From Amazon MGM Studios comes the adventure of a lifetime. A young man on Earth discovers a fabulous secret legacy as the prince of an alien planet, and must recover a magic sword, return home and protect his kingdom.

The whole thing started with a concept for a line of toys in the late 1970s. The franchise officially launched in 1980, with the animated series coming to excited pre-teens on TV in 1983. The dual identity of Prince Adam came later in a second wave of comics produced by DC Comics. This is the second time He-Man and the Masters of the Universe has made it to the big screen, the first being in

The whole film is one giant fan service, and, frankly, we’re here for it. Nicholas Galitzine is Prince Adam of Eternia / He-Man, and he carries the responsibility and weight of the title character as though born to it. Morena Baccarin plays the Sorceress. Camila Mendes is Teela. Jared Leto is Skeletor, though you wouldn’t know under all that prosthetic rubber. The rest of the characters are all there as well, with one very noteworthy exception: there is no Orco on the cast list. This may be because he is Sir Not Appearing In This Film, or he may be a surprise addition that they don’t want to spoil by putting his name in the cast list just yet.

Masters of the Universe is directed by Travis Knight, and hits theaters on July 5, 2026.