s Masters of the Universe toy line initially launched in 1982. The franchise’s first animated series, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, aired from 1983 to 1985. Since then, it has spawned a number of spin-offs, reboots, and revivals. The first (and, to date, only) live-action Masters of the Universe film released in theaters in 1987. It starred Dolph Lundgren as He-Man.
The move to Netflix seemed to make sense, seeing as how the streaming giant is already home to animated series like He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2021-2022), Masters of the Universe: Revelation, and She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (a reboot of an ’80s He-Man spin-off). However, earlier this year, Variety broke the news that Netflix would no
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