Actor IDRIS ELBA set to play MAN-AT-ARMS in New ”Masters of the Universe” Movie!

We have big casting news!

Actor Idris Elba is set to play Man-at-Arms in the new upcoming “Masters of the Universe” Movie from Amazon MGM Studios and Mattel Films.

First reported to only be in “early talks” to play the part per the news source The Wrap, now Deadline has reported the exclusive news that Idris Elba will indeed play the Man-At-Arms role. Check it out:

EXCLUSIVE: Idris Elba is set to join Masters of the Universe, the Travis Knight-directed film for Amazon MGM. Sources said that Elba will play the role of Duncan, Man-At-Arms. The film is a coproduction between Escape Artists and Mattel.

Pic stars Alison Brie as Evil-Lyn, Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man, and Camila Mendes as Teela. Scripted by Chris Butler, the film is produced by Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Robbie Brenner and Steve Tisch.

A worldwide superstar that has been in a multitude of movies from “Avengers: Infinity War“, “Prometheus” and “Star Trek Beyond“… to hit shows like “The Wire” and “Luther“, Idris Elba will certainly bring the acting chops, experience and gravitas necessary to fill the great Duncan’s shoes.

Filming for “Masters of the Universe” is reportedly slated to begin this January 2025 with the movie itself scheduled to be released in cinemas worldwide on June 5th, 2026.

We’ll see you next time!

65 thoughts on “Actor IDRIS ELBA set to play MAN-AT-ARMS in New ”Masters of the Universe” Movie!

  1. I’m stunned that they got such a big name for this role. This is excellent news for the potential success to the movie and franchise altogether. I’ve seen nothing but good performances from Idris Elba and so looking forward to seeing him armored up!!

  2. The Teela actress is from Brazilian parents, so she’ll have to be adopted like in Filmation.  I’d rather he play Dekker or Clamp Champ, or Melaktha, but not a huge deal.  He is a good actor.  I guess he is their “big name" besides whomever plays Skeletor.

  3. I’m glad there’s e a veteran actor in this film to sell it to the casuals, he already has a following with the young ones by voicing Knuckles and you need that audience on board to sell your toys. My one concern is I hope Duncan won’t be played for laughs if he tags along, visits Earth, and has to adapt to the culture, as he already does enough of that with Knuckles

  4. So, casting I would love, and I don’t know ow who he should/ play and he’s super busy over the next 6 months, but I swear Jason Statham would be perfect for several roles in this franchise.
    He loves to do his own thing, but if you think about it for 2 mintues…he would fit.

  5. This is just not right. Elba already had the brass to play Heimdall, a NORTHERN, caucasian god. Now he further supports the erasement of white culture. Man-At-Arms is and has always been a white male, invented by a white artist.
    They just didn’t dare to replace He-Man with a black guy YET.
    How can you people be that blind? Consenting to your own demise?
    This is a part of it. And you are supporting it.

    1. @adam_prince-of-eternia I’m not sure mantleman has much support his ragebait. The people behind such initiatives I’m critical about tend to be very white, very priviliged, very rich and very profiteering by increasing a racial and cutural divide with quick emotional hits; which sadly still seem to work too well as seen in this very thread.


    2. I love how racists fall all over themselves to let everyone know they are racists. They cannot help themselves, they have no self-control.

       
      Hating race-swapping is not racist. Race-swapping is just stupid & pointless. And extremely annoying.
        Haven’t you heard?  The racist card doesn’t work anymore. It has been so over-used that nobody takes it seriously anymore. It’s a joke! And constantly calling everybody IST’s or PHOBES’s no longer works. Even black people hate race-swapping. Black people have been saying “If you want a black character then simply create a new black character. But it’s annoying when you turn white characters into black characters."  And how many times do you see them turn black characters into white characters? Let’s turn it around. Maybe YOU are the “racists". Hating on white characters constantly! Especially white female REDHEAD characters. Erasing white legacy characters who have been white for generations (Ariel, Annie, The Cramdens, Snow WHITE, Teela, Man-At-Arms, King Grayskull). YOU are the racists! YOU are the ones who hate white people and are intolerant. (And why are there so many of you on this forum?)
      Some of you people are a little slow so let me bring you up to speed. WOKE IS DEAD!  Your DEI presidential candidate just got decimated in the recent election. Your Woke DEI party lost the house & the senate. Walmart just announced that they are ending their DEI policies. Bud Light got destroyed because of Dylan Mulvaney. Target still hasn’t recovered from their Woke DEI disaster. Majority of the USA has rejected Woke DEI garbage. You lost! It’s over! Just accept defeat for once. 99% of the population is sick & tired of bowing down & pandering to 1% of 1%. It’s a damn shame Amazon & Netflix haven’t figured it out yet. Maybe Walmart, Bud Light & Target should send them the memo?
      YOU LOST!  IT’S OVER!  Now go cry in the corner & let the adults get the country, society & pop culture back on track. You people have done so much damage it’s ridiculous. Most of our beloved 80s franchises have been completely wrecked by your stupid Woke, DEI, race & gender swapping nonsense.  Everybody is sick & tired of it. And we’re gonna keep fighting you. And we’re gonna win. We’re gonna get things back to normal (return to sanity). You’ve enjoyed your little experiment for the past couple decades but it failed. 
      BUH-BYE!!!



