Idris Elba follows in the footsteps of past Duncans Alan Oppenheimer (the mid-'80s animated series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe), Jon Cypher (1987's live-action flick with Dolph Lundgren), Liam Cunningham (Netflix's Masters of the Universe: Revelation), and more. He will be joined in the cast by Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man, Alison Brie as Evil-Lyn and Camila Mendes as Teela.

Obviously there are still a handful of key roles that need to be cast (chiefly Skeletor - is Willem Dafoe too obvious?), but this news comes as welcome, as Idris Elba always brings top-tier work to every project he takes on - come on, the guy is crushing Knuckles right now! It's also a bit of a surprise pick, but one that will no doubt enhance the movie.

Here is the official synopsis for Masters of the Universe: Bumblebee's Travis Knight directs, while his longtime writing collaborator Chris Butler handles script duties.

Another live-action version of Masters of the Universe has been in development hell for ages now, so much to the point that it seemed like it would never come to be. But now that we've been hearing casting news throughout the year, we can expect Amazon-MGM to hit their target June 5th, 2026 release date - or at least somewhere around then...Personally, I think the property works better in the animated format, but if the team can stick the nostalgia then it could end up being fairly fun.

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