I spoke with Terminator Salvation and Charlie's Angels director McG earlier this week at FOX's Television Critics Association after-party about his planned feature film reboot of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. Here's what he revealed to me about the tone they're going for with the film, which characters may or may not be in it, whether it will be set at all on Earth, casting, and just how important a villain Skeletor is to him.
IGN: May I ask you the current status of Masters of the Universe?
McG: It's a very exciting moment for Masters of the Universe. We have a big meeting with Sony regarding prep of the movie on Wednesday. And we're in the middle of a bit of a script polish, and it's my absolute passion. I'm laser-focused on that being my next film. But I mean, you know how it works in contemporary filmmaking. You really, really have to earn the good will of the parent studio, and Tom Rothman runs a tight ship at Sony, and we're going to get there. I'm so happy to report that to the fans.
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IGN: May I ask you the current status of Masters of the Universe?
McG: It's a very exciting moment for Masters of the Universe. We have a big meeting with Sony regarding prep of the movie on Wednesday. And we're in the middle of a bit of a script polish, and it's my absolute passion. I'm laser-focused on that being my next film. But I mean, you know how it works in contemporary filmmaking. You really, really have to earn the good will of the parent studio, and Tom Rothman runs a tight ship at Sony, and we're going to get there. I'm so happy to report that to the fans.
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