    3. I love how racists fall all over themselves to let everyone know they are racists. They cannot help themselves, they have no self-control.

       
      Hating race-swapping is not racist. Race-swapping is just stupid & pointless. And extremely annoying.
        Haven’t you heard?  The racist card doesn’t work anymore. It has been so over-used that nobody takes it seriously anymore. It’s a joke! And constantly calling everybody IST’s or PHOBES’s no longer works. Even black people hate race-swapping. Black people have been saying “If you want a black character then simply create a new black character. But it’s annoying when you turn white characters into black characters."  And how many times do you see them turn black characters into white characters? Let’s turn it around. Maybe YOU are the “racists". Hating on white characters constantly! Especially white female REDHEAD characters. Erasing white legacy characters who have been white for generations (Ariel, Annie, The Cramdens, Snow WHITE, Teela, Man-At-Arms, King Grayskull). YOU are the racists! YOU are the ones who hate white people and are intolerant. (And why are there so many of you on this forum?)
      Some of you people are a little slow so let me bring you up to speed. WOKE IS DEAD!  Your DEI presidential candidate just got decimated in the recent election. Your Woke DEI party lost the house & the senate. Walmart just announced that they are ending their DEI policies. Bud Light got destroyed because of Dylan Mulvaney. Target still hasn’t recovered from their Woke DEI disaster. Majority of the USA has rejected Woke DEI garbage. You lost! It’s over! Just accept defeat for once. 99% of the population is sick & tired of bowing down & pandering to 1% of 1%. It’s a damn shame Amazon & Netflix haven’t figured it out yet. Maybe Walmart, Bud Light & Target should send them the memo?
      YOU LOST!  IT’S OVER!  Now go cry in the corner & let the adults get the country, society & pop culture back on track. You people have done so much damage it’s ridiculous. Most of our beloved 80s franchises have been completely wrecked by your stupid Woke, DEI, race & gender swapping nonsense.  Everybody is sick & tired of it. And we’re gonna keep fighting you. And we’re gonna win. We’re gonna get things back to normal (return to sanity). You’ve enjoyed your little experiment for the past couple decades but it failed. 
      BUH-BYE!!!

       
      I despise racist, misogynistic, homophobic, transphobic and antisemitic bigots. What you people call WOKE is what should be called wisdom and compassion. Bigots will NOT win, nor should they, and it will never be normal.
       

    4. Hating race-swapping is not racist. Race-swapping is just stupid & pointless. And extremely annoying.
        Haven’t you heard?  The racist card doesn’t work anymore. It has been so over-used that nobody takes it seriously anymore. It’s a joke! And constantly calling everybody IST’s or PHOBES’s no longer works. Even black people hate race-swapping. Black people have been saying “If you want a black character then simply create a new black character. But it’s annoying when you turn white characters into black characters."  And how many times do you see them turn black characters into white characters? Let’s turn it around. Maybe YOU are the “racists". Hating on white characters constantly! Especially white female REDHEAD characters. Erasing white legacy characters who have been white for generations (Ariel, Annie, The Cramdens, Snow WHITE, Teela, Man-At-Arms, King Grayskull). YOU are the racists! YOU are the ones who hate white people and are intolerant. (And why are there so many of you on this forum?)
      Some of you people are a little slow so let me bring you up to speed. WOKE IS DEAD!  Your DEI presidential candidate just got decimated in the recent election. Your Woke DEI party lost the house & the senate. Walmart just announced that they are ending their DEI policies. Bud Light got destroyed because of Dylan Mulvaney. Target still hasn’t recovered from their Woke DEI disaster. Majority of the USA has rejected Woke DEI garbage. You lost! It’s over! Just accept defeat for once. 99% of the population is sick & tired of bowing down & pandering to 1% of 1%. It’s a damn shame Amazon & Netflix haven’t figured it out yet. Maybe Walmart, Bud Light & Target should send them the memo?
      YOU LOST!  IT’S OVER!  Now go cry in the corner & let the adults get the country, society & pop culture back on track. You people have done so much damage it’s ridiculous. Most of our beloved 80s franchises have been completely wrecked by your stupid Woke, DEI, race & gender swapping nonsense.  Everybody is sick & tired of it. And we’re gonna keep fighting you. And we’re gonna win. We’re gonna get things back to normal (return to sanity). You’ve enjoyed your little experiment for the past couple decades but it failed. 
      BUH-BYE!!!

