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Idris Elba is in early discussions to take on the role of Man-at-Arms in the new live-action Masters of the Universe movie, inspired by the popular Mattel franchise.

Elba would join Nicholas Galitzine in the role of He-Man, Camila Mendes, who is playing Teela, and Alison Brie as “Evil-Lyn.

Update: Deadline just reported that the deal is done.

The movie will follow, according to its synopsis, “10-year-old Prince Adam who crashed to Earth in a spaceship and was separated from his magical Power Sword—the only link to his home on Eternia. After tracking it down almost two decades later, Prince Adam is whisked back across space to defend his home planet against the evil forces of Skeletor. But to defeat such a powerful villain, Prince Adam will first need to uncover the mysteries of his past and become He-Man: the most powerful man in the Universe!”

Travis Knight is directing the movie,...

Idris Elba is in early talks to play Man-at-Arms in the upcoming live-action feature film “Masters of the Universe,” based on the iconic Mattel franchise, TheWrap has exclusively learned.

Elba would star alongside Nicholas Galitzine in the role of He-Man, Camila Mendes, who is playing Teela, and Alison Brie as “Evil-Lyn.”

Travis Knight is directing the film from a screenplay by Chris Butler. Plot details are being kept under wraps for the film, which will be released exclusively in theaters worldwide on June 5, 2026. The movie will be produced by Escape Artists and Mattel Films.

Mattel introduced the world to He-Man in 1982 with the launch of a toy line (dubbed Masters of the Universe) and the debut of the animated series “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe” the following year. The show was about Prince Adam of Eternia, a man who looked just like He-Man, but was missing the hero’s tanned skin.

We first heard that a live-action She-Ra series was in development at Amazon back in 2021, and while updates have been pretty much non-existent since, it seems the project is finally starting to take shape.

According to Variety, Heidi Schreck has come aboard the project as writer and executive producer. Robin Sweet will also executive produce, along with DreamWorks Animation.

Schreck has previously worked on the likes of Billions and Nurse Jackie at Showtime, as well as Dispatches from Elsewhere at AMC, and the Amazon series I Love Dick. She is arguably is best known for writing and starring in the critically-acclaimed play, What the Constitution Means to Me.

Nicole Kassell is set to direct and executive produce the pilot episode. The filmmaker has previously helmed episodes of HBO's Watchmen, Westworld, The Leftovers, The Americans, and Castle Rock, so this show is in good hands.

Even though DreamWorks, who worked on the recent Netflix animated series,...

The live-action “She-Ra” series in development at Amazon MGM Studios has found its writer.

Variety has learned exclusively that Heidi Schreck has joined the project as writer and executive producer. It was previously reported that Nicole Kassell is attached to direct and executive produce. Robin Sweet will also executive produce, along with DreamWorks Animation.

DreamWorks recently produced the Netflix animated series “She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.” However, the live-action version will be a new, standalone story and will not be connected to the animated show. Amazon MGM Studios will produce.

Variety reported that “She-Ra” was in early development at the streamer in September 2021. The logline for the show describes it as “an epic fantasy series about an orphaned young woman who leads a revolution to save her planet from annihilation.”

Schreck has previously worked on shows like “Billions” and “Nurse Jackie” at Showtime, “Dispatches from Elsewhere” at AMC, and...

Alison Brie has been cast as “Evil-Lyn” in the upcoming live-action feature film “Masters of the Universe,” based on the iconic Mattel franchise, Amazon MGM Studios and Mattel announced Wednesday.

Brie will star alongside Nicholas Galitzine in the role of He-Man and Camila Mendes, who is playing Teela.

Travis Knight is directing the film from a screenplay by Chris Butler. Plot details are being kept under wraps for the film, which will be released exclusively in theaters worldwide on June 5, 2026. The movie will be produced by Escape Artists and Mattel Films.

Mattel introduced the world to He-Man in 1982 with the launch of a toy line (dubbed Masters of the Universe) and the debut of animated series “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe” the following year. The show was about Prince Adam of Eternia, a man who looked just like He-Man, but was missing the hero’s tanned skin.

The...

Camila Mendes has been cast as “Teela” in the upcoming live-action feature film “Masters of the Universe,” based on the iconic Mattel franchise, Amazon MGM Studios and Mattel announced on Thursday.

Mendes will star opposite Nicholas Galitzine who is playing the role of He-Man. Travis Knight is directing the film from a screenplay by Chris Butler.

Plot details are being kept under wraps for the film, which will be released exclusively in theaters worldwide on June 5, 2026. “Masters of the Universe” will be produced by Escape Artists and Mattel Films.

Mattel introduced the world to “He-Man” in 1982 with the launch of a toy line (dubbed Masters of the Universe) and the debut of animated series “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe” the following year. The show was about Prince Adam of Eternia, a man who looked just like He-Man, but was missing the hero’s tanned skin.

