Jared Leto will likely be terrorizing the Masters of the Universe because the villain Skeletor within the upcoming reside motion film adaptation.
The Hollywood Reporter says Leto has joined the solid of the upcoming Masters of the Universe film because the villain Skeletor, reverse Nicholas Galitzine who was solid as He-Man. Rounding out Skeletor’s evil crew are Sam C. Wilson as Trap Jaw, Hafthor Bjornsson as Goat Man, Kojo Attah as Tri-Klops, and the beforehand solid Alison Brie as Evil-Lyn. Idris Elba has been solid as Man-at-Arms whereas Camila Mendes will play Teela.
Skeletor is the primary villain within the Masters of the Universe, and is a skull-faced wizard who needs to take over the planet of Eternia. He is thought for his distinctive voice, which I’m very to listen to Jared Leto’s tackle.
Based on the favored line of Mattel toys, this explicit reside motion adaptation of He-Man has been in growth hell for years earlier than lastly gaining traction. Bumblebee director Travis Knight has been introduced because the director, and will likely be working from a script written by fellow Laika inventive Chris Butler who directed the animated movie ParaNorman.
This would be the second reside motion He-Man film following a Masters of the Universe movie launched in 1987 starring Dolph Lundgren as He-Man, and Frank Langella as Skeletor.
He-Man is having a type of renaissaince as of late. A brand new He-Man animated collection is presently on Netflix titled Masters of the Universe: Revelation that includes the voice abilities of Mark Hamill as Skeletor. A 3rd season titled Masters of the Universe: Revolution is about to premiere in 2024. Our evaluate says the animated collection “makes use of the unique He-Man sandbox to actually go wild and discover these characters in ways in which permit them to interrupt drained molds and dissolve outdated conventions.”
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Matt Kim is IGN’s Senior Features Editor. You can attain him @lawoftd.
