By the ability of Grayskull! Amazon’s Masters of the Universe film is gathering warriors to repel Skeletor and his merry band of minions for a brand new He-Man film! After casting The Concept of You star Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Adam, aka He-Man, we hear that Riverdale and Do Revenge star Camila Mendes is armoring up as Teela for the anticipated live-action adaptation.
Whereas there hasn’t been a live-action adaptation of Mattel’s Masters of the Universe because the Gary Goddard-directed basic starring Dolph Lundgren because the chiseled warrior from Eternia, Amazon MGM Studios and Mattel Movies are pulling out all of the stops by getting Laika Studios CEO and filmmaker Travis Knight (Kubo and the Two Strings, Bumblebee) to direct the newest try to carry a flesh-and-blood He-Man to screens.
Plot particulars for Knight’s Masters of the Universe stay a thriller. Nonetheless, you’ll be able to rely on the live-action journey revolving round Prince Adam of Eternia, who transforms into the courageous hero He-Man because of his Energy Sword. Whereas using atop his trusty companion, Battle Cat, He-Man makes use of his superhuman energy and braveness to defend Eternia from Skeletor and his evil forces.
Camila Mendes performs Teela within the forthcoming movie, the captain of the royal guard and the adopted daughter of Man-at-Arms, the royal household’s weapons inventor. Teela and He-Man have joined forces to fight evil previously. Some storylines discover He-Man and Teela turning into a pair. Nonetheless, defending the dominion of Eternia is at all times paramount to any um… organic urges.
Many know Camila Mendes as Veronica from The CW’s Riverdale. Mendes performed the basic character on the community’s decidedly steamy Archie reimagining from 2017 to 2023, when the present concluded after seven seasons. Earlier this yr, Mendes starred alongside Archie Renaux and Marissa Tomei in Prime Video‘s romantic comedy Upgraded. The hilarious and heartfelt rom-com focuses on Ana, who will get upgraded to top notch on a piece journey, the place she meets Will, who errors Ana for her boss, Claire. A white lie then units off a glamorous chain of occasions, romance, and alternative till her fib threatens to floor.
As a fan of Goddard’s 1987 Masters of the Universe and a fair larger fan of Travis Knight, I’m excited to see how this venture shakes out. How about you? Are you trying ahead to seeing Camila Mendes in Amazon’s Masters of the Universe? Tell us within the feedback part under.