Nicholas Galitzine in 2026’s ‘Masters of the Universe’. Photo: Nicholas Galitzine’s Instagram Account / Amazon MGM Studios.
Preview:
‘Masters of the Universe’ star Nicholas Galitzine shared a new look at his costume.
The movie, directed by Travis Knight, recently wrapped.
Jared Leto, Camila Mendes and Alison Brie also star.
The new incarnation of the ‘Masters of the Universe’ story –– the latest adaptation of the Mattel toy line and its associated animated TV series –– has now wrapped shooting with ‘Bumblebee’s Travis Knight at the helm.
This long-developing movie stars Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man, the muscular hero who must protect the world of Eternia from the evil schemes of Skeletor (played in the new movie by Jared Leto).
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Galitzine took to social media to provide a new silhouetted photo of himself as He-Man, with the following caption:
“Well, that’s a wrap on ‘Masters of the Universe.’ It has been an honour shouldering the responsibility of playing Adam and He-Man. It’s been the role of a lifetime and I put everything into it. There’s not much I can show you, but I am so proud of the movie we’ve made. Thanks to our amazing cast and crew for all your hard work.”
Knight worked from a new draft of the script by Chris Butler –– to whom he’s already connected, as Butler has written or directed several animated movies produced by Knight’s Laika studio.
The new movie follows 10-year old Prince Adam, who crashed to Earth in a spaceship and was separated from his magical Power Sword — the only link to his home on Eternia.
After tracking it down almost two decades later, Prince Adam is whisked back across space to defend his home planet against the evil forces of Skeletor. But to defeat such a powerful villain, Prince Adam will first need to uncover the mysteries of his past and become He-Man, the most powerful man in the Universe.
Who else appears in ‘Masters of the Universe’?
Camila Mendes on ‘Riverdale’. Photo: Warner Bros. Television Studios.
(Left) Morena Baccarin as Lorena Nascimento in ‘Last Looks’. Photo: RLJE Films. (Right) The Sorceress in ‘He-Man and the Masters of the Universe’ 1980’s Cartoon. Photo: Filmation Associates.
Preview:
Morena Baccarin, James Purefoy are joining the ‘Masters of the Universe’ movie.
It’ll adapt the ‘He-Man’ toy line.
‘Bumblebee’s Travis Knight is the directing the film.
With the cameras rolling at last on the long-developing (more on that chaos below) ‘Masters of the Universe’ movie, there is more news on the cast, which has been growing in the last few days.
Travis Knight, who might be more known as the boss (and one of the main directors) for stop-motion studio Laika, but who has been forging ahead with a live-action helming on movies such as ‘Transformers’ spin-off ‘Bumblebee,’ will call the shots on the new movie.
As for the cast, it already includes Nicholas Galitzine (as the heroic central figure He-Man), Camila Mendes (as warrior woman Teela), Jared Leto (as the big villain, Skeletor), Idris Elba (playing Duncan/Man-at-Arms, who is Teela’s adoptive father).
What has happened with the movie’s development so far?
‘Masters of the Universe’ toys. Photo: Mattel.
‘He-Man and the Masters of the Universe’ follows Prince Adam, who has a magic sword that turns him into the powerful He-Man. He and his comrades (including Teela, the Captain of the Royal Guard) must protect the planet of Eternia from the evil machinations of villain Skeletor (whose acolytes include Evil-Lyn).
A live-action big screen version in 1987 starring Dolph Lundgren as He-Man and Frank Langella as Skeletor flopped at the box office, which scuttled a planned sequel.
Netflix was the most recent company to try, hiring directing siblings Adam and Aaron Nee, the duo behind 2015’s indie movie ‘Band of Robbers’ and 2022’s ‘The Lost City’, who were also attached to a Sony attempt, working on the script with ‘Man Of Steel’s David S. Goyer.
Amazon MGM Studios has the rights now, with Knight in charge, and that version has actually gone into production. Fingers crossed it makes it to screens!
What’s the story for the new ‘Masters of the Universe’ movie?
‘Masters of the Universe’ toys. Photo: Mattel.
Knight is working from a new draft of the script by Chris Butler –– to whom he’s already connected, as Butler has written or directed several animated movies produced by Knight’s Laika studio.
