MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE Set Photos Tease Zodak, King Hiss, And Characters From SHE-RA

Will characters from She-Ra - or even the Princess of Power herself - show up in the live-action Masters of the Universe movie? Have a look at these latest photos from the set...

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By MarkCassidy - Apr 30, 2025 03:04 PM EST

Filed Under: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

Source: Via Toonado.com

We recently got our first (distant) glimpse of Castle Grayskull and several costumed actors - one of whom might just have been Jared Leto as Skeletor - on the set of the live-action Masters of the Universe movie, and thanks to ForEternia.com, we now have a look at a huge map of Eternia - complete with some very interesting illustrations.

Some zoomed in (though still not the clearest) shots of the figures surrounding the map reveal what appear to be depictions of a number of supporting characters, including Zodak and King Hiss, as well as Bow, Netossa, and Perfuma from She-Ra!

Zodak, aka the Cosmic Enforcer, is a powerful, immortal Eternian who is a sword enemy of the Snake Men, led by King Hiss. While it's not particularly surprising to see these figures from the lore's ancient history on a map, we did not expect to see any She-Ra references in the movie.

While this doesn't necessarily mean that these characters will appear, it would seem to confirm that the She-Ra's world of Etheria is canon in this live-action universe.

Have a look, and let us know what you think in the comments section.

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ZODAK, BOW and NETOSSA! Oh My! She-Ra characters and more (King Hiss?) seen on the “Masters of the Universe” Movie Set!https://t.co/8H6RkMZXP7
— ForEternia.com (@ForEternia_com) April 28, 2025

The live-action take on the classic animated series will feature Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man/Prince Adam, Morena Baccarin (Deadpool and Wolverine) as The Sorceress and James Purefoy and Charlotte Riley as Adam's parents, King Randor and Queen Marlena.

The movie will star Camila Mendes (Riverdale) as Teela, Alison Brie (GLOW, Community) as Skeletor's second-in-command, Evil-Lyn, Idris Elba (Thor, Luther) as Man-At-Arms, and Jared Leto (Morbius, Blade Runner 2049) as Skeletor himself. Meanwhile, Sam C. Wilson (House of the Dragon) will play Trap Jaw, with Kojo Attah (The Beekeeper) as Tri-Klops, Jon Xue Zhang (Eternals) as Ram-Man, and Hafthor Bjornsson (Game of Thrones) as Goat Man.

After numerous false starts, Netflix was all set to develop a feature take on the beloved animated series back in 2022, but we got word earlier this year that the latest attempt to get the project off the ground had also fallen by the wayside.

However, we'd later learn that Amazon/MGM Studios had acquired the movie, with Bumblebee director Travis Knight in talks to helm. The movie is now set to hit theaters on June 5, 2026.

Chris Butler rewrote the script from an initial draft by David Callaham (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings). Previously, the Nee Brothers (The Lost City) were attached to direct.

Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch will produce, along with DeVon Franklin.

Masters of the Universe is set to hit theaters on June 5, 2026.

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30 Comments

ModHaterSLADE - 4/30/2025, 3:29 PM

Elba and Brie make me wanna give it a chance, just hope it's not another dumpster fire for the franchise.

UncleHarm1 - 4/30/2025, 3:38 PM

@ModHaterSLADE - Alison Brie is honestly perfect casting there but Jared Leto? As Skeletor????? Thafuq

NonPlayerC - 4/30/2025, 3:44 PM

@ModHaterSLADE - Brie is my favorite actress. Ill watch just about anything with her in it

MuadDib - 4/30/2025, 4:07 PM

@NonPlayerC - Alison should have been She-Hulk, for all the Alison Brie type talk around that role, it should have just gone to her. I hope she get a comic book role somewhere soon. Damn she’s a hottie

ModHaterSLADE - 4/30/2025, 4:17 PM

@NonPlayerC - GLOW was great. Shame it got axed.

ClintthaManster - 4/30/2025, 4:29 PM

@NonPlayerC - The fact that she was on the best comedy and the best drama at the same time (Community and Mad Men) was enough to make me a life-long fan.

JacobsLadder - 4/30/2025, 4:51 PM

@ModHaterSLADE - I love franchise and really don't want to see more of my childhood get shit on. Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Star Trek, Terminator, Predator, Aliens...it's numbing at this point.

SummersEssex - 4/30/2025, 5:11 PM

@UncleHarm1 - dude’s weird but he’s a good actor.

ModHaterSLADE - 4/30/2025, 6:06 PM

@JacobsLadder - Yeah, these great 80s franchises have had some awful follow-ups to keep them relevant.