The show ended two seasons and 130 episodes later,...

Plot: The new epic chapter in the battle for Castle Grayskull!. The newly mechanized Skeletor, armed with Motherboard’s might, attacks Eternia’s heart while Prince Adam grapples with a new responsibility and what that means for him as He-Man!

Review: Back in 2021, I gave a glowing review to Kevin Smith’s revival of He-Man. Titled Masters of the Universe: Revelation, the Netflix original was released in two five-episode drops, both of which I loved. A blend of modern animation techniques coupled with a throwback to the Filmation style of the 1980s cartoon, Revelation was blasted online by a vocal minority who disliked Smith’s decision to “kill off” Prince Adam in the first episode and make the series centered on Teela and many of the female characters. By the end of the full series, Smith’s vision came to fruition, even though many fans were not swayed. The second...

Randy Fullmer, the wildly creative effects animator, visual effects supervisor, artistic coordinator and producer who contributed to films including Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Little Mermaid and The Lion King at Walt Disney Animation Studios, has died. He was 73.

Fullmer died July 10 at his home in Woodland Hills following a long battle with cancer, his family announced.

From 1983-84, Fullmer worked for Don Bluth Studios, creating special effects for Dragon’s Lair and Space Ace, the first video games to be produced on laserdisc. He later was employed at John Dykstra’s live-action special effects house Apogee and at Filmation, where he handled animation for such TV shows as Happily Ever After, BraveStarr, She-Ra: Princess of Power and Ghostbusters from 1985-87.

In 1987, Fullmer was hired by Walt Disney Feature Animation (now known as Walt Disney Animation Studios) for a three-month contract to animate the Toon Town section of Who Framed Roger Rabbit...

Randy Fullmer, a Walt Disney Animation Studios effects animator, VFX supervisor and producer who worked on such classics as The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast, has died. He was 73. The studio said he died July 10 at his home in Woodland Hills, CA, after a long cancer battle.

Fullmer worked at the Disney toon studio for nearly 20 years, racking up credits that also include effects animator on Oliver & Company (1988) and The Little Mermaid (1989), effects supervisor on The Rescuers Down Under (1990), artistic coordinator on The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) and producer on The Emperor’s New Groove (2000) and Chicken Little (2005). He served as artistic coordinator on 1994’s The Lion King and as VFX supervisor on 1991’s Beauty and the Beast.

“Most people are good at one thing in their lives. Randy was good at a lot of things,” said Don Hahn, producer of Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King.

We knew something was on its way from Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski but we weren’t expecting this: a new animated movie from Warner Bros. Animation and WB Home Entertainment.

Straczynski described it as: “Classic Babylon 5: raucous, heartfelt, nonstop, a ton of fun through time and space, and a love letter to the fans.”

It might not be as well known as his comic-book work, but Straczynski actually has a background in animation – writing episodes of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, She-Ra: Princess of Power, Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors, Captain Power, The Real Ghostbusters, and other 1980s action favorites.

We know that Bruce Boxleitner is back – which is also fitting, as he’s got some hefty voice acting chops, reprising his most famous other science fiction role for the 2012 show Tron: Uprising – but we’re going to have to wait another week for more details.

Produced by Warner Bros. Television, the sci-fi series Babylon 5 ran for a total of five seasons and 110 episodes, wrapping up in 1998. There were also six TV movies, a short-lived spin-off series called Crusade, tie-in novels and comic books… and series creator J. Michael Straczynski has been hoping to revive the show in some way for quite a while. In 2014, we heard he was planning to make a Babylon 5 feature film. In 2021, it was announced that he had set up a reboot series at The CW. Now Straczynski has taken to social media to reveal that a Babylon 5 animated movie is coming from Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment – and it’s already finished and in the can! He said the release date will be “very soon”.

Straczynski said the animated movie is “classic Babylon 5: raucous, heartfelt, nonstop, a ton of fun through time and space,...

As someone who grew up watching the original animated "She-Ra: Princess of Power," and who later fell in love with the Netflix animated reboot "She-Ra and the Princesses of Power," this news is pretty wonderful. The upcoming "She-Ra" live-action series that is happening over at Amazon has found its director, according to Variety. Nicole Kassell is set to direct as well as executive produce the pilot episode if it ends up happening. How could it not happen? This is a beloved character, not only from my childhood, but from the current generation as well. (By the way, the original episodes don't really hold up, as much as I...

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The “She-Ra” live-action series in development at Amazon has brought on Nicole Kassell to direct, Variety has learned exclusively.

Variety previously reported that the show was in early development at the streamer in September 2021. Kassell will direct and executive produce the pilot episode should it go forward. No writer is currently attached.

