MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE Sizzle Reel Shown At CinemaCon Reveals Jared Leto's Skeletor, He-Man's Costume, More

MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE Sizzle Reel Shown At CinemaCon Reveals Jared Leto's Skeletor, He-Man's Costume, More

Amazon brought Masters of the Universe to CinemaCon last night, and the footage shown to attendees revealed He-Man in full costume, Jared Leto's Skeletor, and more. We also have Wicked For Good news...

By JoshWilding - Apr 03, 2025 08:04 AM EST
Source: SFFGazette.com

Universal Pictures and Amazon MGM Studios took centre stage at CinemaCon yesterday, with the latter studio putting the spotlight on its long-awaited live-action reboot of Masters of the Universe

Attendees in Las Vegas didn't see a trailer, but a sizzle reel featuring snippets of footage from the movie's set was revealed. The preview saw star Nicholas Galitzine getting into He-Man shape, with a shot of him rocking the character's classic costume and haircut drawing cheers from those in attendance. 

It sounds like some huge sets have been constructed in London, many of which recreate locations on Eternia. "By the power of Grayskull!" was heard at one point, and while there weren't too many talking points, Deadline describes the sneak peek as follows: 

"This is clearly the first tentpole take of the Mattel property with many of the characters, i.e. Teela, Man at Arms, Skeletor, looking exactly as the toys and then some. God knows when the studio will drop the reel, but we catch Jared Leto as Skeletor, Camila Mendes training on jump wires and running sideways, and Galitzine in full sword swinging mode. The BTS reel showed the massive castle sets being built with plenty of green screens."

Looking through various reactions on social media, we also have some feedback on Skeletor's appearance. It's said that he "has blue skin and is jacked" but was shown only "as a hooded figure with no face." The iconic villain's appearance will likely be fully CG, meaning the filmmakers weren't ready to remove that hood just yet. 

"It’s the rebirth of this incredible world," producer Jason Blumenthal told those in attendance. He later described this as a "rebirth of this incredible world" and said, "the scale is massive." He noted, "We’re not making a cartoon here, we’re making a live action fantasy film."

Director Travis Knight revealed that his love for Masters of the Universe dates back to "pretty much [his] entire life," adding that he "lived and breathed" the story (going so far as to rock He-Man's haircut for a time).

Universal, meanwhile, put the spotlight on the upcoming Wicked sequel, Wicked For Good. The movie, originally titled Wicked: Part Two, is expected to be another huge hit, and Screen Rant has shared the following trailer description:

"The teaser begins with Glinda running outside, and seeing glass cracking on the building. 'Elphaba I know you’re out here. Just come in before the monkeys spot you.' Elphaha then appears behind her in the dark. 'There’s no going back,' Elphaba says, 'This is between the wizard and I.'"

"Fiyero now leads a squadron. 'Our Wizard Lies,' Elphaba writes in the clouds as she flies in the sky. Glinda goes back to the tower/attic where she last saw Elphaba. We then see them together. Glinda leans on Elphaba’s shoulder and says, 'Think of what we could do together.'"

"Fiyero aims a pistol at Elphaba, but quickly turns to aim at the Wizard, betraying him.'“You’re the only friend I ever had,' Elphaba says. Glinda responds, 'And I have so many friends.' Later... 'I’m off to see the wizard,' Elphaba says as she uses her magic to pull her broom towards her, then she’s last shown flying away."

Wicked For Good arrives in theaters on November 21. As for Masters of the Universe, we'll get to see the reboot on the big screen on June 5, 2026. Stay tuned to SFFGazette.com for updates on both movies. 

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HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 4/3/2025, 8:22 AM
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Fogs
Fogs - 4/3/2025, 9:02 AM
@HashTagSwagg - hahah wtf
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 4/3/2025, 9:41 AM
@HashTagSwagg - looks like Leto got titty implants
JustAWaffle
JustAWaffle - 4/3/2025, 8:38 AM
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TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 4/3/2025, 8:42 AM
“𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐬 𝐊𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 "𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 [𝐡𝐢𝐬] 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞," 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞 "𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐝" 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 (𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐇𝐞-𝐌𝐚𝐧'𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞).“

Oh man , that’s unfortunate lol…

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

I think Bumblebee was enjoyable so hopefully he can bring that same love & passion for his take on He-Man aswell!!.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 4/3/2025, 8:54 AM

ROFL at this.
jwholmes2011
jwholmes2011 - 4/3/2025, 8:59 AM
After witnessing a lot of the casting and reading the story-line for this film, I don't have a lot of hope it will be good. Its a shame too, because if they just stayed true to the source material, and kept the casting more in line with the actual characters, it could've been amazing. We'll see, though.
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 4/3/2025, 9:06 AM
That all sounds fine but I have no idea why Adam needs to be placed in modern day American.
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 4/3/2025, 10:53 AM
@TheFinestSmack -