And the story itself remains the biggest mystery here. While it’s expected to stick to some sort of conflict between He-Man and Skeletor, there has been a rumored plotline floating around, albeit one that has seen zero confirmation from either the studio or filmmakers.
Still, if you’re interested, it reportedly revolves around 9–year-old Prince Adam crashing to Earth in a spaceship and being separated from his Magical Sword –– the only link to his home on Eternia.
After tracking it down almost two decades later, Adam is whisked back across space to defend his home planet against the evil forces of Skeletor. But to defeat such a powerful villain, Prince Adam first will need to uncover the mysteries of his past and become He-Man — the most powerful man in the universe.
Who else has been cast in ‘Masters of the Universe’?
(Left) Alison Brie as Amber in ‘Spin Me Round.’ (Right) Evil-Lyn from ‘Masters of the Universe: Revolution’. Photo: Netflix.
Alongside the aforementioned main cast, there is a sprawling ensemble around them.
‘Community’s Alison Brie is playing Skeletor’s sorceress lieutenant Evil-Lyn, we now know that Sam C. Wilson will fill the part of Trap Jaw, Hafthor Bjornsson will play Goat Man and Kojo Attah has landed the role of Tri-Klops.
Who are the new characters?
The Sorceress in ‘He-Man and the Masters of the Universe’ 1980’s Cartoon. Photo: Filmation Associates.
Baccarin’s Sorceress watches over Castle Grayskull, guarding the secrets and wisdom contained therein. She’s quite the powerful force and can only use her abilities when confined in the castle. Outside Grayskull, she becomes Zoar, a falcon, who communicates telepathically with trusted friends.
Fisto’s story began as a villain before he became a hero. He gets his name from his huge, mailed fist. and has talent for trapping and training wild animals; he has a pet Arachna.
Ram-Man is a warrior known for using his head as a battering ram (the name, like so many ‘He-Man’ characters, rather gives it away).
Zamata’s character, meanwhile, is named Susie, who doesn’t appear in ‘He-Man’ canon, so we’re going to assume she’s a regular human who meets the characters. Likewise Vunipola’s character which is called Hussein.
When will ‘Masters of the Universe’ be on screens?
Amazon/MGM studios is aiming to have the movie in theaters on June 5th, 2026.
‘He-Man and the Masters of the Universe’ 1980’s Cartoon. Photo: Filmation Associates.
Movies and TV Shows in the ‘Masters of the Universe’ Franchise:
Launching on Disney+ on Wednesday, September 18th with its first two episodes, ‘Agatha All Along’ looks to bring Marvel’s TV output back to a better level of success after some recent stumbles.
On the evidence of the first two episodes –– four were provided to the press, but we’ll refrain from going too deeply into the others since they’re further out from release –– the first spin-off from ‘WandaVision’ will be an intriguing, magical and sometimes musical ride anchored by an ever-fantastic Kathryn Hahn.
Hahn’s character, was, of course, the breakout star of ‘WandaVision’, a quirky best friend character later revealed –– spoiler alert in case you somehow skipped the show –– as a cackling witchy villain who had plans for Wanda Maximoff’s (Elizabeth Olsen) abilities. But her scheme backfired, and a resurgent, grief-powered Wanda left Agatha powerless and trapped in the fake town of Westview that the Scarlet Witch had created.
‘Agatha All Along’ (named for the song that so memorably –– and catchily –– framed everything the character had been up to) picks up the story by initially seeming to be channeling ‘WandaVision’s trick of riffing on old TV shows, as we’re re-introduced to Agatha, stuck as Agnes, now a weary detective investigating a murder. But all is still not what it seems, and soon she has shrugged off the major effects of the spell and sets out to reclaim her power.
Standing in her way? A rival from the past (played by Aubrey Plaza, who proves to be an excellent foil for Hahn) and a need to gather a new coven of witches in order to go on a quest for, if not redemption, then rejuvenation.
But far from copying ‘WandaVision’s template, ‘Agatha’ has its own compelling spell to cast.
