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It is well known in the film industry that the development of a new "Masters of the Universe" movie has had a notorious past to say the least. This project has unsuccessfully been worked on by a multitude of screenwriters, actors, directors and studios throughout the past two decades, efforts that have never produced a…
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I just do not understand why this is so hard to do. There are many shows and comics to pick from. All they need to do is pick one they all agree on and do it that way.
@ninadust i'm there with you, sis ♡
motu can be done well, one only need look to the sheer amount of top quality animation, comics and prose content that's out there. it has been adapted before in so many different mediums, so why should film be any different?
another thing, masters of the universe has such a rich mythology, every bit as expansive as that of star wars or lotr in terms of characters, events, place names etc. i love barbie and i always will but you know, barbie doesn't REALLY have lore like motu does and yet they STILL made a billion dollar success out of barbie. did you hear about the magic 8 ball movie in the works? that has even LESS lore than barbie. they think the 90 minutes are there in a plastic ball but apparently not in he-man ok 😭
i agree with ms. beer that the motu movie will need a strong vision in order to work. he-man needs a sam raimi or a christopher nolan, a lifelong fan of the character and universe that will bring reverence and passion to the movie. someone who will do justice to he-man and his fans.
also, i have to say that i respect her for her humility and for so graciously acknowledging that it's the fan's perspective/opinions matter the most. 🩷 which is another reason why the movie WILL benefit from having a fan as director.
now i am no director, but if you want this lifelong fan's opinion, i'd personally want a more sincere and serious illiteration of he-man and his world. i wouldn't want an modern mcu style movie, not a joss whedon or a james gunn style motu movie. i think he-man has so much more potential than that.
i'll point to 2021's dune as a benchmark, i feel THAT'S the direction the 21st century motu movies should take, a sprawling, dreamlike adventure that elevates the motu lore to more epic levels.
(it should be noted that director denis villeneuve is also a lifelong dune fan.)
i really don't want a cgi cheese-fest with tons of 80's music and pop culture references, i think there's a time and a place for that but i feel in my heart masters of the universe REALLY deserves the dune/lotr treatment.
my main reason for wanting a more epic movie is because we have never really seen that take on he-man before. personally, i want the franchise to evolve, mature and i think a sweeping, sword and planet space opera will provide the ideal means to expand the mythology and elevate the public's perception of what he-man is and can be.
i mean, isn't that how we all viewed he-man when we were kids? through younger eyes, we all saw motu as this big, epic odyssey. we didn't see the camp and corniness until we got older. i think to see masters of the universe as a grand, phantasmical, psychedelic epic would make us all fall in love with he-man, she-ra and their story all over again.
@adoralovely I am trying to imagine what a Christopher Nolan MOTU movie might look like. Nolan loves using his reoccurring themes of exploring time and reality in his movies. I am being serious when I say Nolan would probably would make another movie surrounding the Cosmic Key.
@kraken it certainly pleases me to know that i inspired such an interesting visual as an actual nolan motu movie, i'm truly flattered kraken 😊
and that's such an insightful note you've made about nolan's fascination with exploring reality and time. as we know portals/parallel worlds were a big part of the filmation canon and have since gone on to be used a TON in the various comics we've had over the years, so i agree with you that the cosmic key is a concept that would attract nolan
(as well as attract nostalgic fans of the 1987 movie!)
i think the cosmic key would be best introduced in a motu sequel or in a future third movie. establish the NEW movie's setting/canon first before we start exploring the he-man multiverse.
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@ninadust i'm there with you, sis ♡
motu can be done well, one only need look to the sheer amount of top quality animation, comics and prose content that's out there. it has been adapted before in so many different mediums, so why should film be any different?
another thing, masters of the universe has such a rich mythology, every bit as expansive as that of star wars or lotr in terms of characters, events, place names etc. i love barbie and i always will but you know, barbie doesn't REALLY have lore like motu does and yet they STILL made a billion dollar success out of barbie. did you hear about the magic 8 ball movie in the works? that has even LESS lore than barbie. they think the 90 minutes are there in a plastic ball but apparently not in he-man ok 😭
A magic 8 ball movie is cheaper to make tho. It's just 90 minutes of this
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@kraken it certainly pleases me to know that i inspired such an interesting visual as an actual nolan motu movie, i'm truly flattered kraken 😊
and that's such an insightful note you've made about nolan's fascination with exploring reality and time. as we know portals/parallel worlds were a big part of the filmation canon and have since gone on to be used a TON in the various comics we've had over the years, so i agree with you that the cosmic key is a concept that would attract nolan
(as well as attract nostalgic fans of the 1987 movie!)
i think the cosmic key would be best introduced in a motu sequel or in a future third movie. establish the NEW movie's setting/canon first before we start exploring the he-man multiverse.
