Netflix has the full Power of Greyskull lately as they’ve partnered with Mattel to put several He-Man and the Masters of the Universe shows into production. First came the critically praised retake on She-Ra, then Kevin Smith’s reimagined take, then a proper He-Man reboot for kids…it was all supposed to be topped with a live-action He-Man movie on the streamer, until today.
Ever since Netflix teamed up with Mattel to produce the new, critically acclaimed version of She-Ra, it’s been to the “Masters” side of the Universe repeatedly. A new CG He-Man series for family audiences premiered last fall, and so did a two-part epic aimed at adult fans from Kevin Smith. Now we’re hearing about ANOTHER project set in Eternia — a brand-new live-action movie.
Masters of the Universe: Revelation – Part 2 finally dropped its trailer, and it looks promising. Everything that happened in part one is now making sense.
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Here is a video of Kevin Smith explaining the Finale of Masters of the Universe Revelation part 1. He is very positive explaining all his decisions for what this series had become. Despite having brutal criticism from fans.
Masters of The Universe Revelations
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If anything feels ripe for reinterpretation, it’s Masters of the Universe: a concept full of cool sci-fi and fantasy ideas yet clumsily pulled off through limited Filmation resources. Back in 1983 that didn’t seem to matter (and what else were you going to watch anyway?) but Eternia is gonna need some extra “oomph” to gain fans beyond aging Gen-Xers.
Long ago on the distant planet of Eternia, a man named Prince Adam held his mystic sword in the air and yelled “BY THE POWER OF GRAYSKULL! I HAVE THE POWER!” The words transformed him into the superhero He-Man, and as a bonus turned his pathetic pet Cringer into the fearsome Battle Cat. He-Man’s goal: protect the secrets of Castle Grayskull from Skeletor, Master of Evil, and his henchmen.