Looking to take its TV development in a slightly new direction by having showrunners oversee more of the show than someone writing a script that a director runs with –– the difference between how TV has been run in the past and how Marvel made its movies –– this new effort is already bearing fruit. Jac Schaeffer, who created ‘WandaVision,’ is the primary guiding influence here, and she’s a sure hand as both a writer and one of the series’ directors.
She knows how to write for Hahn in particular and has created some other compelling characters that play well off of her.
And Schaeffer, alongside Gandja Monteiro and Rachel Goldberg bring a sometimes fizzy, sometimes dark look to the show, using effects sparingly and focusing on the characters. One or two shots aren’t perhaps up to the quality of everything else, but those are minor quibbles.
Performances
In other hands, this could simply have turned into “The Kathryn Hahn Show”, but though she remains excellent as the title character, there are other performances that work.
One of Hahn’s best roles, Agatha fits her like a glove, and the new show gives her full rein to explore new sides of the character. There are songs (though the series is not yet as musical as you might imagine given the presence of ‘Agatha All Along’ songwriters and Oscar winners Bobby and Kristen Anderson-Lopez behind the scenes) and real ideas surrounding the comedy.
Hahn is so watchable in the role, you can enjoy her doing anything, and here she has the chance to truly shine after stealing scenes before.
The ‘Heartstopper’ actor brings lots of charm to his mysterious role –– we don’t, for example, even know his name yet –– and he plays well amongst the more experienced members of the ensemble.
One of the witches that Agatha recruits, Broadway legend LuPone brings all of her performing power to bear on the quirky role of divination witch Lilia. She’s funny when she needs to be, and it’s a pleasure to see her in this particular ensemble.
Clearly an old enemy (but perhaps something more) for Agatha, Rio is introduced threatening her, but takes on a more interesting aspect that we won’t explore for now. All you really need to know is this gives Plaza the chance to be snarky, scheming and genuinely hilarious in places.
Other witches include healer/potions witch Jennifer Kale, played by Sasheer Zamata and the haunted Alice Wu-Gulliver (Ali Ahn), both of whom add comic sparkle and some sorrow to their roles. There isn’t a weak link in the bunch, up to and including the return of “Mrs. Hart” (Debra Jo Rupp), who is at pains to point out her real name when the need arises. Rupp really adapts to fill her expanded role, and she’s a delight.
Some fans of the MCU might churlishly want to think that ‘Agatha All Along’ isn’t connected to the wider cinematic universe enough to warrant the full Marvel treatment, but that’s a feature rather than a bug. And keep your ears peeled even in the early going for some comic book easter eggs that may well pay off down the line.
It has scary moments, a healthy well of emotions and plenty of laughs too. Agatha’s mission to gather her new coven for a mission –– call it “Potion’s Eleven” –– is an entertaining story with some hefty themes of how women have been treated through the centuries stirred into its bubbling cauldron, making for satisfying brew.
‘Agatha All Along’ receives 8.5 out of 10 stars.
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What’s the story of ‘Agatha All Along’?
The infamous Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn) finds herself down and out of power after a suspicious goth Teen (Joe Locke) helps break her free from a distorted spell.
Her interest is piqued when he begs her to take him on the legendary Witches’ Road, a magical gauntlet of trials that, if survived, rewards a witch with what they’re missing. Together, Agatha and this mysterious Teen pull together a desperate coven, and set off down, down, down The Road…
Who is in the cast of ‘Agatha All Along’?
Kathryn Hahn as Agatha Harkness
Joe Locke as Teen
Sasheer Zamata as Jennifer Kale
Miles Gutierrez-Riley as Teen’s boyfriend
Debra Jo Rupp as Sharon Davis
Patti LuPone as Lilia Calderu
Aubrey Plaza as Rio Vidal
‘Agatha All Along’ premieres Wednesday, September 18th on Disney+.
When Marvel Studios yanked the rights to bring Daredevil stories to screens and Netflix unceremoniously cancelled their ‘Defenders’ series, which included the Man Without Fear, Charlie Cox, the Man with the red suit, might have feared that he’d taken down his last baddie.
Yet Marvel boss Kevin Feige had other ideas, bringing the British actor back for a cameo in ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ and a memorable, funny, and charming recurring guest spot on ‘She-Hulk’, in which his Matt Murdock (the lawyer alter ego of Daredevil) meets and, er swaps legal briefs with Tatiana Maslany’s Jennifer Walters.
