Your eyes weren't deceiving you: that was indeed She-Ra, Princess of Power, who appears during one Masters of the Universe post-credits scene. The beloved twin sister of Adam has headlined two animated shows over the years, but She-Ra's post-credits cameo in Masters of the Universe marks the first time the character has appeared on screen in live action.
A momentous moment, then. But as director Travis Knight tells GamesRadar+, it's a cameo that almost didn't happen, and only came together late in production. "I wanted to get her in the movie, [but] there was a very complicated rights thing," Knight says. "We did that with like no money, too. That was at the end of the shoot. We were just scrambling around trying to build a set and put a costume together because we finally got the rights to do it and, I mean, she looks great."
It was such a big secret, in fact, that the She-Ra mid-credits scene was omitted from some early screenings. "We didn't show it to anybody. Like the studio hadn't even seen the finished version of that," Knight says. "When we screened it at the premiere last week, I didn't know how people were going to react. And the crowd just erupted into cheers. I couldn't believe it. It was actually really sweet. It was really heartening because that character means something to people and they've never seen her on the big screen. So that would be an honor to be able to breathe life into her, if we're so lucky."
While a Masters of the Universe sequel is far from confirmed, and will likely depend on how the film performs at the box office this weekend, if a follow-up does happen, She-Ra would play a major part, according to Knight. "She is a character that is hugely important in the mythology of this world. If we told another story set in this universe, she would absolutely play a huge part of it. I know exactly where that would go. But even if we don't [get to make a sequel], I was glad to get her on screen."
As for who would play She-Ra in a Masters of the Universe sequel, Knight has an answer for that too. "I know exactly who I would reach out to to play She-Ra," he teases, with a smile. "I can't jinx it so I can't say it. But I know exactly who it should be."
Masters of the Universe, starring Nicholas Galitzine, Camila Mendes, Idris Elba and Jared Leto, is in theaters now. Check out our Masters of the Universe review before you head to the theater, or read what Knight has to say about bringing Leto's scene-stealing Skeletor to the screen.
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