Kyle Allen; He-Man.Photo: Jesse Grant/Getty Images; NETFLIX
By the power of Grayskull, there’s a new He-Man in the universe.
Mattel andNetflixannounced Friday thatKyle Allen— who recently appeared as Balkan inWest Side Story—will be portraying the beloved character in their upcoming live-actionMasters of the Universemovie.
The film is based on the popular Mattel toy figures that spurned the ’80s cartoon showHe-Man and the Masters of the Universe.The kids' show also spawned the live-action 1987 filmMasters of the UniversestarringDolph Lundgrenas He-Man.
The story in the new film will follow “an orphan named Adam” who “discovers he is a prince destined to be the savior of a faraway land and must quickly learn of his power and the importance of saving his true home from an evil force,” a press release says.
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Allen’s casting comes almost three years after Netflix heartthrobNoah Centineosaid hewould play He-Man in the remake, when it was a Mattel/Sony project.
Centineo, 25,revealed that he would be playing He-Manduring an April 2019 appearance onThe Tonight Show, telling hostJimmy Fallonthat he was “very excited.”
While he remained tight-lipped on the film’s details, Centineo did say he’d been busy practicing He-Man’s “I have the power!” battle cry: “I’ve been screaming it until my voice is vocally fried, man.”
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“With our partners at Netflix, we look forward to showing audiences that anything can happen in Eternia,” Mattel Films executive producer Robbie Brenne says in the release. “We are continuing to unlock this global franchise in new ways, and we can’t wait to see Kyle battle it out with Skeletor in this epic live-action saga.”
News of the film comes after Netflix released two new animated He-Man series —Masters of the Universe: RevelationandHe-Man and the Masters of the Universe— last year.
Season 2 of the latter series isset to drop March 3.
source: people.com
