We have word that a He-Man film may be back in business after John Stevenson pwned a board room pitch session. We get the scoop from our friends at Latino Review:
El Mayimbe here…
According to my sources, one of my favorite projects got itself a director. Supposedly, Kung Fu Panda director John Stevenson went in to the Silver offices, came in and did this killer take on He-man and the Masters of the Universe and got himself the job!
Apparently, the He-Man movie is not dead after all. I hear Stevenson’s presentation razzle dazzled the execs.
Any man who walks into an office with a vision, lays it on the table and walks out with the job is a person that I will respect. Stevenson must have something of quality up his sleeve if he can saunter out with a potential franchise in hand. If nothing else I salute this mans sales ability.
The world of Eternia is a place somewhere between Star Wars and Conan The Barbarian. It will be tough to try and make the film straddle these worlds and still seem “buyable”. Perhaps an animation man like Stevenson is perfect for this gig. He understands what works in cartoon form, and may have a better bearing on what will translate well to live action more than most.
This news is off putting for a moment, but the more I consider it, the more I think everything may be ok. We’ll be sure to track the progress, but after years of back and forth it looks like The Masters Of The Universe may have a champion in Stevenson.