NonPlayerC - 4/30/2025, 6:17 PM

@MuadDib - yeah, now I want her as Polaris

harryba11zack - 4/30/2025, 3:32 PM

why the phuck would they set this sh1t on "modern" earth? no one wants to sea that sh1t, they have learnt nothing from the 87 film

Steel86 - 4/30/2025, 4:05 PM

@harryba11zack - It's not set in modern Earth. Adam was sent to Earth as a child and they find him as an Adult. The Earth setting is a small part of the film.

soberchimera - 4/30/2025, 4:33 PM

@Steel86 - Still no reason to include it, just set the whole thing on Eternia.

datfigures - 4/30/2025, 5:53 PM

@soberchimera - it’s a plot device, Adam represents the audience perspective of reacting to the things he sees on Eternia for the first time as well as giving a reason for there to be exposition of the world and its mythology to be given to the main character.

I’m a little wary of it too, but can appreciate the strategy of trying to appeal to new fans.

McMurdo - 4/30/2025, 3:36 PM

Am I the only one who thinks Perfuma looks like a dude in that fuzzy photo? Could just be a bad pic lol

ClintthaManster - 4/30/2025, 4:28 PM

@McMurdo - PERFUMO! The woke mind virus strikes down another victim!

McMurdo - 4/30/2025, 6:11 PM

@ClintthaManster - I appreciate a good kink as much as the next @originalgusto1

TheVisionary25 - 4/30/2025, 3:38 PM

That’s pretty cool if that’s the case…

In regards to She-Ra , it could be just fun Easter eggs for fans or seeds that are being planted for a future spinoff if this does well but we shall see.

Anyway , I’m honestly excited for this film and that’s because of Travis Knight aswell as the cast…

I think Bumblebee was enjoyable so hopefully the former can bring that same love & passion for his take on He-Man aswell!!.

FusionWarrior - 4/30/2025, 4:26 PM

I AM SHE-RA!!!

dagenspear - 4/30/2025, 4:28 PM

I still just don't agree at all with the casting for the main character.

soberchimera - 4/30/2025, 4:32 PM

Wasn't there a controversy where the showrunner of She-Ra said that Bow should have brother named Sow?

KaptainKhaos - 4/30/2025, 4:44 PM

That's quite the thumbnail 🥵

jparr2 - 4/30/2025, 4:47 PM

why am i hitting a paywall now?

JacobsLadder - 4/30/2025, 4:48 PM

I want this movie to be good so bad. I can't help but think of those first few minutes of Bumblebee and it gives me hope that the director knows how to give fans what they want.

StSteven - 4/30/2025, 6:30 PM

@JacobsLadder - As a life-long TF fan (I've got a Deception symbol tattooed on my shoulder and an entire spare bedroom full of the figures MISB), I'm there with you on the "Bumblebee" movie intro. Hasbro apparently knows how popular that was with the fans as they are still making figures out of not only the characters in that opening scene, but also concept art for characters that didn't appear in that scene (i.e., Megatron, Rumble, Frenzy, etc.).

Unfortunately according to producer Lorenzo DiBonafutura, that 7 minutes of awesomeness was so expensive to create that if they did a whole movie of it it would cost around $500M. So don't hold your breath for that. It's too bad that "TF:One" didn't do better BO numbers, as I really enjoyed it and it set up a "TF:Two" sequel perfectly (they originally planned a trilogy). Considering how good the reviews were for that movie from both the fans and the critics, that was a real surprise.

But to your original point, as a child from the 80s myself, I want this movie to be really good as well and I think that Travis is the guy to do it. Although I never really collected He-Man toys at the time (too busy collecting my TFs) I watched the show and have seen some of the newer stuff as well. I have a pretty large movie room in my house and I have collections of toys and movie props in different areas (i.e. the MCU corner with Cap's shield, the Nano Gauntlet, etc.; the Star Wars corner with rereleases of the original figures and vehicles, etc.) and I have my 80s/90s toys corner with rereleases of He-Man, TMNT, Marvel, GI JOE, etc. My local Target has been handling the He-Man figures, so I think that I have pretty much all of the OG figures and vehicles, including some of the She-Ra stuff as well (although I don't recall ever really getting that into She-Ra). So fingers crossed! 😊

JacobsLadder - 4/30/2025, 6:48 PM

@StSteven - my MOTU collection was pretty awesome, but I gave it all away in high school, for some reason. I still have my SW collection thank goodness. Those vintage Transformers were incredible. Jetfire was always one of my favorites. Soundwave too. Sooooo good, back when Megatron was a handgun. The New Eternia MOTU figures at Target are sweet. I've got Beastman and Orko. Some of them like Webstor are super expensive.

Pabs - 4/30/2025, 5:38 PM

I know some of this is set on earth . I hope he-man is not going to have some annoying friend tag along with him

MotherGooseUPus - 4/30/2025, 5:45 PM

never watched she-ra and know nothing about it... are they making it so i need to watch that to understand whats going on in this movie? i was a big fan of the new Netflix Masters of Universe with Hamill as Skeletor...

ObserverIO - 4/30/2025, 6:49 PM

ZODAK BOW NETOSSA KING HISS PERFUMA...

ObserverIO - 4/30/2025, 6:51 PM

This is gonna be like the opening of Bumblebee but for a whole movie. Cinemas are gonna be practically drowning in man-jizz on opening weekend.

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