      A hit dog hollers. Thanks for proving my point.
       

  6. I don’t know…. he’s a great performer, and vocally he could be about anyone, but live action on screen I’m just not seeing him as Duncan. I can see him as Zodac or maybe even Stratos, but I’m not seeing Man-At-Arms.
    We’ll see. A large part of course falls on the script, which if they’re going with that Adam on Earth for most of it idea I don’t have much confidence in.
     
     

  7. HA! I knew it! I told you so!  Another WOKE DEI trainwreck incoming. Hispanic Teela. Black Man-At-Arms. I guess the Sorceress will be an Asian trans woman.
    Hate on me all you want but I F**kin told you so!!! Nobody ever listens to me. And here it is! I called it 100%.
    I love Edris Elba but this is just pathetic & wrong. Just wait til all the haters like Clownfish jump on this. 

    1. @sci-fitsunami Since Amazon has DEI mandates and guidelines every showrunner has to adhere to to get the show made it does not require prophetic foresight to know “something" will be added; changed. The question is how they navigate it and as it is I’d say its far from a trainwrek. Its not that they threw their hands and said “fck it, pick anyone, I don’t care anymore". Teelas actress looks spot on; specially now with her doubling down with the hairstyle; an hispanic origin matters not for the correct portrayal. And Elba is a great choice for a grizzled old veteran/dad figure mentor. They had to fill that role with a black guy; and IMO went with the best they could given the ristricting mandates.
      And to you other post: Dude! Please Chill! We are all global MOTU fans here, lets try to keep this american political side outrage somewhat out and try to be nice to each other.


    2. @sci-fitsunami Since Amazon has DEI mandates and guidelines every showrunner has to adhere to to get the show made it does not require prophetic foresight to know “something" will be added; changed. The question is how they navigate it and as it is I’d say its far from a trainwrek. Its not that they threw their hands and said “fck it, pick anyone, I don’t care anymore". Teelas actress looks spot on; specially now with her doubling down with the hairstyle; an hispanic origin matters not for the correct portrayal. And Elba is a great choice for a grizzled old veteran/dad figure mentor. They had to fill that role with a black guy; and IMO went with the best they could given the ristricting mandates.

      Why did they have to fill the role of Man-At-Arms with a black guy?  Please explain. And how many other characters are going to be forced to race-swap? 
      Teela’s actress looks exactly like a cross between Rachel Zegler & Mila Kunis. She may do a great job acting, but her look is all wrong for the character. It does matter because she doesn’t look right. She needs to look close to the original artwork or cartoon. I want a hot, sexy actress to play Teela. Somebody closer to Margo Robbie or Sydney Sweeney just to name a couple off the top of my head.  
      Edris Elba is one of my favorite actors. I normally go nuts every time I hear he’s going to be in a movie. Pacific Rim is one of my favorite franchises and I went nuts when I learned that he was going to be the main villain in Hobbs & Shaw.  But c’mon!  Man-At-Arms??? Sure, he could pull off a grizzled war veteran father figure. But WHY?  WHY cast him as a white character when there are black characters like Clamp Champ? 
      It’s not about whether these actors can play the part. It’s all about the agenda. The principle of it. The stupidity of it. The Woke leftist BS that they’ve been ramming down our throats for decades. We know why they’re doing it. And it’s stupid. It’s pointless. Just because you CAN do something doesn’t mean you SHOULD do something. 
      All I’m saying is wait until all the critics & haters get on this. We all know what happened with Revelation & Clownfish, Yellowflash, Mr. K & all the other Youtube haters. This isn’t gonna be pretty. Just wait for it. It feels like they are trying to sabotage it before it even goes into production.
      Hell, the actors they cast for Teela & Man-At-Arms in the 87 movie were horribly wrong too. And they weren’t even race-swapped. 
       

