MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE To Get A Rewrite From THOR: RAGNAROK Scribe

MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE To Get A Rewrite From THOR: RAGNAROK Scribe

By the power of Grayskull! It seems Sony is still determined to move forward with their big-screen adaptation of He-Man & The Masters Of The Universe, as they've hired Chris Yost (Thor: The Dark World and Ragnarok, Max Steel) to rewrite the script...

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By MarkCassidy - Aug 19, 2015 04:08 PM EST
Source: Variety

Marvel Studios mainstay Christopher Yost will be turning his attention to Eternia after he's finished penning Thor: Ragnarok with Craig Kyle, as according to Variety, Sony Pictures and Escape Artists have tapped the writer to work on the script for their Masters Of The Universe movie.

The '80s He-Man cartoon was incredibly popular, spawning rebooted animated shows, comic books, heaps of merchandise, and even a movie with Dolph Lundgren which has become something of a cult classic. This new take has lingered in development hell for years, but it looks like some serious steps are finally being made to bring it to the screen.

Variety includes a synopsis, which may or may not turn out to be official:

"Set on the planet of Eternia, the story follows a warrior named Prince Adam who has the power to transform into the heroic He-Man. His nemesis is a villain named Skeletor who seeks to conquer a fortress known as Castle Grayskull in order to learn the secrets held within."


Previous drafts came from the pens of Terry Rossio and Jeff Wadlow, who was also tipped to direct at one point but we've had no updates on that for a while. Are you guys excited for a new Masters Of the Universe movie? Sound off below.
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Nickk
Nickk - 8/19/2015, 4:18 PM
i like the supreme super stack
SmellofDuty
SmellofDuty - 8/19/2015, 4:19 PM
As long as we don't get something like this.
Nickk
Nickk - 8/19/2015, 4:21 PM
gambgel
gambgel - 8/19/2015, 4:24 PM
Doesnt Sony know that this will be another big flop?

John Carter, Jupiter Ascending.... Lone Ranger, Dracula, Conan movies.... this will be no different. Current audience isnt here for any revival or new sci-fi extravanza.

This is a huge risk for Sony, and this wont be a hit unless is directed by a really huge and popular director and an "in demand" actor (even if I dont use to believe in it at all)
HiFi
HiFi - 8/19/2015, 4:26 PM
OFF-Topic: James Gunn was on periscope just now and he said 2 things that intrigued me: that he's commited to bring more female heroes and villains to Marvel movies and that gay characters in Marvel movies are a great idea.

Both Moondragon and Quasar are gay. I'd say one of them is joining the team.

DISCLAIMER: that's not confirmation of shit, just my opinion based on what he said.
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 8/19/2015, 4:26 PM
@SmellofDuty
Or this.
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 8/19/2015, 4:37 PM
@Quick1029
LOL!
GhostDog
GhostDog - 8/19/2015, 4:43 PM
It's confirmed that Yost is writing Thor 3????!!
McGee
McGee - 8/19/2015, 4:48 PM
There isn't much about He-man that I know. I have very vague early memories of watching He-man as a kid because I was so damn young when it came out (I couldn't even talk). I have slightly more vivid memories of the live action movie. I know I had the toys. Paul Dini worked on the show and hated it. The gag from Ghostbusters 2 made me laugh.

That being said...I'm thankful that He-man happened...because of this:
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 8/19/2015, 4:48 PM
@ComicsBornandBred Yeah, for a while now.

@HiFi Cool. Thanks for the update!
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 8/19/2015, 4:51 PM
Yost sucks at writing Thor. He's definitely going to butcher He-Man.
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 8/19/2015, 4:53 PM
@ComicsBornAndBred

Yea, but Feige did say that a new writer will be hired when they announce who will direct Ragnarok.
McGee
McGee - 8/19/2015, 4:59 PM
Theace69
Theace69 - 8/19/2015, 5:02 PM
People forget that Chris Yost was one of the people behind Earth's Mightiest Heroes before *Shudders* Man of Action took over.
DallasAvenger
DallasAvenger - 8/19/2015, 5:02 PM
Masters of the Universe was my favorite as a kid. Screw Transformers, G.I. Joe, and Thundercats. He-man had my heart. Really hope this turns out well.
McGee
McGee - 8/19/2015, 5:04 PM
I second ThunderCats. That's the one I actually do remember enjoying and having all the toys.
DallasAvenger
DallasAvenger - 8/19/2015, 5:17 PM
Kind of wish a studio I had more faith in owned my childhood with Sony having both Masters of the Unierse and Ghostbusters. But then again another studio might have too many big franchises going on to get around to these two new hopeful franchises.
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 8/19/2015, 5:58 PM
@MexicanSuperman

YOu know they will turn this into sci-fi like they did with the last one. Heck, they got Yost to write this.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 8/19/2015, 6:07 PM
No idea how they could make a good He-Man movie unless it was a parody.
dubjon
dubjon - 8/19/2015, 6:36 PM
Blastaar
Blastaar - 8/19/2015, 6:37 PM
MOTU is actually similar to Marvel's Thor in the sense that it's a combination of "Sword & Sorcerer/Fantasy" and "Sci-Fi".
However the MCU has pushed too much Sci-Fi into the Thor movies. One of the differences between Thor and He-Man is that Thor's universe is from a Viking type motif while He-Man's is like a Barbarian type motif.

MOTU has the potential to be quite baddass if done properly. If not He-Man, then I'll take a "Thunder The Barbarian" movie, Thunder The Barbarian's cartoon was quite dark and actually haf prophetic undertones.
Blastaar
Blastaar - 8/19/2015, 6:39 PM
The movie I'm have to see is Voltron.
grif
grif - 8/19/2015, 6:55 PM
one of the worst development hells in history
BlackIceJoe
BlackIceJoe - 8/19/2015, 7:06 PM
If Sony plays their cards right, this could be their Lord of The Rings type franchise. So I hope they do it justice.
Minghagz
Minghagz - 8/19/2015, 7:11 PM
One of my fave cartoons to watch in my youth
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