It has taken years, but everybody’s favorite 80’s cartoon show is finally being adapted for the big screen…again. Although, a lot of people are not happy about the movie taking place on Earth….AGAIN. IESB’s Robert Sanchez wrote an open letter to the screenwriter Justin Marks( writer for the upcoming Voltron and Street Fighter) about the issues he had with the upcoming film, Masters of the Universe.
IESB gives us this:
He-Man fans want to see Skeletor, Beastman, Evil Lyn, Mer-Man, He-Man, Man-at-Arms, Teela, Orko, Panthor, Battle Cat, The Sorceress, Castle Grayskull, Snake Mountain and other of our favorite MOTU villains and heroes (ok maybe not Orko so much but definitely everyone else) but most importantly we want to see them on Eternia. Not a special magical place on Earth a la Skull Island called Eternia but a separate planet that has nothing to do with Earth.
Why am I bringing this up right now? Well because I was told the current idea is to make Eternia here on Earth, kind of like a modern day Middle Earth. I don’t like this man and I am sure that fans of the franchise are not going to care for this either. As a matter of fact, I have been told that you are keeping a very similar template when comparing He-Man to your Voltron script…I am telling you, this is destined for failure.
Now, I don’t know what to say about this. As a child, He-Man was my favorite cartoon. Although, I can’t remember much of the series now. I loved the incredibly bad and cheesy Dolph Lundgren version of the film, and thought Jason Lewis ( of Sex and the City fame) was going to be perfect for the new He-Man years ago. Obviously, I’ve proven that I know absolutely DICK on this topic, so I’m curious what are your thoughts of the new Masters of The Universe project?