All that, though, was simply to re-introduce the character ready for a full show of his own, in which he’ll once again have to deal with the nefarious, powerful Kingpin, played by Vincent D’Onofrio (who got his own MCU introduction via ‘Hawkeye’ last year).
Now, with ‘Daredevil: Born Again’, to be overseen by ‘Covert Affairs’ veterans Matt Corman and Chris Ord, Murdock will be back, albeit slightly different as befits a Disney+ series.
“This has to be a reincarnation, it has to be different, otherwise why are we doing it?” Cox tells NME in a new interview. “My opinion is this character works best when he’s geared towards a slightly more mature audience. My instinct is that on Disney+ it will be dark, but it probably won’t be as gory.”
Marvel Studios’ ‘Daredevil: Born Again.’
And for anyone keeping their fingers crossed for a full-on continuation of the bloodier Netflix series? “I would say to those people, we’ve done that,” he says. “Let’s take the things that really worked, but can we broaden? Can we appeal to a slightly younger audience without losing what we’ve learned about what works?”
More surprising to the actor is the sheer number of episodes that will comprise the new series. Unlike the other Disney+ Marvel offerings, which have largely been around 8-9, ‘Born Again’ will be a whopping 18-episode first run.
“I’m fascinated to discover why they’ve chosen to do 18,” he says. “I’m imagining there’s going to be an element to it that is like the old-school procedural show. Not necessarily case-of-the-week, but something where we go deep into Matt Murdock the lawyer and get to see what his life is like. If that’s done right and he really gets his hands dirty with that world… I think there’s something quite interesting about that, to spend a lot of time in a superhero’s day-to-day life and you really earn the moments when he suits up.”
Cox claims he’s yet to see scripts or outlines, which sounds more like an actor choosing to be diplomatically evasive and avoid potential spoiler questions. But he did talk about the schedule, which sounds like he’ll be a tad busy next year… “They said to me, ‘We’re going to be shooting in 2023’,” says Cox. “I said, ‘Great, when?’ They said, ‘All 2023’. I start shooting in February and finish in December.”
In addition to Cox and D’Onofrio, ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ will feature Margarita Levieva, Michael Gandolfini and Sandrine Holt. No release date has been given for the show, but given that filming schedule, we can’t imagine it’ll hit screens much before the middle of 2024.
In related MCU Disney+ news, ‘WandaVision’ spin-off ‘Agatha: Coven of Chaos’ added a legend of the stage.
Three-time Tony winner Patti LuPone is the latest recruit for the show, which will focus on Kathryn Hahn’s Agatha Harkness.
The troublemaking witch, who caused so many problems for Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff. That is, until Wanda (drawing on more of her Scarlet Witch power) condemned Agatha to live as Agnes, the nosy neighbor character that she’d created to infiltrate the fantasy world Wanda had built for herself over Westview, New Jersey to hide from the grief of losing Vision (Paul Bettany).
While ‘WandaVision’ was built around sitcoms that represent Wanda’s happy place, we don’t yet know what sort of show ‘Coven of Chaos’ will be, other than it presumably sees Agatha regaining her personality somehow.
We have learned about some of the people who will be populating the new series, as Aubrey Plaza, Joe Locke, Ali Ahn, Sasheer Zamata and Maria Dizzia are all new recruits for the series. Emma Caulfield Ford, meanwhile, will return as her ‘WandaVision’ character Dottie Jones––though given that that was the fantasy persona created by Wanda, we may well see her more as her actual town resident Sarah Proctor.
This being Marvel, there has of course been no official statement confirming any of the casting or specifying who the cast beyond Hahn play, though Plaza is reportedly taking a villainous role. It’ll be fun to see Hahn and Plaza interact whatever the latter ends up doing, since while Hahn sometimes appeared on ‘Parks and Recreation’ (where Plaza was one of the leads), they rarely shared scenes.
The same goes for LuPone, though Deadline has heard that she’ll be playing a witch. Sounds like it could a fantastic role for her.