    3. @sci-fitsunami They have to because Amazon mandates it ( https://press.aboutamazon.com/2021/6/amazon-studios-releases-inclusion-policy-and-playbook-to-strengthen-ongoing-commitment-to-diverse-and-equitable-representation ). Scroll a bit down; the rules a highlighted in bullet points. the runners of the MOTU movie do not have a say in it; they only can try to make the best out of it and so far IMO they did. Mendez already looks like Teela what not can be said for the 80ys portrayal.
      The alternative is not doing at all. And since MOTU is already very progressive in its core they try to navigate it as best they can. And what is the US obsession with adding hispanic to certain corners? You guys do know that “hispanic origin" mean “descendant of the European kingdom of Spain"? Which i.e. means in Zeglers case they actually made a point landing in her portraing an European medival princess. Her behaving like a lunatic is a seperate thing though.
      Most people that read into the DEI/BRIDGE or however it is called now stuff will quickly see that its as racist as its stupid and only there to fill the pockets of a few elites while distract from unifying factors like wealth gaps. For example you and @adam_prince-of-eternia on each others throaths means you both go manipulated into it. You both can only win if you try to be chill and rational; especially with each other.

    4. For example you and @adam_prince-of-eternia on each others throaths means you both go manipulated into it. You both can only win if you try to be chill and rational; especially with each other.

      Re-read the thread. There is no “each other." I did not address him. He had not even posted in the thread when I made my post. He quoted me, and went on a bigoted tirade. Unironically, proving my point. Then you came along, pretending to be an “enlightened centrist," and “both sides-ed" a one-sided situation. Save your unsolicited advice for someone who needs it. Like the person who is so apoplectic about a fictional character that he cannot control himself. Someone who is so small that he cannot use his big-boy words, and posts all caps political screeds.
       


    5. For example you and @adam_prince-of-eternia on each others throaths means you both go manipulated into it. You both can only win if you try to be chill and rational; especially with each other.

      Re-read the thread. There is no “each other." I did not address him. He had not even posted in the thread when I made my post. He quoted me, and went on a bigoted tirade. Unironically, proving my point. Then you came along, pretending to be an “enlightened centrist," and “both sides-ed" a one-sided situation. Save your unsolicited advice for someone who needs it. Like the person who is so apoplectic about a fictional character that he cannot control himself. Someone who is so small that he cannot use his big-boy words, and posts all caps political screeds.
       

      Neither did I nor do I need to pretend to be anything. Much less enlightened. But thanks? I guess?
      You both seem to be more than willing to avoid the topic and go straight to personal attacks which I can only assume to be an after effect of that dreadful election you guys had mixed with a decade of social politcal “warfare". Its unhealthy. For the mind. And something unheathly for that too long also for the body.
       

    6. Neither did I nor do I need to pretend to be anything. Much less enlightened. But thanks? I guess?
      You both seem to be more than willing to avoid the topic and go straight to personal attacks which I can only assume to be an after effect of that dreadful election you guys had mixed with a decade of social politcal “warfare". Its unhealthy. For the mind. And something unheathly for that too long also for the body.

      Someone who expresses bigoted sentiments is a bigot. That is not a personal attack, it is a fact. But the important thing is that you found a way to blame “both sides" in a one-sided situation.
       

  8. Not everyone who wants Man-at-Arms played by a white actor are racists and bigots. Some people want the actors to look like the toys. They only want a black man playing Clamp Champ and they only want an asian man playing Jitsu. They want redheads to be readheads and blondes to be blondes. That’s it. There’s nothing else to it. Racists are people who think only white people should star in movies and tv. That is racist, this isn’t.


    1. Not everyone who wants Man-at-Arms played by a white actor are racists and bigots. Some people want the actors to look like the toys. They only want a black man playing Clamp Champ and they only want an asian man playing Jitsu. They want redheads to be readheads and blondes to be blondes. That’s it. There’s nothing else to it. Racists are people who think only white people should star in movies and tv. That is racist, this isn’t.

      There are at least two in this thread alone, and if you want to run interference for them, they you can be counted among them too.
       



    2. Not everyone who wants Man-at-Arms played by a white actor are racists and bigots. Some people want the actors to look like the toys. They only want a black man playing Clamp Champ and they only want an asian man playing Jitsu. They want redheads to be readheads and blondes to be blondes. That’s it. There’s nothing else to it. Racists are people who think only white people should star in movies and tv. That is racist, this isn’t.

      There are at least two in this thread alone, and if you want to run interference for them, they you can be counted among them too.
       