Kassell previously directed and executive produced multiple episodes of the critically-acclaimed HBO series “Watchmen,” which earned her an Emmy nomination and a DGA Award. She has also directed episodes of shows like “Westworld,” “The Leftovers,” “The Americans,” and “Castle Rock.” She most recently directed the pilot of the HBO series “The Baby.” She made her feature directorial debut in 2004 with “The Woodsman,” which screened in competition at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival.

She is repped by WME, Entertainment 360 & Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz.

DreamWorks Animation will serve as an executive producer on “She-Ra” after recently producing the Netflix...

Netflix and Mattel, Inc. are developing “Masters of the Universe,” Mattel’s iconic franchise from the 1980s, into a live-action motion picture with Kyle Allen (“West Side Story”) set to star as Prince Adam/He-Man, both companies announced on Friday. The project was formerly in development at Sony.

The live-action adaptation is expected to begin production in summer 2022.

The Nee Brothers co-direct from a screenplay written by the Nees and David Callaham.

In “Masters of the Universe,” an orphan named Adam discovers he is a prince destined to be the savior of a faraway land and must quickly learn of his power and the importance of saving his true home from an evil force.

“‘Masters of the Universe’ is an iconic property that shaped the imaginations of an entire generation of kids with the message of becoming the best version of yourself,” Robbie Brenner, executive producer of Mattel Films said in a statement.

Amazon Studios is developing She-Ra as a live-action series based on the characters from Mattel’s Masters of the Universe franchise, Deadline has confirmed.

DreamWorks Animation, which produced the recent She-Ra: Princess of Power animated series reboot for Netflix, is executive producing.

The new She-Ra series is in early development, and a writer is not yet attached. It will be a standalone story, unconnected to the previous animated series.

She-Ra: Princess of Power originated an 1985 animated series, a collaboration between Filmation and Mattel and spinoff of Filmation’s He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. It follows the adventures of Princess Adora, Prince Adam/He-Man’s twin sister, who leads the Great Rebellion in the fight to free Etheria from the tyrannical rule of Hordak and the Evil Horde.

The 2018 animated reboot, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, developed by Noelle Stevenson and produced by DreamWorks Animation Television, ran five...

A She-Ra live-action series is in early development at Amazon, Variety has learned exclusively.

As the project is in the very early stages, no writer is currently attached. DreamWorks Animation will serve as an executive producer after recently producing the Netflix animated series “She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.” However, the live-action version will be a new, standalone story and will not be connected to the animated show.

Should the project go to series, it would mark the first live-action adaptation of the She-Ra character. She first debuted onscreen in the animated film ” He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword” in 1985 as part of the “Masters of the Universe” franchise before spinning off into her own cartoon series, “She-Ra: Princess of Power.”

In the original animated series, She-Ra’s real name is Princess Adora, the long lost twin sister of Prince Adam, a.k.a He-Man. She was kidnapped...

Within 24 hours of Kevin Smith's new animated Netflix series "Masters of the Universe: Revelation" debuting online, the He-Man show appears to have been "review bombed," with fan reaction veering wildly from the largely positive critical reaction.

As of writing on Saturday afternoon, "Masters of the Universe: Revelation" has a 94% Fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes from 36 critics and yet a 29% from more than 1,700 fan votes.

So what gives? YouTubers and angry "fans" on Twitter are saying that "Kevin Smith lied" or that the show is a "bait and switch" in an attempt to make the show "woke." Fans reacted to reviews that suggested the show's main character isn't actually He-Man, who was prominently featured in marketing, but is a female character named Teela (Sarah Michelle Gellar), who is also a big focal point of the show's trailer.

The character Teela does have a more prominent role in the Netflix "Masters of the Universe" series,...

Reboots aren’t just for grown-ups anymore.

The proliferation of streaming platforms reliant on free-flowing programming pipelines has led to the development of new versions of shows such as “Battlestar Galactica” and “True Blood” that last aired when Barack Obama was president. That same industry-shaking shift away from linear and toward streaming, coupled with the emergence of nostalgia and geekdom as dominating cultural forces, has turned kids TV — already accustomed to regularly reimagining corporate-controlled IP — into a hotbed of reboots.

“We’re in an interesting time right now, where, probably more so than ever before, adults who grew up with certain properties are able to still be a part of those fandoms and talk about them and participate in those fandoms very actively,” says Noelle Stevenson, creator of the DreamWorks Animation-produced “She-Ra and the Princesses of Power” for Netflix. “In the past, it was maybe a little bit more of a niche thing.

Doug Crane, an animator who worked on the animated television series “Spider-Man” and the film “Beavis and Butt-Head Do America,” died of cancer on Dec. 17. He was 85.

Crane’s daughter, Rose-Ellen, announced his death in a Facebook post.

“Doug was a wonderful, kind, considerate person, a warm and comfortable friend and an amazing father and grandfather who will be missed more than can be put into words,” Crane’s daughter wrote.

