MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE // New Concept Art Stirs Excitement For New Film

Feb 01, 2018 / WORDS Tim Byrnes, Staff Writer / PHOTOS Paul Gerrard / BY THE POWER OF GRAYSKULL!!!

We have a confession to make: We LOVE the 1987 Masters Of The Universe film. Produced by masters of schlock Cannon Films and starring Dolph Lundgren as He-Man, a young Courtney Cox, and acting great Frank Langella as Skeletor, the film is heaps of dumb and mindless fun.

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Now, progress on a reboot film is underway, and some concept art for it has been released through Bloody Disgusting, surely whetting fans’ appetites.

The art comes courtesy of Paul Gerrard, who worked as a conceptual designer on next year’s Hellboy reboot. The pieces share the horror aesthetic of the Hellboy world, featuring Skeletor, Evil-lyn, Trap Jaw, Man-E-Faces, and Modulok reimagined as terrifying monsters, taking a massive detour from the goofiness of the 1987 film. Click here to have a look!

A new Masters Of The Universe film has been in production hell since plans were first announced in 2007 with John Woo (Face/Off) originally directing. A long list of directors have since been attached, including Joe Cornish (Attack The Block), Rian Johnson (Star Wars: The Last Jedi), and Phil Lord and Chris Miller (The Lego Movie, 21 Jump Street).

It’s currently rumoured David S Goyer (Blade: Trinity) is in line to direct, taking over from McG (Charlie’s Angels). The role of He-man is rumoured to be filled by Kellan Lutz (The Twilight Saga), and a release date set for 18 December, 2019.

By the power of Grayskull, I hope this happens!