After a lengthy search, the Masters of the Universe movie may have finally found its director, as Bumblebee‘s Travis Knight emerges as a frontrunner to bring Eternia back to the big screen. The Mattel franchise detailed the epic, bright, and nostalgic battles between He-Man, and the villainous Skeletor alongside their various colorful casts of allies. While the franchise has found recent success through various animated series, attempts to bring the toyline back to theaters have been a lengthy uphill battle tracing back to 2007.
Despite Netflix cancelling their Masters of the Universe movie in 2023 amidst mounting costs, Deadline reports that the project may be progressing once more. It is reported Knight has been eyed for the directing role by Amazon MGM studios. Knight helped revitalize the Transformers franchise through 2018’s soft reboot, Bumblebee.
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Masters of the Universe
Masters of the Universe is a multimedia franchise that began with Mattel’s 5.5-inch action figures in 1982. Like many popular toys in the ’80s, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe received their own TV show starting a year later in 1983. The franchise has received various TV shows, games, comic books, and even a live-action movie starring Dolph Lundgren in 1987.
