Mattel and Amazon MGM ’s live - actionMasters of the Universemoviehas tot up yet another noteworthy name to its cast . Varietyreports thatMorbiusandHouse of Guccistar Jared Leto has sign on to play the skull - faced sorcerer known as Skeletor in the moving-picture show . Skeletor is the nefarious archnemesis of He - Man , who will be play in the newMasters of the Universemovie byBottomsandThe Idea of Youactor Nicholas Galitzine .
Sam C. Wilson ( House of theDragon ) , Kojo Attah ( The Beekeeper ) , and Hafthor Bjornsson ( Game of Thrones ) have also joined theMasters of the Universecast as Trap Jaw , Tri - Klops , and Goat Man , three of Skeletor ’s henchmen . They , along with Leto , tick the in vogue add-on to what is shape up to be a star - studded tout ensemble , which already include Alison Brie as Evil - Lyn , Skeletor ’s 2nd - in - control ; Idris Elba as Duncan / Man - At - Arms , one of He - Man ’s nigh ally ; and Camila Mendes as Teela , Man - At - blazon ’ tearing adopted daughter .
Masters of the Universe‘s plot is currently being kept under wraps . It seems safe to put on , however , that the film will stick near to the premise of its franchise ’s original Mattel miniature line and the 1983 animated seriesHe - Man and the Masters of the Universe , which revolve around Prince Adam of the planet Eternia , whose role of a arm known as the Power Sword transform him into a warrior named He - Man . Together with his allies , He - Man fight to protect Eternia and the sought after Castle Grayskull from nefarious beings like Skeletor and Evil - Lyn .
A new feature - length take on the Masters of the Universe dealership has been in the works in Hollywood for age . With Galitzine , Leto , Brie , Elba , and others all signed on to star in it now , though , the film is looking more and more real with every fall Clarence Shepard Day Jr. . If this iteration ofMasters of the Universedoes indeed come to realisation , it will be the 2d live - activity take on the property to make it to the big silver screen .
The first was a 1987 film starring Dolph Lundgren as He - Man and Frank Langella as Skeletor , which bombed both critically and financially upon its release . One can only hope this newMasters of the Universewill be capable to avoid its predecessor ’s portion .
The project is set to be direct by Travis Knight , whose previous directorial exertion include 2016’sKubo and the Two Stringsand 2018’sBumblebee . Both films take in cocksure reviews , and his workplace onBumblebeemeans that Knight has experience navigating the same rarified toy dog - to - flick line thatMasters of the Universeneeds to traverse . Having already played Morbius and The Joker , Jared Leto is also no stranger to portray over - the - top villains like Skeletor . Before he try out to conquer Eternia , though , Leto is next expected to be seen in 2025’sTron : Ares .
lord of the Universehits theatre of operations on June 5 , 2026 .