‘Coven of Chaos’ comes from Jac Shaeffer, who created and served as head writer on ‘WandaVision’ and returns for this. That’s not the only series she’s guiding. At a much more embryonic stage is ‘Vision Quest’, which would see the return of Bettany’s synthetic being following the events of the show.
As for LuPone, she’s a musical mainstay who has won two Olivier Awards and two Grammy Awards for her accomplished theater career. She will next be seen in ‘Beau Is Afraid’, an upcoming surrealist comedy horror film written, directed, and produced by Ari Aster and starring Joaquin Phoenix.
Marvel Studios’ ‘Agatha: Coven of Chaos.’
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(L to R) Lamorne Morris and Aimee Garcia. Photo by: Mark Hill/Hulu.
Premiering on Hulu beginning April 8th is the second season of the popular series ‘Woke.’
The series follows Keef (Lamorne Morris), a cartoonist on the verge of mainstream success when a traumatic event gives him the ability to see and hear inanimate objects talking to him. The series blends live-action with animation.
Moviefone recently had the opportunity to speak with Lamorne Morris and Aimee Garcia about season 2 of ‘Woke.’
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You can read the full interview with Lamorne Morris and Aimee Garcia below or watch a video of our interviews with Morris, Garcia, T. Murph and Sasheer Zamata in the player above.
Moviefone: To begin with, Lamorne can you tell us where we find Keef when season 2 begins?
Lamorne Morris: He’s probably not as woke as he thought he was. He was very surface level in the first season. Something happened to him and he talked about it. It was real to him. He dealt with it internally. He had his PTSD moments. He was talking to cartoon objects and inanimate objects.
Then in season two, it hits him that there are other people who don’t look like you that are going through other things too. Now that you have that microphone and the cameras are on you, people want you to be a voice for them, and can you? Can you be a voice for them or are you still caught up in your own issues? Then he realizes that maybe he’s not as cut out for this as he thought he was.
MF: Aimee, your character is new to the series in season 2. What’s your take on Laura?
Aimee Garcia: I think what makes this show so good, is you kind of laugh and then you squirm, and then are these people well-intentioned or are they not? Personally, I think she really does want to affect positive change. I just think that she’s a business woman that understands that sometimes you have to make deals with people that you don’t completely align with, but it will be for the greater good of helping the big picture.
It’s so funny because I usually always play a super goofy, likable character, and in this one I’m like, “Oh, is she the villain? I don’t know?” So, I think what she wants is Keef’s authentic grassroots brand, his relatability, and his charm. I mean, look no further, and the fact that people just gravitate to him.
I think she sees him as a great partner. He has no resources. She does. He’s completely grassroots. She’s a complete Silicon Valley, CEO, businesswoman. He’s totally guttural and impulsive. She is planned out, deliberate, and a shark. So, they’re polar opposite, but I think in her mind that could affect the most change because sometimes polar opposites make for the best team.
MF: Finally, Lamorne they say “you can’t please everyone,’ but Keef really seems to try to do just that. Can you talk about that?
LM: He does. I talk about how this show mirrors and imitates life in certain ways. That’s kind of how I am. That is something that I grapple with often in my personal life and it resonates through this character for sure because there’s so many things going on, and he wants to help, and he’s always pulled in different directions.
He thinks that to be an activist, you have to solve every problem. He can’t solve one problem, you know? So, you want to solve all of them all of a sudden? It’s a real and genuine thing, especially when you’re on Instagram or Twitter, and you see all these people doing these great things in communities, and we’re doing this, and we’re doing that, and it’s all these grand massive things. You go, “I want to do that too.”
It’s like, hey brother, just chill. You got to fix small stuff in your house. You got to fix small stuff around the corner from you. Let’s start there. That is activism. You know what I mean? Having a belief and figuring out how you can move on that. I think that’s what it is. It doesn’t have to be this grand thing.
Lamorne Morris in season 2 of Hulu’s ‘Woke.’ Photo by: Mark Hill/Hulu.
In this exclusive interview with Made in Hollywood, the stars of ‘Spree,’ Sasheer Zamata, David Arquette, and Frankie Grande discuss the film’s unique shooting style, and how the film might even make you reconsider your own social media usage.
