Story Details for Travis Knight's Live-Action MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE Movie and a Release Date
Amazon MGM Studios has announced that the live-action Masters of the Universe movie will get a theatrical release and that it’s scheduled to debut on June 5th, 2026.
It was also confirmed that Travis Knight (Bumblebee, Kubo and the Two Strings) will direct the film from a script written by Chris Butler.
While I’m a fan of Knight as a director, I don’t like the direction they are taking the story. A synopsis was released for the film, and it’s making the mistake of having Earth as one of the main settings like the original 1980s film.
In Masters of the Universe, “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!”
So it sounds like the first half of the film is going to be set on Earth. While I hope the movie turns out good, I just don’t understand why they can’t set the whole story on Eternia! Why do they keep putting He-Man on Earth in these movies!?
What do you think about the direction Knight and Butler are looking to take the story?