By the Power of Grayskull!!! He-Man and the gang have landed on Earth following the world premiere of Masters of the Universe at the TCL Chinese Theater in Los Angeles on Monday evening.
While official critics’ reviews for Travis Knight‘s live-action adaptation of the Mattel media and toys franchise are embargoed till much closer to Masters‘ release date of June 5, Amazon MGM Studios allowed premiere attendees to release brief social media reaction after the screening.
Masters tells the story of Prince Adam of Eternia who as a child crash lands on Earth and is separated from his Sword of Power. Adam is raised on Earth as the pretty average Adam Glenn but his life changes when he is reunited with his sword. He returns to save his ruined homeland, and faces off against the evil Skeletor.
In-demand British actor Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Adam/Adam Glenn/He-Man, with Jared Leto playing Skeletor. The all-star cast also features Idris Elba as Man-at-Arms and Camila Mendes as Teela, Alison Brie as Evil-Lyn, Morena Baccarin as Sorceress and Kristen Wiig as Roboto.
The cast also includes Eire Farrell (young Teela), James Purefoy (King Randor), Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson (Malcolm / Fisto), Charlotte Riley (Queen Marlena Glenn), Sasheer Zamata (Suzie), James Wilkinson (Mekaneck), Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (Goat Man), Kojo Attah (Tri-Klops), and Jon Xue Zhang (Ram-Man).
Masters first appeared as IP when Mattel released a toy line in 1982. The following year, the classic Filmation animated series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe debuted. A live-action Masters of the Universe film starring Dolph Lundgren as Adam/He-Man hit theaters in 1987 but bombed at the box office. Various Hollywood studios have attempted to reboot the property as a feature film with little success until Amazon acquired the rights in 2024.
See a selection of the social media reaction to Masters of the Universe below.