MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE Script Completed by Jeff Wadlow
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Back in April of last year it was reported that Kick-Ass 2 director Jeff Wadlow would be writing a script for the new Masters of the Universe film set up at Columbia Pictures. That script has been completed, and Senior Vice President of Production at the studio, Devon Franklin, posted a copy of the script’s title page on Twitter, which you can see below.
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— DeVon Franklin (@DeVonFranklin) January 2, 2015The project has gone through several writers over the years. Before Wadlow came on board, G.I. Joe: Retaliation director Jon M. Chu was attached to the project. Luckily for us, he’s not going to be around to ruin it. The film doesn’t have a director currently attached to it, but Wadlow is in contention with I Origins director Mike Cahill, who would be a very interesting choice. That guy seems to have a talent for filmmaking.
Wallow is also set to write the script for Fox’s X-Force movie, and that might prevent him from directing Masters of the Universe, so there’s a chance Cahill could get the gig, which I would be completely on board with!
I’m a huge fan of He-Man and The Masters of the Universe, and I would love to see an epic, live-action, feature film adaptation. With the right team of talent, this could be an insanely kick-ass film. If the script that Wadlow wrote is good, I hope the studio finally moves forward with it.