Kick-Ass 2 Director Jeff Wadlow Will Write Screen-Play for film “Masters of the Universe”

In the 80s, Masters of the Universe was one of the most appreciated shows for children. And Columbia Pictures has been struggling to twist it into a new live action film for the new generation. In this regard, the writer-director Jeff Wadlow has been announced to rewrite the screenplay for the reboot rooted on well-liked line of action characters from children’s cartoon that include He-Man, Skeletor and She-ra. Wadlow is known for “Kick-Ass 2”, “Never Back Down” and co-writing and directing the diabolically compelling horror-thriller Cry_Wolf.

This might imply that the studio is looking for a graver take on the reboot. That said, it is highlY likely the film would turn out to be anything away from PG-13, for the reason that othERwise they would be unable to benefit from the lovable and receptiVe toy-involving little children demographic. Currently, Jeff has not been proposed to helm the project, but it is possible that rewriting screenplay can make him to be one of the favorable options to direct the film.

Unforgettably, first live action film of “Masters of the Universe” was released in cinemas in the 1987. He-Man character was played by Dolph Lundgren, while other cast members included Frank Langella as Skeletor, Meg Foster as Evil-Lyn, Billy Barty as Gwildor, AND Courteney Cox as Julie Winston, with Gary Goddard at the helm of the project. Unfortunately, this film was unable to inspire or live up to the expectations of people.

Since then, many efforts have been made to come up with most satisfactory film and get this franchise going again. Jeff's choice to rewrite screenplay is just most recent effort in Masters of the Universe's drive to the Hollywood box office.

We have also received news about the franchise in 2004, when John Woo was hired for this project. Previously, Warner Bros. was trying to produce “Masters of the Universe” with producer Joel Schumaker. Until 2009, Warner Bros had secured the release of their version of He-Man on payment of bail, and later Columbia grabbed the rights. After that, Alex Litvak and Mike Finch were hired to come up with a script.

By 2012, the director of G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Jon M. Chu, was linked with this project for a short term. A few months later, Richard Wenk was hired to write the script. Terry Rossio was also attached with project to rewrite the screenplay that had already been shaped by an upsetting amount of writers. Now finally Wadlow is working on screenplay.