‘The Thought of You’ star Nicholas Galitzine is taking part in the function of He-Man within the adaptation of the favored toy model first launched within the Eighties.
‘The Thought of You’ star Nicholas Galitzine is taking part in the function of He-Man within the adaptation of the favored toy model first launched within the Eighties.
Camila Mendes, the actress maybe greatest identified for enjoying Veronica within the CW collection Riverdale, has nabbed the important thing function of Teela in Amazon MGM Studios and Mattel Movies’ live-action tackle Masters of the Universe.
Mendes will star reverse Nicholas Galitzine (The Thought of You), who’s taking part in the function of He-Man within the adaptation of the favored toy model first launched within the Eighties. Travis Knight, the founding father of stop-motion powerhouse Laika who directed the corporate’s Kubo and the Two Strings, is helming the movie.
Plot particulars are being saved sheathed, however the idea facilities on the character of Prince Adam of Eternia who, due to his Energy Sword, turns into the muscular He-Man and is imbued with superhuman power and talents. Along with his assortment of allies, he defends the planet from the evil Skeletor and his armies.
Teela is the captain of the royal guard and the adopted daughter of Man-at-Arms, the royal household’s inventor of weapons. Relying on the animated collection, she at instances has suspected Prince Adam of being the heroic He-Man and has at instances been his romantic curiosity.
The screenplay is by Chris Butler, following preliminary drafts written by David Callaham, and brothers Aaron and Adam Nee.
Escape Artists and Mattel Movies are producing the characteristic that’s to be launched in theaters worldwide on June 5, 2026.
The casting within the high-profile, big-budget manufacturing in a recognizable function is a coup for Mendes, who screentested two weeks in the past together with rising actresses Clara Rugaard, Alexandra Shipp and Quintessa Swindell.
Mendes broke out with the function of Veronica on the collection Riverdale, which ended its run final yr. Her current credit embody the 2024 options Upgraded and Música, along with beforehand collaborating with Robinson on the 2022 Netflix teen black comedy Do Revenge. This fall, she is taking pictures a number one function in Sony’s reboot of horror film I Know What You Did Final Summer time.
She is repped by CAA, Luber Roklin Leisure, and Hansen Jacobsen.
