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He-Man actor Nicholas Galitzine has been doing a promotional campaign recently. After being named Emporio Armani’s “new global fragrance ambassador”, he has been promoting Armanis’ “Stronger With You” fragrance at different media outlets. This gave The Hollywood Reporter and opportunity to not only talk about cologne & perfume with the up-and-coming actor, but about the “Masters of the Universe” movie from Amazon MGM Studios and Mattel Films as well. Here is what the new He-Man star was asked in pertaining to the upcoming “Masters of the Universe” Movie and what he had to say in response... including declaring the new film will be…
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@mrhootiedean Keeping the franchise alive was also the goal with New Adventures. I hope the differences are not as severe.
@mrhootiedean I know your thought process is coming from a good place but as already stated that was the plan with New Adventures and the plan for the Netflix series for children. They were more interested in capturing a new generation of fans rather than playing to the existing fans and existing lore. I want the franchise to survive too but at what cost? Morphing into something I barely recognize won't be worth it to me if that is what's happening here.
@longtooth New Adventures wasn't really that bad. I think it just got lost is a mess of a lot of other cartoons along with a toy line that didn't match up with its predecessor.
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New Adventures became to be because they wanted it to be more like Star Trek TNG because that was all the rage back then. Those that liked MOTU for what it was hated it because it lost so much of what they liked; those that like TNG probably where not even aware of Mattels attempt.
It found its niche within a niche. But aiming for exotic new niches should stay with big established names like Batman. With core MOTU and its Hyperborean/retro SciFi/Post-Apocalyptic mix setting there is so much unexplored...
Oh well, time will tell.
If our He-Man hunk means less silly and more serious than I am fine with it except when it comes to Skeletor. He has always been a different kind of villian with many layers that includes an evil sense of humor.
These words ring hollow to me, every iteration of Masters of the Universe is different from the original, there has never been a real attempt at replicating the whimsy of the Filmation cartoon, not even in the edgier Revelation/Revolution, except maybe through a more cynical lens. Of all those attempts at reinvention, everything is ignored in order to contrast the movie to the most well-remembered version. Doesn't say a hell of a lot about them does it?
It is going to be a generic embarassing Sci-Fantasy film with MOTU title slapped on it.
Why couldn't he say we took a lot of inspiration from the old cartoon? Fans would love that.
That right there. He is dismissing the heart of this fandom as camp and of its time. If the writer and director are dismissive of Filmation too then we are in big trouble.