The new live-action Masters of the Universe movie has been in the works, in one way or another, for close to two decades, but with Amazon MGM Studios now teaming up with Mattel following the success of Barbie at Warner Bros. Discovery, it appears the project is finally moving forward. Now, Alison Brie’s been cast in the major villain role of Evil-Lyn.
The Hollywood Reporter shared this news, also pointing out that production might be starting sooner rather than later. The news arrives after The Idea of You’s Nicholas Galitzine nabbed the protagonist part of Adam/He-Man back in May.
The previous iteration of the project, which Netflix had been prepping for a long time, had the Nee brothers (The Lost City) guiding the project and Kyle Allen (West Side Story) announced to star in it as Adam/He-Man. After a full reboot of the project once it moved to Amazon, Travis Knight (Bumblebee) and his usual writing partner Chris Butler (Kubo and the Two Strings) took over directing and scripting duties. Given the source material, that’s the kind of creative talent you want to get, but it remains to be seen whether they’ll be allowed to properly cook the stew.