Maybe to show trashy Earthlings, and so Adam can import weed and woke ideology to Eternia.
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 4/3/2025, 10:58 AM
@TheFinestSmack - Another case of producers not trusting the audience to just go on the ride.
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 4/3/2025, 12:21 PM
@Clintthahamster - Right? Imagine the Lord of the Rings movies starting with Frodo waking up in Ohio after having a bad dream about Sauron and then he gets whisked to the shire lol.
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 4/3/2025, 1:08 PM
@TheFinestSmack - I almost added exactly that example. Two of the biggest entertainment franchises of the last 25 years are LotR and Game of Thrones, and both just dropped audiences directly into their respective worlds and never looked back. And we're talking about one of the best-known toy lines of the the last 50 years. I think we've got the gist.
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 4/3/2025, 2:17 PM
@Clintthahamster - I understand that the last live action He-Man had a low budget, so they concocted the idea of sending the characters to 1980's Earth. But to read here that they have castle giant sets and green screens for this movie...there is no good reason not to stick to the lore that built-in, long-time fans want. Do they think there are some out there like, "You know, The Two Towers looks like an OK movie, but the lack of Walmarts, Nissan Rogues and Five Dollar Foot-Longs from Subway in the trailer really makes me not want to see this."
THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 4/3/2025, 9:15 AM
He man sounds like it's coming together nicely.

Im happy I'm hearing jacked because that's what we are supposed to see and get.

Im just concerned about the He-man transformation. This better be done right and not HE He-Man transformation of 1987.

fOR [frick]S SAKE
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 4/3/2025, 10:58 AM
@THEKENDOMAN -

"not HE He-Man transformation of 1987."

What does HE mean?

How is this movie coming along nicely?

If someone made a movie of a franchise that was mostly Asian or Latino or black, and they raceswapped 2-5 of the characters, would that movie be coming along nicely?
THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 4/3/2025, 11:25 AM
@MakeAmericaGrea - fOR [frick]S SAKE MATE.

dONT YOU START ON ME NOW.

Could of at least started hello, mate, how are you?

To the movie:

Like everything else, you never have faith in anything. And sometimes, you are right.

However, on the race-swapped, we can't expect everything to be accurate. I just want to see a good live-action movie. don't really care about those details. Well, not for this movie, anyway.



Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 4/3/2025, 9:15 AM
Obligatory
EarlChai
EarlChai - 4/3/2025, 9:28 AM
I have one requirement of this: have a cameo by Frank Langella to finally pay off his Skeletor’s “I’ll be back!” comment from 1987.
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 4/3/2025, 10:31 AM
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ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 4/3/2025, 2:40 PM
@EarlChai - Either that or a Courtney Cox cameo as Julie! A new timeline was created at the end of that movie so it would actually fit.
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 4/3/2025, 9:29 AM
It’s weird that I thought Jared Leto was a good actor like 15 years ago, and he is. But man o man do I just not want to see him in anything outside of being in a druggy, crime thriller or horror movie. Keep him out of cbm’s and action flicks.
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 4/3/2025, 10:38 AM
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Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 4/3/2025, 11:05 AM
@slickrickdesigns - I'm weirdly more hyped for his casting in this movie than anyone else's (not particularly surprising, since the only other named cast member I'm familiar with is Idris Elba, and I much prefer him as a villain.) Skeletor (to me) needs to be as smarmy and petty as he is sinister menacing, and I think Leto could nail that with the right script.
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 4/3/2025, 3:47 PM
@slickrickdesigns - EH? I don't really think its him to blame solely. He just hasn't been working with people that have a great vision or direction.
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 4/3/2025, 10:51 AM
They race swapped too many characters.

Jared Leto is a s** pest allegedly.

How much woke garbage will be in it?

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Boycott.

Review and rate it.
Knightstar
Knightstar - 4/3/2025, 11:47 AM
When I heard they were coming to Earth it started to give mE Beastmaster 2 vibes...
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 4/3/2025, 2:44 PM
This is basically gonna be the cartoon come to life. In ways that you might not necessarily want. Just be prepared for the tone to be more Barbie than Conan.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 4/3/2025, 2:45 PM
I also heard that the CinemaCon audience saw Triclops, Beast Man and Man-E Faces, FYI.
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 4/3/2025, 3:52 PM
Highly skeptical of this film. Never been a He-Man fan but its material is pretty kiddy and corny. For this to work they have to re-imagine this property to something special and I just don't think they can.

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