      I am not running interference and Elba playing Man-At-Arms is fine by me. I just think people like you are just as much the problem. You got one side attacking with WOKE WOKE WOKE and the other side attacking with BIGOT BIGOT BIGOT and the majority of people in the middle who like or dislike the casting are neither. They are willing to discuss the issue calmly and with respect if only the extremes on each side would get out of the way and stop insulting each other.
       

    3. I am not running interference and Elba playing Man-At-Arms is fine by me. I just think people like you are just as much the problem. You got one side attacking with WOKE WOKE WOKE and the other side attacking with BIGOT BIGOT BIGOT and the majority of people in the middle who like or dislike the casting are neither. They are willing to discuss the issue calmly and with respect if only the extremes on each side would get out of the way and stop insulting each other.

      This is bigotry:
      HA! I knew it! I told you so!  Another WOKE DEI trainwreck incoming. Hispanic Teela. Black Man-At-Arms. I guess the Sorceress will be an Asian trans woman.
      Hate on me all you want but I F**kin told you so!!! Nobody ever listens to me. And here it is! I called it 100%.
      I love Edris Elba but this is just pathetic & wrong. Just wait til all the haters like Clownfish jump on this.

      Hating race-swapping is not racist. Race-swapping is just stupid & pointless. And extremely annoying.
        Haven’t you heard?  The racist card doesn’t work anymore. It has been so over-used that nobody takes it seriously anymore. It’s a joke! And constantly calling everybody IST’s or PHOBES’s no longer works. Even black people hate race-swapping. Black people have been saying “If you want a black character then simply create a new black character. But it’s annoying when you turn white characters into black characters."  And how many times do you see them turn black characters into white characters? Let’s turn it around. Maybe YOU are the “racists". Hating on white characters constantly! Especially white female REDHEAD characters. Erasing white legacy characters who have been white for generations (Ariel, Annie, The Cramdens, Snow WHITE, Teela, Man-At-Arms, King Grayskull). YOU are the racists! YOU are the ones who hate white people and are intolerant. (And why are there so many of you on this forum?)
      Some of you people are a little slow so let me bring you up to speed. WOKE IS DEAD!  Your DEI presidential candidate just got decimated in the recent election. Your Woke DEI party lost the house & the senate. Walmart just announced that they are ending their DEI policies. Bud Light got destroyed because of Dylan Mulvaney. Target still hasn’t recovered from their Woke DEI disaster. Majority of the USA has rejected Woke DEI garbage. You lost! It’s over! Just accept defeat for once. 99% of the population is sick & tired of bowing down & pandering to 1% of 1%. It’s a damn shame Amazon & Netflix haven’t figured it out yet. Maybe Walmart, Bud Light & Target should send them the memo?
      YOU LOST!  IT’S OVER!  Now go cry in the corner & let the adults get the country, society & pop culture back on track. You people have done so much damage it’s ridiculous. Most of our beloved 80s franchises have been completely wrecked by your stupid Woke, DEI, race & gender swapping nonsense.  Everybody is sick & tired of it. And we’re gonna keep fighting you. And we’re gonna win. We’re gonna get things back to normal (return to sanity). You’ve enjoyed your little experiment for the past couple decades but it failed. 
      BUH-BYE!!!

      If you are unwilling to call this out, but are willing to criticize those who are, then you are—in fact—running interference for bigotry. It is really telling that you think these are morally equivalent positions. I bet you think when a Neo Nazi murders a peaceful protestor that there are “good people on both sides" of that equation too.
       

  9. It’s not always going to be possible to get actors who look exactly like the action figures, I still love the 1987 MOTU movie and all the new looks and costumes.
    I also thought Black Adam with Aldis Hodge as Hawkman was an awesome movie. Not once did I object to the race change. Loved the costume too.
    Some people have been making extremely hateful and bigoted remarks and they deserve to be called out on that though. For example saying Dylan Mulvaney destroyed Bud Light was an asinine remark, it was the hateful bullies who attacked HER who did that. They are the ones playing the victim card here.
    Also for example, not everyone who loved Halle Bailey in Little Mermaid “hates white people or red haired white women", I love the movie and I bought the DVD and CD soundtrack, and I still love the animated movie.
    I am also excited to see the new Snow White movie with Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot and will definitely be adding the DVD and CD soundtrack to my collection. Again I still love the animated movie.

  10. I like this casting choice. I could care less about race swap or woke stuff, let him be cast because he’s good. I hope this movie succeeds. I also hope we can let it be a new take with elements of what came before but not full fan service to us old timers. 

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