Masters Of The Universe gets new writers

It’s been years since we last heard anything concrete about a new Masters Of The Universe movie.

The first, way back in ’87, was notable mostly for Frank Langella’s scene-stealing turn as Skeletor, as well as an early appearance by Courteney Cox. And, of course, Dolph Lundgren wearing not very much.

But last September, the project was canned. No doubt the sudden emergence of sword-themed epics as en vogue is what has gotten Columbia thinking about the project again. Will they still hold Matrix and Batman up as inspiration?

The ‘80s Masters was very much a product of its time, boasting a definite Star Wars vibe - it even went so far as to steal, ahem, borrow many of the beats of John Williams’ iconic score. Then there was Skeletor recreated as a sort of Darth Vader type...

What will the new version be like? Ralph Fiennes for Skeletor, you say?

Josh Winning has worn a lot of hats over the years. Contributing Editor at Total Film, writer for SFX, and senior film writer at the Radio Times. Josh has also penned a novel about mysteries and monsters, is the co-host of a movie podcast, and has a library of pretty phenomenal stories from visiting some of the biggest TV and film sets in the world. He would also like you to know that he "lives for cat videos..." Don't we all, Josh. Don't we all.