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Back when the “Masters of the Universe” Movie was very close to going into production for Netflix with The Nee Brothers set to direct and actor Kyle Allen set to star as Prince Adam/He-Man….
…there was an rumor in regards to what the screenplay written by the Nee Brothers and David Callaham had in store for audiences in the beginning of the movie (and it involved King Randor.)
Major Possible Spoiler Warning Again:
The rumor suggested the “Masters of the Universe” movie starts out with a huge battle on Eternia. It would be a battle that Keldor was behind… and a conflict that ends up taking the life of King Randor. To save the next royal successor from meeting the same fate, Young Adam is taken off the chessboard so to speak, when he is hidden on Earth.
If this rumor was indeed true, there was no guarantee it would stay in script because when the production was moved from Netflix to Amazon MGM, it was announced that Chris Butler was rewriting the script from the initial draft.
Now fast forward to those “Masters of the Universe” set photos that were recently made public: Many were curious about the rubble, a massive broken rock or statue on the floor of what appears to be a gigantic Eternian Map.
Finally having a better look from a different angle, it appears this rock mass is actually a smashed head, broken off a gigantic statue… and it appears to be a King’s Head wearing a crown.
And comparing this broken statue head to the head of actor James Purefoy who is playing the role of King Randor… with the narrow eyes, the shape of the nose and those cheekbones, there are definitely similarities between James Purefoy and this statue head.
Of course without sharper images, it is hard to be certain if this is truly a broken statue head of King Randor. It could be an ancestor like King Miro, or someone else entirely.
However, one thing is for certain: If Eternia looks anything like the rubble on that gorgeous map… Eternia is in ruin.
So what will be the fate of King Randor? Has he been decimated like this statue? We will have to wait until Summer 2026 to find out.
Filming for “Masters of the Universe” is currently underway with the movie scheduled to be released in cinemas worldwide on June 5th, 2026.
We’ll see you next time!
In a way that plot sounds like the 87 movie.
@caliban oh yeah, i get want you mean. with the story opening on eternia before going to earth. the killing off of king randor part reminds me of the script for the unmade 2008 movies “grayskull : masters of the unverse", in which randor loses his life protecting adam in a big battle with keldor and co at the end of act 1, before adam is evacuated out of eternos city for his own protection. in that script, adam also returns after he grows up.
@adoralovely I never read it but I heard it happened in another script.
With the 87 movie it starts with the end of the war and Skeletor has won and He-Man has to hightail out of Castle Grayskull to Earth to survive. Do we ever hear anything about He-Man’s parents? Nope, but the King could be dead just the same.
Queen Marlena will do that line.
on one hand, i do kinda like this. an epic battle means the movie begins on eternia and it also establishes keldor as the vilian (which is important to do early on) it also gives a really good reason for young adam to be sent to earth.
but on the other hand, i am not sure if i want randor to die so early in the new movie-verse. i do really love him as a character and it’d be a shame to lose him so early. it means we’d never get to see much of king randor in the movie continuity.
i like the idea of the battle tho and seeing keldor wreak some havoc (heehee) as his handsome blue-self before he officially becomes skeletor. plus, it would be like the first episode of my childhood 200x series – just on a HUGE scale and budget. i just think they can do it WITHOUT killing off randor, i think you can still send adam to earth for protection without killing off randor.
That opening battle is going to be badass!
Maybe the opening battle is where we’ll see the many heroic and evil warriors confirmed to be in the cast…and then they’ll never show up again
@durendal This will be the move. Watch the first 15 minutes and then sneak into a later showing and watch the first 15 again.
@durendal More seriously, I dare hope they show a little more ambition than that script-wise, because the chances of this being their last attempt for a long time (if ever) are pretty high. If history has taught us anything, when our beloved license faces Hollywood’s eternal skepticism, it is that it definitely has to work harder to get some relative attention.
KELDOR!