Written by Here comes the Heroic Human Periscope!
Well this is exciting! Actor James Wilkinson has just revealed on Instagram that he will be playing Mekaneck in the new “Masters of the Universe” Movie coming from Amazon MGM Studios and Mattel Films!
Check it out:
It’s official: I’m playing MekaNeck in the upcoming Masters of the Universe movie. Dreams do come true—especially the weird ones where your neck stretches 20 feet and @mattel turns you into an action figure. 🦸🏼♂️
Also there is a mystery solved!
This solves one of the mystery actors that we spotted prominently featured on the movie set training facility wall this past March. At the time we didn’t know his name or the character he played.
Of course, there are still more mystery faces left so we can’t wait to see who is announced next!
Filming for “Masters of the Universe” is currently underway with the movie scheduled to be released in cinemas worldwide on June 5th, 2026.
And thanks to “Sam” on X for the ‘heads up’!
We’ll see you next time!
HELLZ YEA! Shit just got real!
LOL! They haven’t even announced Orko yet!
Orko could be some no name voice actor.
MEKANECK ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
HUZZAH! My favorite Heroic Warrior is in the movie! Now the questions I have are:
1. Will he not be treated like a joke?
2. Will he make it through the movie alive?
Unfortunately, my track record with my favorite characters making it through stories alive isn’t great, so #2 isn’t looking good…
This is wild. I never thought this would have so many characters and especially someone like Mekaneck. I can’t wait to see how he looks!
Me too! I’m pleasantly shocked!
How many characters are they gonna put in this film? And why no Orko yet?
Love this, but just a thought if the movie is good, we’re going to want sequels and I hope they don’t debut all of the characters in the first installment
50/50 this movie doesn’t make enough to get sequels.
Two more pictures to go!
Please tell me this isn’t another Bumblebee scenario where everybody appears in the first five minutes to sell toys then the rest of the budget is stretched to all hell.
This is what I’m afraid of too. Deep cuts like Goat Man and Pig Boy are already confirmed and it’s the first movie. Characters like those should really be debuting in installments 3, 4 or 5.
Stratos, Buzz-Off, Clamp Champ, Roboto, Mer-Man, Webstor, Ninjor, ScareGlow, Kobra Khan… there are still plenty of incredible characters to introduce down the line. And Goat Man is probably there to be killed off in the first movie, as nobody will be mad at it.
This could be our “chicken jockey” moment, don’t forget the popcorn!
@nicomartelle I’ll be mad at it.
We need Stinkor!