Masters of the Universe is one of the biggest question marks going into the summer movie season. On the one hand, it’s Travis Knight, the director of Bumblebee, bringing one of the marquee franchises of the ’80s to the big screen with all the bells and whistles. It looks like a lot of fun. But it’s opening on a difficult weekend, we don’t know if modern audiences will care about the muscle-bound franchise, and then there’s the villain.
Everyone knows that He-Man’s main adversary is Skeletor, and he’s in full effect in Masters of the Universe. In fact, in this movie, things begin with Skeletor winning and ruling over Eternia. The issue is that Skeletor is played by controversial and polarizing actor Jared Leto. And though we don’t see Leto’s face in the film, everyone wants to know what his Skeletor is going to be like.
Well, this week, MGM released two new featurettes for the film that show all the heroes and villains we can expect to see in theaters on June 5. It’s a who’s who of He-Man sidekicks, and, in the villain-focused video, we get a good chunk of Skeletor. Check it out.
He sounds… okay, right? Certainly, you couldn’t tell it was Leto if he wasn’t billed in the film. He’s got a lot of that goofy inspiration from the original animated series, with a look that’s very imposing. We’re curious what you all think. Let us know below.
There’s also a second featurette focusing on the heroes, and it’s kind of great. That Ram Man moment is amazing.
We’ll have to wait and see if this movie is as good as we want and hope it to be, but these new clips certainly look like it has that potential.
Featuring Nicholas Galitzine, Camila Mendes, Alison Brie, James Purefoy, Morena Baccarin, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Charlotte Riley, Kristen Wiig, Jared Leto, and Idris Elba, Masters of the Universe opens June 5.
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