Masters of the Universe

"Legends aren't born, they're forged."

2026 2h 21m EN

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★7.1TMDB · 2,199●52Metacritic★6.4IMDB · 118,965

ActionFantasyScience Fiction

Synopsis

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After being separated for 15 years, the Sword of Power leads Prince Adam back to Eternia, where he discovers his home shattered under the fiendish rule of Skeletor. To save his family and his world, Adam must join forces with his closest allies, Teela and Duncan/Man-At-Arms, and embrace his true destiny as He-Man — the most powerful man in the universe.

“Legends aren't born, they're forged.”

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Cast

Nicholas Galitzine
Adam / He-Man
Camila Mendes
Teela
Idris Elba
Duncan
Jared Leto
Skeletor
Alison Brie
Evil-Lyn
Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson
Fisto
Jon Xue Zhang
Ram Man
Sam C. Wilson
Trap Jaw

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Travis Knight
Writers: Chris Butler, Aaron Nee, Adam Nee
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Budget of $200M — blockbuster tier. Only ~1% of films ever made reach this.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 57% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.

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4 / 8

CAST

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212+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Travis Knight, shot by Fabian Wagner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Daniel Pemberton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Paul Rubell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Nicholas Galitzine and Camila Mendes and Idris Elba carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Travis Knight directs. Fabian Wagner behind the camera. Daniel Pemberton scores. Paul Rubell cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Budget of $200M — blockbuster tier. Only ~1% of films ever made reach this.
2Earned back only 57% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
4212+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Travis Knight, shot by Fabian Wagner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Daniel Pemberton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Paul Rubell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Nicholas Galitzine and Camila Mendes and Idris Elba carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Legends aren't born, they're forged.".
10IMDB entry: tt0427340 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 17 themes, including "skeleton", "superhero", "nostalgia", "alien planet".
12Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Fabian Wagner
Original score: Daniel Pemberton
Editing: Paul Rubell
Production design: Guy Hendrix Dyas
Costume design: Richard Sale
Makeup / hair: Pippa Woods
VFX supervisor: David Vickery
Sound: Mike Prestwood Smith
Stunt coordinator: Liang Yang
Runtime: 141 min · 2h 21m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $200,000,000
Box office: $113,763,426
Return: 57% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Masters of the Universe (2026)
Metacritic: 52/100
IMDB rating: 6.4/10 · 118,965 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

6 nominations total

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JPV8522026-06-06
★ 7/10
Just a fun, light-hearted sci-fi actioner that harkens back to my childhood most of the time. Nothing groundbreaking in terms of story but I thought Nicholas Galitzine did a solid job as He-Man and shared good chemistry with Camila Mendes. Idris Elba as always was charismatic no matter what he's in. Not sure why they paid Jared Leto as it doesn't sound nor look like him. The action scenes were well done and special effects were quite good. I'll probably watch again once it hits home video ( 4K). 3.5/5 Side note: I saw this at the Cinemark Screen X (guess their version of IMAX). Interesting concept with not only the giant screen but visuals on the sides for certain scenes. Not sure I'd pay for that upgrade but I have become accustomed to the D-Box seats if only to have some separation from people beside me.
GenerationofSwine2026-06-06
★ 10/10
It's so woke, stay away stay away.... just joking, it's not woke at all. The "Girl Power" moments are when He-Man was Adam before he became He-Man and fit well with the plot, the crazy cultist actually did a great job as skelator... like he actually did a great job. It paid homage to the cartoon. It was colorful, I mean it seriously popped and I appriciate that, it made it look fun and drew me in. It respected the cartoon, it respecte the IP, it respected the fans, it really didn't shout politics, it didn't pull a Kevin Smith and insult He-Man for being masculine.... ... in short it was just a fun and entertaining film that was made for the nostalgia seeking fans. However, some of the jokes didn't work, they didn't fit, they felt too MCU, especially in the first half. It was a little too long, especially for what it was, and took forever for the plot to really set in. But who cares, He-Man seems like a PRIME target for the anti-male, anti-white, anti-straight, anti-everything crowd to target.... and IT DIDN'T. It was pretty fun and politics free and I honestly was SHOCKED. I went to hate watch it. Watch it, it's just entertaining. You don't get lectured. It's refreshingly not woke crap.
CinemaSerf2026-06-07
★ 6/10
We learn quite quickly that the weedy "Adam" has only just escaped with his life and the sword of power as "Skeletor" (Jared Leto doing his best impersonation of the deceased Alan Rickman) invaded and seized "Castle Greyskull". He (now Nicholas Galitzine) didn't manage to keep hold of the sword for long in his new world, and indeed just ended up in the USA working in HR whilst constantly surfing the internet to track it down before the nasty "Evil-Lyn" (Alison Brie) manages to secure it for her menacing boss. Luckily, and somewhat comedically, "Adam" does manage to find his artefact and then luckily for him his childhood friend "Teela" (Camila Mendes) shows up just in the nick of time to get him back to "Eternia". This is now a decimated world crying out for him to restore the sorceress and the equilibrium of the kingdom. His chances don't look good. His chief enforcer "Duncan" (Sir Idris Elba) has succumbed to the bottle and somewhat neutered his battle robot so it's more adept with a mop than a blaster; and what passes for the rebellion is highly suspicious of this floppy-haired and strangely dressed lad. Now he has to prove himself to just about everyone, including himself, and turn into the "He-Man" they need. The snag with this is that it takes us almost an hour to get back to "Eternia" and so kick start the fantasy elements of the adventure. Once that does get going, I was reminded more of the "Thor" franchise than anything with Dolph Lundgren (who does feature momentarily with some sagely advice). Galitzine does enter into the spirit of the thing, and he's buffed up well but even for a tea-time film, there simply isn't any menace. "Skeletor" barely features until the denouement where there's precisely no jeopardy and we stray perilously closer to soap rather than to peril for me. It looks fine, the visual effects do their job adequately enough, but I really wanted more of "He-Man" than "HR-man". Disappointing, sorry.