♡
The more I think sbout it Nolan is an uncompromising artist. He would only be interested in making his vision which means another new interpretation. We had enough of those starting with the Dolph Lundgren movie.
Peter Jackson is pretty great at adapting fantasy material but I don't know if his heart would be in it at his age.
I would try tapping a young director from the Game of Thrones series. That show was excellent and proves they have an understanding of the fantasy genre.
@kraken Matt Shakman would be great. His episodes of GoT were excellent and his work on WandaVision was so inventive given its several different time periods etc.
"If you feel safe in the area you’re working in, you’re not working in the right area. Always go a little further into the water than you feel you’re capable of being in. Go a little bit out of your depth. And when you don’t feel that your feet are quite touching the bottom, you’re just about in the right place to do something exciting."
Bowie
I just do not understand why this is so hard to do. There are many shows and comics to pick from. All they need to do is pick one they all agree on and do it that way.
There is not one everyone agrees on. That is the hard part.
The key is to settle that amongst themselves prior to hiring a writing and directing team.
If you set your goals ridiculously high and it's a failure, you will fail above everyone else's success. -James Cameron
I don't think they need to reinvent the wheel with this movie. I think they are trying too hard to shake things up when a by the book movie 10-15 years ago probably could have been a hit. Now, a lot of people that grew up on MOTU have kids that are too old to really care about MOTU. They missed the boat on those families. A 200X type movie might be the way to go. It was more serious than Filmation, but not too serious.
@firefly I like the idea of a more serious movie but have you seen Thor Ragnarok? I think that movie is proof that a lighter movie can work too and still have amazing epic scenes and maybe even a little romance between He-Man and Teela. I know Valkyrie is a lesbian but we didnt know in that movie and they way she and Thor flirts is very cute. I can imagine the role of Teela being just like her.
Ragnarok was OK, but Love and Thunder was too goofy. I think there should be some comedy relief, but not too much.
I'd actually love a movie in the same tone as Revelation.
"If you feel safe in the area you’re working in, you’re not working in the right area. Always go a little further into the water than you feel you’re capable of being in. Go a little bit out of your depth. And when you don’t feel that your feet are quite touching the bottom, you’re just about in the right place to do something exciting."
Bowie
@firefly I like the idea of a more serious movie but have you seen Thor Ragnarok? I think that movie is proof that a lighter movie can work too and still have amazing epic scenes and maybe even a little romance between He-Man and Teela. I know Valkyrie is a lesbian but we didnt know in that movie and they way she and Thor flirts is very cute. I can imagine the role of Teela being just like her.
I think Ragnarok is the perfect tone.
IDK if a "MOTU Feige" would be enough. Sure; have it helmed by someone that knows, likes and respects the source material should be a natural given. But if that someone is not able to shoot down suggestions/wishes from people unfamiliar with the franchise that just want to inject it with something they personally think is fancy regardless of what it does to the long term viability of the project it does not really matter who helms it.
I would not go so far to say that one needs to have grewn up with it; there are young people that became fans of even the old MOTU material after they gave it a try. If they know, like and respect it... well and have experience in such a directing job... that should be alright already.
@firefly I like the idea of a more serious movie but have you seen Thor Ragnarok? I think that movie is proof that a lighter movie can work too and still have amazing epic scenes and maybe even a little romance between He-Man and Teela. I know Valkyrie is a lesbian but we didnt know in that movie and they way she and Thor flirts is very cute. I can imagine the role of Teela being just like her.
I think Ragnarok is the perfect tone.
I concur. Fans calling for the tone of Guardians of the Galaxy always felt a bit off the bullseye for me yet Thor Ragnarok hits it. @Ninadust for the win.
If you set your goals ridiculously high and it's a failure, you will fail above everyone else's success. -James Cameron