The site's sources claim that the studio, "simply doesn't get the property and wasn't high on it to begin with," and that when directors Bryan Singer and Doug Liman passed on the project, which was being set up at Silver Pictures, the film was essentially dead.
Another factor in the film's demise was the departure of Silver Pictures exec Navid McIIhargey who was shepherding the project through the studio. The film was written by Justin Marks and it is unclear if the property will be shopped around elsewhere in the Hollywood system.
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Radimus-83
what the f*ck Travis? you haven't seen "Masters of the Universe"? it was only Dolph Lundgren's greatest ever performance. (yes, even better than his take on the Punisher)
really T-dog, you need to get you're sh*t together. :)
3 years agoby @radimus-83Flag
Diaigma
Okay, movie trivia time. What Film was this from?
If there's something strange...in the neighborhood...who ya gonna call...?
HE-MAN! (kids running everywhere screaming)
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T.Clark
Haven't seen it, but if that's what they did then yeah :)
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Radimus-83
you mean like they did for the Dolph Lundgren movie.
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T.Clark
Yeah. I'd suggest they take "He-Man" out of the title and just call it "Masters of the Universe," though
3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
Radimus-83
i hope it doesn't stay "dead", i want to see another take on it. any decent He-Man fan would too.
3 years agoby @radimus-83Flag
T.Clark
Guys, ur all saying "thank god" and acting ecstatic that it's "dead" but u do realize that it could get picked up at another studio, right? Nothing in hollywood ever stays dead
3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
schu0043
/sheds a tear for Orko
3 years agoby @schu0043Flag
Soylent Green:The Devil's Eyes
THANK YOU GOD.
3 years agoby @jcisawesomeFlag
GK
WTF?
3 years agoby @indianajonesFlag
Radimus-83
reading you're comment made me feel nerdy too Trav. you have been here for about a year now and you're geeky'ness has deff goe of the scale. heh heh
3 years agoby @radimus-83Flag
T.Clark
I KNOW WHO HE-MAN IS AND I WAS ACTUALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS...
Cell, he-man is a character...batman, superman, spider-man, transformers, all characters...ur talking about this "remake" as if the original he-man movie is all that exists of the character. Like any pop-culture character, there's more than one incarantion. He-man has many dif. incarnations, and he really does need an update, just like batman needed an update after batman and robin and the hulk needed an update after lee's flick. If they kept it serious and not kiddish, this movie would have been epic and from what i've heard, they had a good story. The writer, Justin Marks, who's making a name for himself with other toy features(he's also writing voltron) sounded really into it.
If the movie gets back on track at another studio, i recomend Brad Pitt as He-Man and Zack Snyder to direct...but not make it rated R, i just think his style would be great for the world of Eternia
...this comment made me feel really nerdy
3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
CelluloidDreams
Thank God.....now another film won't be remade!!!
3 years agoby @2movieguysFlag
cnote
Good....the cartoon was "ok" in the day. But a movie, would definitly would have been GAY!!!!
3 years agoby @cnoteFlag
Err
they should set their sites on larry flynt instead, get him to produce "he-man: master of the poon-iverse"
3 years agoby @err2005Flag
The Kwisatz Haderach
thank god
3 years agoby @the-kwisatz-haderachFlag
AnnoyingFilmCritic
Dead at Warner Brothers...not dead at other studios. With all of the 80's movie properties being strip mined, it's just a matter of time before another studio sees green with a new director.
Alot of studio executives now came of age in the 80's and one or more of them is bound to get on board for a He-Man and the Masters of the Universe remake.
3 years agoby @annoyingfilmcriticFlag
Radimus-83
i love err's take on how it should be. and the dolph version is actually good. i still love it. as for the kids now a days, f*ck them!! i want to see another movie, who gives a sh*t about the kids!!
3 years agoby @radimus-83Flag
Saquin Turok 'X'
Oh, Err, Man-At-Arm's daughter was called Teela btw. "...t*ts bouncing all over the place"? Lol.
3 years agoby @teesterxFlag
Saquin Turok 'X'
I take it that we won't be seeing She-Ra now either lol.
3 years agoby @teesterxFlag
ed_wood
I'd like to see it but I'm not heartbroken either.
3 years agoby @ed-woodFlag
Err
im kinda glad.
do kids today even know who he-man is?
how good could the movie have possibly been, anyway, unless it was r-rated and man-at-arms daughter (i forget her name) is running around with her t*ts bouncing all over the place.
besides, we still have the dolph version, which i saw recently and was surprised at how watchable it is, even after all these years.
3 years agoby @err2005Flag
Mutant
that's a real shame.
Sounds to me that they don't really care if it is made or not.
3 years agoby @zenderFlag
Buriblazing
come on warner bros this could be big bucs $$$
3 years agoby @buriblazingFlag
phatalphd
how can they not find a good director for this? maybe the real issue is they can't find their wallet.
3 years agoby @phatalphdFlag
K-Man
Are you kidding? Masters of the Universe is f*cking classic! Frank Langella as Skeletor is one of the best cinematic villians ever....period. So I was really looking forward to seeing what they could do with a remake and who might take up the role as both He-Man and Skeletor. I hope it gets picked up by another Studio and eventually made by a great director!
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Garret
Well the movies they made up to now arn't the best mabye it's smart to leave the cartoons as the best thing about he-man
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