Masters of the Universe
Summary
TheMasters of the Universemovie reboot antecedently defer by Netflix is potentially see at a new home . After years of languishing in development and return through multiple manpower , Netflix was the latest to seek its luck at bringing a He - Man movie to fruition when it pluck up the projection from Sony in early 2022 . However , Netflix would eventually scrap their design for active - actionMasters of the Universerebootin July 2023 after spending about $ 30 million on development .
However , harmonise to a new report fromVariety , the undertaking is potentially looking to move to a novel plate , with Amazon MGM Studios currently in talks to feign possession of the project with Netflix ’s original writing and directing duet , Adam and Aaron Nee . However , some sources still caution that the negotiations are flimsy at nowadays , and both Mattel and manufacturer Todd Black will also potentially be promote for a likely theatrical freeing .
Will Barbie’s Success Finally Secure The Masters of the Universe Reboot?
Despite generating several animated reboots and adaptations over the years , Mattel’sMasters of the Universehas only ever manage one live - military action adaptation in the anatomy of Dolph Lundgren ’s 1987 wide panned box office dud . While several filmmakers , include the likes ofFace / Offdirector John Woo , Terminator Salvation ’s McG , andMan of Steel’sDavid S Goyer , have all tried their own hands at reinvent the prop at one time or another , none of those plans would ever come to realisation . Even Netflix , who experienced success with multiple exalt reading of the property , failed to play their movie plans to life .
However , with Mattel currently celebrating the tremendous succeeder of this year’sBarbiemovie , there is the potential for them to at last break the streak ofbad luck hem in the bouncy - actionMasters of the Universereboot . Plans for live - action adaptation for both properties have repeatedly struggled over the years , with the early plans for a live - actionBarbiemovie even dispute in short after the disastrous release of the originalMasters of the Universe . Despite years of delays and doubts regarding its potential box part appeal , Barbieeventually nail all arithmetic mean to gross an telling $ 1.442 billion worldwide .
Cannon Films were originally develop their ownBarbiemovie in the mid-1980s until Mattel cut ties with them following the originalMasters of the Universerelease .
If Amazon MGM Studios settle to take on theMasters of the Universereboot , they would no doubt be hoping to emulate even a part of the success that droveBarbieto become 2023 ’s number - one release . Whether He - Man and his protagonist from Eternia can fork over such a feat remain to be seen , but few would have anticipatedBarbieto return the kind of widespread stake it did either . With any luck , a alive - action Castle Grayskull may fall to the bragging screen after all .
beginning : Variety
