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“He-Man” Director Named

January 30, 2009 by Michael Hickerson   || Category: Film News

Director John Stevenson, who directed the animated “Kung Fu Panda,” will make his live-action directoral debut with “He Man and the Masters of the Universe,” according to Variety.

The film also gained a high-profile producer in Joel Silver, who will oversee the film.

The movie will be based on the popular toy franchise from Matel.  The film is a high-profile project for Silver and studio, Warner Brothers.  It is hoped that a “Masters of the Universe” film can cash in on the success of “Transformers”  and create a new franchise for Warner Brothers.

No details yet on a script for who is writing it, though it will presumably show the never-ending battle between He-Man and his nemesis, Skeletor.

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Comments

4 Responses to ““He-Man” Director Named”

  1. Omni on January 30th, 2009 8:06 pm

    As Hollywood sinks to ever new lows.

  2. Indiana Jim on February 3rd, 2009 4:42 pm

    :o

    Omni, come on!

  3. Kurt in St. George on February 5th, 2009 9:33 am

    I’m sure it will be just as good as the first He-Man movie, Masters of the Universe.

    Oh right, that’s the problem.

  4. WildSnorlax on February 5th, 2009 5:47 pm

    It can’t be as bad as the first one! He-Man as a vegetarian?! Travesty!

    I just hope that if it’s Live Action they get someone beefy enough to actually play the character right. The original guy was ripped, but too slender and wiry. They need a Schwartzenegger-in-his-prime sized guy with axe handle and a half shoulders, not some skinny guy with good muscle tone.. This is He-Man, not cardio-fitness man.

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