Jared Leto is officially set to play Skeletor in director Travis Knight’s live-action film adaptation of Masters of the Universe. Hollywood obviously has a thing for Leto since he keeps landing these big franchise roles.
It was also announced that Sam C. Wilson (House of the Dragon) will play Trap Jaw; Kojo Attah (The Beekeeper) will play Tri-Klops; and Hafthor Bjornsson (Game of Thrones) will play Goat Man. All of these are Skeletor’s henchmen.
They join the previously cast Nicholas Galitzine (Purple Hearts, Red, White & Royal Blue, The Idea of You) as Prince Adam/He-Man, Camila Mendes (Riverdale) as Teela, Alison Brie (GLOW, Community) as Skeletor’s second-in-command, Evil-Lyn, and Idris Elba (“Hijack”) as Teela’s father, Man-at-Arms.
The most recent draft of the script is being written by Chris Butler (ParaNorman) following writers David Callaham, and Aaron and Adam Nee.
I previously reported synopsis was shared, but I hope that this isn’t really the direction of the movie. It reads: “10-year-old Prince Adam who crashed to Earth in a spaceship and was separated from his magical Power Sword—the only link to his home on Eternia.
“After tracking it down almost two decades later, Prince Adam is whisked back across space to defend his home planet against the evil forces of Skeletor.
“But to defeat such a powerful villain, Prince Adam will first need to uncover the mysteries of his past and become He-Man: the most powerful man in the Universe!”
Masters of the Universe is being produced by Escape Artists and Mattel Films for release exclusively in theaters worldwide on June 5, 2026.
Source: Variety
