Thema: Neuverfilmung: Masters of the Universe

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Visuell wie "300"..naja, das hört sich in meinen Ohren nicht so positiv an, jedenfalls nicht für Masters.. :neutral:

Hm...hm?

[nemesis]

Das Video läuft nicht bei mir... :cry:

Hab allerdings mal bei youtube gesucht...ist es das hier?

Sieht schweinecool aus. Ein etwas düsterer, erwachsener He-Man, der dennoch dem alten Design treu bleibt.

[nemesis]

Der Clip dient nur dazu, darzustellen, wie man sich den eventuell entstehenden Film visuell vorstellt.

[nemesis]

Auch schon länger her hier...

Warner Bros. and producer Joel Silver have set "Kung Fu Panda" co-director John Stevenson to make his live-action directing debut on "Masters of the Universe," a reimagining of the signature Mattel toy line.

Pic will revolve around He-Man, a prince who transforms into a warrior and becomes the last hope for a magical land being ravaged by the evil Skeletor.

Silver is producing through his Silver Pictures banner. Mattel's Barry Waldo will be exec producer.

WB acquired the property in 2007, and Justin Marks wrote the first draft of the script based on a story he developed with Neil Ellice.

The Mattel property was adapted into the 1980s cartoon series "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe."

The property was previously turned into a campy flop by Cannon Films in 1987, with Dolph Lungdren as He-Man and "Frost/Nixon" star Frank Langella as the villainous Skeletor.

The film project is a big priority for Mattel, which licenses a high-end line of He-Man toys that are popular with hardcore collectors.

Hollywood has become a magnet for branded toy-line properties, as DreamWorks and Paramount ready a June 26 release for "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" and Paramount preps for an Aug. 7 release on "G.I. Joe." Both began as toy lines that became hit animated series.

Waldo said Stevenson's vision to elevate the material matched with Mattel's desire to see He-Man become a big studio film. Mattel has also brought its "Hot Wheels" film to WB and Silver.

"John had such passion that we found ourselves running to catch up with his vision," Waldo said.

Stevenson has also worked on "Shrek" and "Shrek 2," "Madagascar" and "James and the Giant Peach." He began his career working for Jim Henson on projects that included "The Dark Crystal" and "Labyrinth."

Stevenson said he made up his mind when he went to Mattel headquarters and was shown into a secret lair that contained the visuals created by the toymaker staff.

"There was this locked bunker that you had to be escorted into," Stevenson said. "It was filled with art, some generated by the Mattel artists, and I looked around, and said, 'I get it.' We started formulating a specific vision for costumes, creatures, architecture, and the creation of a mythology and look for a whole world we'll create."

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http://www.hemanworld.com/2017/04/sony-pictures-announces-release-date-masters-universe/

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David S. Goyer soll derzeit als Regisseur im Gespräch sein.

[nemesis]

So wie es aussieht, sind - weil Sony nach Jahren immer noch nicht in die Pötte kommt- die Rechte an Mattel zurückgegangen.
Und die planen nun offenbar, selbst für die filmischen Umsetzungen ihrer Produkte zu sorgen.

http://www.filmstarts.de/nachrichten/18520954.html