Over a career that spanned six decades, Crane animated for Terrytoons, Hanna-Barbera, MTV, Filmation, Oriolo Films and Zander Animation Parlour. In addition to the 1968-1970 “Spider-Man” television series and “Beavis and Butt-Head Do America,” Crane’s credits include “Mighty Thor,” “Godzilla,” the animated film “Heavy Metal,” “The Smurfs” television show, “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe” and “She-Ra: Princess of Power.”

Born in Bronxville, N.Y., Crane began working for Terrytoons in 1956 after graduating from the School of Visual Arts.

We’re all shaped by the myths we grow up with, whether it’s the stories we learn from holy books or Saturday morning cartoons. Kids who see themselves as the hero learn to center themselves in their own life stories. Kids who see their experiences relegated to the sidelines, or not represented at all, come away with a very different lesson — one that can take years to unlearn.

Which is exactly what makes a show like She-Ra and the Princesses of Power so vital. Since its premiere in 2018, Noelle Stevenson...

The She-Ra returns! After a fun breezer of season two, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power – DreamWorks Animation’s vibrant reboot of 1985 Filmation series She-Ra: Princess of Power – has returned with six new episodes. In the magical land of Etheria, Adora (Aimee Carrero), the reincarnated She-Ra warrioress with her magical sword, is set on unearthing […]

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A hit for Filmation in 1985, She-Ra: Princess of Power (a He-Man and the Masters of the Universe spin-off) ran for more than 50 episodes and generated millions of dollars in toy-sales (as it was created to do). Now owned by DreamWorks and with showrunner Noelle Stevenson onboard, the female warrior has undergone a major reimagining for an online audience.

Now titled She-Ra And The Princesses Of Power, the story centres around orphans Adora (Aimee Carrero) and Catra (Aj Michalka). Found and raised by the Horde to fight in their take-over of Etheria, the girls grow up like sisters under the harsh tutelage of commander Shadow Weaver (Lorraine Toussaint). Tired of being pitted against each other for the rank of Force Captain, the girls sneak out to the Whispering Woods to blow off some steam.

While there, Adora discovers the Sword of Power that awakens her She-Ra alter-ego and after meeting Rebel...

Shamus Kelley Apr 9, 2019

For the cast of Netflix’s She-Ra, the impact of She-Ra’s co-creator still resonates.

When Larry Ditillio passed away on March 16th, 2019, he left behind a huge body of beloved work. Beast Wars: Transformers, Babylon 5, The Real Ghostbusters, and He-Man and the Masters of the Universe are just some of the many series he wrote or story edited in his many years in the business. One of the biggest highlights of his work was co-creating and writing many episodes of the original She-Ra: Princess of Power.

The power and long lasting impact of that work was proven when last year the series was rebooted as She-Ra and the Princesses of Power on Netflix. While the series changed some elements of Ditillio’s work it was still very much a love letter to his work, with many direct references throughout.

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power...

Tubi and NBCUniversal have set a deal that will see a trove of nearly 400 vintage TV episodes and films land on the ad-supported Tubi streaming service.

The titles covered by the deal will bring a nostalgic tear to many Gen-Xer eyes. The roster includes Xena: Warrior Princess, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, The A-Team, Punky Brewster, The Incredible Hulk, Quantum Leap and the original versions of Magnum, P.I., Battlestar Galactica, The Bionic Woman and She-Ra: Princess of Power.

The ad-supported area of streaming has gained momentum of late, with NBCUniversal announcing plans for its own service launching in 2020 on the Comcast and Sky footprints and Viacom acquiring Pluto TV.

“We’re excited to be a home to this robust library of world-class, iconic content from NBCUniversal that appeals across generations,” said Adam Lewinson, Chief Content Officer at Tubi. “We are aggressively working to expand our library, and this is one of...

1. “House of Cards” Season 6 (available November 2)

Why Should I Watch? It’s the end, and not just for the show. Though not technically the first, “House of Cards” marked the beginning of Netflix’s originals onslaught. With its antihero lead and award-winning film director at the helm (David Fincher), the Underwoods’ journey embodied many characteristics that came to define TV’s golden age. But things have changed in the last six years. Antiheroes are on the outs. TV creators are as in demand as their film brethren, if not more so. And now, in its final season, “House of Cards” is shorter, female-focused, and trying to be as relevant to today’s TV as its first season once was to its era. Plus, don’t you kind of just want to see how it ends?

Bonus Reason: Patricia Clarkson. Anyone who’s stayed current with “House of Cards” already knows...

David Burszan Nov 2, 2018

Netflix's She-Ra reboot aims to be much more than a He-Man spinoff. Here the creators explain their influences.

