Believe it or not, it's been over two years since we first heard that Sony Pictures had cast Noah Centineo as He-Man in a live-action Masters of the Universe reboot. Since then, the actor has landed a leading role in Black Adam as Atom-Smasher, and Collider is now reporting that he's exited the project.
Aaron and Adam Nee (Band of Robbers) remain attached to write and direct the movie which has been through a number of screenplays over the years (David S. Goyer, Christopher Yost, and Matt Holloway and Art Marcum have all taken a crack at it).
"He is no longer attached to that project," a representative for Centineo told the site, declining to reveal any specifics about what led to Centineo moving on from playing He-Man.
Fans of the character remain excited for this Masters of the Universe reboot, but it really doesn't appear to be a priority for Sony Pictures given how slowly it's moving along. The pandemic won't have helped matters, of course, and there's no denying that this is a property that could be tough to get right in live-action (like some of the recent Hercules movies, it could easily feel like a generic fantasy adventure).
Centineo's busy schedule could certainly be an issue as he's currently working on Black Adam and will then move on to a couple of big projects on Netflix, including a movie based on the recent madness surrounding GameStop's stock prices and a CIA spy thriller TV series from Doug Liman.
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