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NEED TO KNOW
- Nicholas Galitzine stars as He-Man in the first trailer for the new Masters of the Universe movie
- Camila Mendes, Jared Leto, Idris Elba and Alison Brie also star in the movie
- Masters of the Universe is in theaters June 5
By the power of Grayskull, the first Masters of the Universe trailer has finally arrived!
On Thursday, Jan. 22, Amazon MGM Studios released a first trailer for Nicholas Galitzine as the iconic character He-Man and the Travis Knight-directed film, based on Mattel’s franchise.
“After being separated for 15 years, the Sword of Power leads Prince Adam back to Eternia where he discovers his home shattered under the fiendish rule of Skeletor,” reads a synopsis for the movie.
“To save his family and his world, Adam must join forces with his closest allies, Teela and Duncan/Man-At-Arms and embrace his true destiny as He-Man — the most powerful man in the universe.”
The movie stars Galitzine, 31, as Prince Adam/He-Man, Camila Mendes as Teela, Alison Brie as Evil-Lyn, Idris Elba as Duncan/Man-At-Arms, Morena Baccarin as the Sorceress of Castle Grayskull, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson as Malcolm/Fisto, and Jared Leto as the villainous Skeletor. Kristin Wiig also appears in the film as the voice of the character Roboto.
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Galitzine first announced he would portray He-Man in the upcoming movie back in May 2024. He takes over the role from Dolph Lundgren, who most recently played the character in a 1987 live-action movie with the same title.
When Galitzine spoke with PEOPLE in December, he described bulking up for the role as “the hardest thing I’ve ever done” and “a daily challenge” that he took on while filming other movies, like the romance 100 Nights of Hero.
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“But there is something incredibly empowering about committing to something so heavily. I’ve never had a challenge like that before, which really every single day you have to wake up and you can see the peak of the mountain vaguely, but especially when you’re bulking,” he added at the time. “I think it would be insincere for me to say that it was easy.”
Masters of the Universe is in theaters June 5.