“From the first moment I saw that opening sequence and the characters on the cliff with the rainbow overhead, I was in love. This is made for me,” Noelle Stevenson said about the 1985 Filmation cartoon, She-Ra: Princess of Power. Stevenson aims to give that feeling to all children today with her new animated Netflix show, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, which will be released on November 13.

Freed from the constraints of TV channels airing episodes out of order and missed episodes due to soccer practice, the cast and crew will explore the world of Etheria in new ways by deepening lore, fleshing out characters and relationships, approaching previously unexplored topics, and telling a more serialized story that the original couldn’t. The first season is also free...

Cannes — DreamWorks Animation Television caught the streaming wave early and has built a bustling studio thanks to the high demand for kid-centric programs from Netflix, Amazon and Hulu.

DreamWorks Animation Television president Margie Cohn detailed the company’s rapid expansion during the past five years during her keynote address Sunday at the Mip Junior conference, held in Cannes one day before the international TV community gathers here for the annual Mipcom sales conference.

Dwa Television had all of five employees at the time the company signed a mammoth multi-series deal with Netflix in 2013, Cohn said. Today it employs about 800 people. Getting the company up to speed quickly forced Cohn and her team to consider everything they liked and didn’t like about the production experience in the past.

“The ability to create everything from the ground up and do it the right way — it was like a gift,” Cohn said...

Production continues on the DreamWorks TV/Netflix reboot of the "He-Man" spin-off character "She-Ra", aka the 'Princess of Power', to be executive produced by award-winning author Noelle Stevenson (Lumberjanes"):

'Princess Adora' aka 'She-Ra', twin sister of 'Prince Adam of Eternia', aka 'He-Man', starred in the Filmation cartoon "She-Ra: Princess of Power" (1985), followed by a series of toys produced by Mattel.

Debuting in the animated feature "The Secret of the Sword" as 'Force Captain Adora', a member of the 'Evil Horde' that rules the planet 'Etheria', Princess Adora discovers she is the long lost twin sister of 'Prince Adam of Eternia', having been kidnapped as a baby by the Horde's leader 'Hordak'. 

Granted the 'Sword of Protection', she gains the ability to transform into super-strong 'She-Ra'.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "She-Ra"...

Author: Zehra Phelan

As if Netflix wasn’t taking over the world already, they are now teaming up with DreamWorks Animation Television with a view to entering the New Year with a bang and six new original TV series including the return of She-Ra: Princess of Power.

Three of the new series come off the back of their big screen debuts from 2017 with the likes of Trolls, The Boss Baby and Captain Underpants all getting the animated TV treatment and the much loved 80’s cartoon, She-Ra, who is the twin sister to He-Man, will be getting a revival as well. Trolls: The Beat Goes on! will be first off the block on January 19th, 2018. The premiere dates for the rest of the line-up are yet to be confirmed.

Read below for a full breakdown of each new series.

Trolls: The Beat Goes on.

Poppy, Branch and all of Troll Village...

Netflix and Dreamworks Animation have announced that they have a new slate of animated series projects in development that are set to launch next year. One of the most exciting projects that came with the announcement includes a revival of the classic 80s series She-Ra: Princess of Power!

I hope that the series turns out to be good. I think it's something that my girls are going to love. I'm sure most of you are familiar with She-Ra, but if not, she is also known as Princess Adora and is the twin sister of Prince Adam a.k.a. He-Man. She was kidnapped as a baby by the Horde's leader Hordak. She is eventually given the Sword of Protection, which parallels He-Man's Sword of Power, gaining the power to transform into She-Ra.

The series is being developed by showrunner Noelle Stevenson, who is the Eisner-winning co-creator of Lumberjanes. Here’s...

Shamus Kelley Kirsten Howard Dec 13, 2017

Dreamworks is bringing She-Ra back to life on Netflix in 2018!

As part of an announcment of several new animated series coming to Netflix, DreamWorks has confirmed that an updated She-Ra will debut in 2018.

Executive produced by Noelle Stevenson (Lumberjanes, Nimona), the series will be an updated version of the '80s She-Ra: Princess Of Power, which was a spin off of He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe.

Below, we've got the official description directly from DreamWorks. Note that they've dropped the 'Princess Of Power' part of the title, and just refer to it as She-Ra:

She-Ra

From Eisner Award-winning author and executive producer Noelle Stevenson (Lumberjanes, Nimona) comes a modern take on the ‘80s girl power icon for a new generation of young fans. The trailblazing property originally debuted in 1985 to satisfy overwhelming demand for a female lead fantasy series. With Stevenson's unique voice at the helm,...

In the first season of “Stranger Things,” the quartet of young men (“the party,” to use the parlance of Dungeons and Dragons) is clearly a direct homage to the show’s love of Stephen King (many of King’s narratives revolve around similar friend groups). But it’s the addition of Eleven to the group — the “mage,” as Mike likes to refer to her — that aligns the show with an even more common trope.

Nearly any child of the ’80s and ’90s will fondly remember, as a part of their youth, watching cartoons. And for boys, there was a lot of fun to be had in identifying with certain characters. You could be a “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” fan, but more intellectual types might consider themselves to be Donatello, while a more rebellious boy might prefer to don the red eye mask of Raphael.

Meanwhile, if you were a girl...

Author: Scott Davis

By The Power Of Grayskull! After years of back and forth over a mooted adaptation of Masters of the Universe, with many different writers and directors attached to bring the series back to the big screen, Sony have now officially announced a release date for the return to Eternia.

Most recently linked to the project was McG, the filmmaker behind Charlie’s Angels, Terminator Salvation and This Means War, and early last year he stated that he was to make the film and had met Twilight star Kellan Lutz about possibly playing the title role. But with the announcement of the new release date comes news that the director has now exited and the search is on for a new helmer. (via EW).

Indeed, many screenwriters have taken a stab at the screenplay with Christopher Yost (Thor: Ragnarok) and Jeff Wadlow (Kick-Ass 2) amongst those hired previously.

Andrew Younger Sep 2, 2016

Tarzan, Space Sentinels, The New Adventures Of Batman, Flash Gordon, Bravestarr and more, as we salute Filmation...

For a child of the 1970s and 80s, nothing readied you for a half hour of quality entertainment quite like the Filmation logo. Immortalised by their phenomenal success with He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe, and its spin off She-Ra: Princess Of Power, Filmation produced some of the most fondly remembered animated series to grace the small screen.

Over a period of 26 years - in tandem with classic Doctor Who funnily enough - the company's writers, artists and producers delivered a staggering amount of programming. While naysayers point to Filmation's penchant for reusing a stockpile of rotoscoped body movements, or the heavy handedness of its moralising and educational content - children on the other hand, thrilled to an irresistible mixture of action, adventure and superhuman heroes.

Now something of a lost art form,...

Ahead of Z Nation's season 2 finale, The Asylum hosted a screening in Los Angeles with the creators and stars of the show in tow. Also in this round-up: The Abandoned trailer and details on Dark Horse and Mattel's He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: A Complete Guide to the Classic Animated Adventures.

Z Nation Season 2: Press Release: "Thursday, December 17 – Los Angeles – On Friday, December 18th, The Asylum is hosting a live screening of Z Nation’s season 2 finale on Syfy at the Downtown Independent theater beginning at 6:00 pm. The creators and stars will watch and tweet along with the 7:00 pm East Coast feed, followed by a reception and after-party.

Z Nation follows a ragtag group of survivors three years after the zombie apocalypse as they transport the only known survivor of the zombie virus across the United States in search of a cure. Season...

Star Wars - Lekku Cosplayer: Angie Starr ........................................................................ She-Ra: Princess of Power Cosplayer: Angie Starr Photographers: David Ngo, Sgh PhotoArt & Danny Hunter He-Man: Cassandra White ........................................................................ DC Comics - Harley Quinn Cosplayer: Angie Starr * Photographers: Various Harley Quinn is a flamboyant super-villain and an adversary of Batman usually recognized as the Joker's girlfriend, although she has had her own strong solo career. Born Harleen Quinzel, she had been working as a psychiatrist at Arkham Asylum where she was assigned to the Joker and fell in love with him. This led to her adopting her own costumed persona, adapting the word harlequin, to assist him escape and cause further mayhem. Their relationship is passionate and continuously off-on, with Harley's best friend Poison Ivy constantly encouraging her to break up with for good. However, Harley's love...

Kick-Ass 2 - Mother Russia Cosplayer: Rebecca Eger * Photographer: Jeff Zoet Visuals ........................................................................ Street Fighter - Cammy White Cosplayer: Shannon Lyn * Photographer: Jeff Zoet Visuals ........................................................................ She-Ra: Princess of Power Cosplayer: Alyssa Loughran * Photographer: Jeff Zoet Visuals She-Ra is introduced in the animated movie The Secret of the Sword as Force Captain Adora, an agent of the Evil Horde that rules the planet Etheria. However, she then discovers that she is the long-lost twin sister of Prince Adam of Eternia, having been stolen by the Horde's leader, Hordak, as a baby. In the same story, she is granted the Sword of Protection—which parallels He-Man's Sword of Power—and gains the ability to transform into She-Ra. As Princess Adora, she then joins the Great Rebellion that seeks to free Etheria from the Horde, though only a few other characters know that she is in fact also She-Ra. - he-man.wikia...

Back in August, we reported that Fight of the Living Dead, an original competition series in which YouTube stars try to survive a simulated zombie apocalypse, would air on CONtv, a streaming network from Cinedigm and Wizard World that launches early next year, and now a long list of movie / TV titles that will air on the network has been revealed, including The Evil Dead, Hellraiser, and Re-Animator.

Press Release – “(Los Angeles, CA) December 11, 2014 – CONtv today announced an expansive portfolio of acquired film and television content that will be available on the new digital network. Launching in early 2015, the direct-to-consumer digital service geared specifically for fans in the Comic Con community, will also include the previously announced original program “Fight of the Living Dead,” a horror-competition series from Alpine Labs, BlackBoxTV and Revolver Picture Company. CONtv plans to announce additional programming initiatives, original series and talent partnerships in the coming weeks.

She-Ra: Princess of Power Model: Aryane Steinkopf * Body Paint: W Veríssimo Source: LEGENDÁRIOS She-Ra is the principal figure of the Princess of Power brand, the heroine alter ego of Princess Adora, and the twin sister of He-Man (Prince Adam). She is featured in the animated series of the same name, an attempt to make a version of the Masters of the Universe cartoon series that would appeal to young girls. One of the only major differences between She-Ra and Adora is that the former possesses waist-length blonde hair, which she holds back with a winged, crown-like headdress. She wears a short white dress decorated with metal patterns, as well as a red cape, golden boots, and long golden bracers that extend from her elbows to her wrists. Otherwise, her features are the same as Adora's, with blue eyes and red lips. She carries a sword with a crystal in the...

Lou Scheimer, Emmy award-winning co-founder of Saturday morning cartoon specialists Filmation, died Thursday. He was 84. The producer, composer, and frequent voice actor formed animation studio Filmation in 1962 with Norm Prescott and Hal Sutherland; their first toon was 1963′s Rod Rocket. For DC, Filmation created The New Adventures of Superman cartoon in 1966, followed by The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure, Aquaman, and The Batman/Superman Hour. Filmation’s legacy was primarily carved out in TV animation during the ’70s and ’80s. Scheimer produced or exec produced many of Filmation’s animated properties including He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, She-Ra: Princess of Power, Star Trek: The Animated Series, Ghostbusters, Shazam!, Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle, Flash Gordon, and Bravestarr and performed voice work for, among other characters, Fat Albert‘s Dumb Donald and He-Man‘s King Randor, Stratos, and Orko. In 2003 he received the Annie Award for Special Achievement in Animation.

I’ve made it no secret that I think the '80s and '90s brought some of the best children’s cartoons the world will ever see. The back-stories that explained the characters' histories and rise to fame or infamy were always amusing, and the level of creativity put into cartoons during those two decades seemed stronger than those which followed. Sometimes we cheered for the hero, sometimes we cheered for the villain. But regardless of which side you were pulling for, chances are that you loved to see someone's ass being kicked... and here's examples of characters who dished it out. Venom from Spider-Man: The Animated Series Venom is the arch-nemesis of Spider-Man (in this series, he is created from Spidey’s own DNA). In addition to being an enemy, he is also the proud owner of an awesome tongue. Venom is a big-time ass kicker and a determined super-villain,...

While you savored your colorful eggs, Marshmallow Peeps, and chocolate bunnies this past holiday weekend, many ventured out to their local theaters to cheer on the Joes in G.I. Joe: Retaliation. Paramount Pictures’ Easter basket was overflowing as the action-figure fueled movie took in over $132 million across the globe. Here in the U.S. the Jon M. Chu sequel totaled in the $51 million range.

This isn’t the first cartoon franchise to hit the big screen and won’t be the last. When TV was king, Frankenstein, Jr. and The Impossibles, Pirates of Dark Water, Valley of the Dinosaurs teleported us to another place and the animation studio Hanna-Barbera reigned supreme in every kid’s universe.

Filmgoers have seen their beloved Saturday morning shows and comic book heroes transfer from the small screen to wildly, gigantic movie heroes. Whether you grew up with them as a kid planted in front...

Most titles from the memories of the Children of the 80s have been announced for film adaptations, only to languish in development hell. Thundercats, Voltron, and Masters of the Universe have all been promised to loyal fans for years, especially in the wake of the success of Michael Bay’s Transformers —with no payoff for the waiting.

Many fans, though, would rather not see their favorites come to life than to see them done poorly. This is a mistake that Hollywood is taking a gamble on by selecting Masters of the Universe to be dragged out of mothballs and dusted off for fans of the most powerful man in the universe—He-Man. Sources close to Sony Pictures and Escape Artists have announced that G.I. Joe: Retaliation and Step-Up series director Jon M. Chu is in talks to bring He-Man and the Masters of the Universe to life.

As stated above,...

Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to worthwhile titles currently available on Netflix Instant Watch. This week we offer alternatives to Wrath of the Titans, Mirror Mirror and Goon.

Sam Worthington reprises his role as the mythical Greek hero Perseus in this action-packed sequel to 2010′s Clash of the Titans. Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes co-star.

Revel in Greek greats:

Hercules (1983) The Incredible Hulk’s Lou Ferrigno stars in this cult classic as the Greece’s most legendary hero. Here Hercules is on quest to save the beautiful Princess Cassiopeia from the cruel clutches of the sorcerer Minos. Ingrid Anderson co-stars.

Jason and the Argonauts (2000) Jason London (Dazed & Confused) stars in this 2-part TV miniseries as the titular noble warrior who leads his brave ranks to battle the terrors of Poseidon, vicious harpies and a fearsome dragon, all in search for the Golden Fleece.

Cory Monteith used to have a crush on a cartoon character. The 28-year-old "Glee" actor, who plays Finn Hudson in the TV musical drama, used to be a big fan of warrior princess "She-Ra" and the skimpy outfits she wore in animated children's TV series "She-Ra: Princess of Power". He said, "My first crush was on She-Ra. There is something about a woman in a fur bikini with a sword that just does it for me."

Cory has been linked to a number of high-profile women, including his co-star Lea Michele, singer Taylor Swift and actress Selena Gomez, but the hunky star insists he has no time to date. He added, "If I was dating everyone that people said I was, my life would be pretty complicated. I'm so busy I don't have much time for girls at the moment."

Despite not having time for a girlfriend, Cory takes care...

Celebrating 2010 as the 25th Anniversary of the female warrior "She-Ra", Classic Media will release the 1980's animated TV series "She-Ra: The Princess Of Power"- Volume 1, Season 1", September 28.

Also known as 'Princess Adora', 'She-Ra' is the twin sister of "He-Man" ('Prince Adam'), debuting March 1985 in the animated feature "He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword", following with the spin-off television series, "She-Ra: Princess of Power", airing September 1985.

The character has since starred in 93 cartoon episodes, a Christmas Special, more than twenty 'Princess of Power' book titles, twelve issues of 'She-Ra' comic books and in six quarterly issues of the "Princess of Power Magazine".

"...In each episode of 'She-Ra: Princess of Power', Adora transforms into her alter ego to fight alongside the 'Great Rebellion' with her winged unicorn 'Swiftwind', for peace and justice on planet 'Etheria', and to defend 'Crystal Castle' against 'Hordak' and 'The Evil Horde'.

"In battle,...

I’m trying to remember: What is the appropriate gift for the 25th anniversary of your cheesy children’s cartoon fantasy adventure series? Is this the flaming-sword anniversary? Or is it the magical-tiara one? From a Mattel press release: For the honor of Grayskull! 2010 marks the 25th Anniversary of She-Ra, one of the world’s most popular female superheroes and star of the hit 1980s animated television series, She-Ra: Princess of Power. She-Ra, also known as Princess Adora, is the twin sister of He-Man (Prince Adam) and the lead heroine in the Masters of the Universe® franchise. First introduced in March 1985 in the animated feature film, He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword, soon thereafter She-Ra was given a spin-off television series, She-Ra: Princess of Power, which began airing in September 1985.

Actor George Dicenzo has died at the age of 70 after suffering years of deteriorating health.

The star passed away on Monday in Newtown, Pennsylvania.

Dicenzo established himself as a character actor and appeared in over 30 movies, including Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Back to the Future, and The Exorcist III.

He starred as Vincent Bugliosi, the prosecutor in the trial of serial murderer Charles Manson, in the 1976 TV film Helter Skelter.

He became a Broadway star in the early 1990s when he appeared opposite Nathan Lane in the play On Borrowed Time, while he also became known for his TV roles in Murder, She Wrote and NYPD Blue.

Dicenzo also carved out a career as a voice actor and his vocals were used in commercials and cartoon series, such as She-Ra: Princess of Power, in which he played villain Hordak, reports Daily Variety.

He is survived by his wife Donna, a son, three grandchildren and a sister.

LONDON -- U.K. children's programming producer Entertainment Rights said Tuesday that it has extended its DVD distribution deal with BCI for the U.S. and Canada. BCI will now handle the DVD release of all of ER's animation catalog, which includes about 230 hours of programming including She-Ra: Princess of Power, Ghostbusters, The New Adventures of Zorro, The Lone Ranger and several live action series like The Secret of Isis. A Navarre Corp. company, BCI recently handled the U.S. DVD release of ER's He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.

LONDON -- Entertainment Rights reported Thursday that it has cut pretax losses by more than half to £417,000 ($754,842) on sales of £29.5 million ($53.4 million), compared with a year-earlier loss of £1.14 million on sales of £24 million. The firm also unveiled plans to move aggressively into the U.S. market through the purchase for £11 million ($19.9 million) of Hallmark's 500-hour Filmation library of animated children's series, including He-Man, The Lone Ranger, She-Ra, Ghostbusters, My Favorite Martian and other classics from the 1970s and 1980s.