Masters of the Universe has made an surprising new casting announcement, regardless of the film having already accomplished filming and seeming to have already locked in an in depth roster of star names. As per The Hollywood Reporter, the basic animated character of Roboto will likely be showing in Amazon MGM Studios’ reboot of the motion fantasy, however not like previous iterations, will likely be voiced by a feminine star – one Kristen Wiig.
For followers of the He-Man franchise, many will keep in mind the clear clockwork creation of Man-at-Arms (who’s performed by Idris Elba within the new film) as a member of the Heroic Warriors corps, who has an arm with interchangeable arms used for all the things from laser gun attachments to an axe. Within the unique animated sequence, Roboto was voiced by the legendary Alan Oppenheimer, who additionally voiced Skeletor, Cringer, and Man-at-Arms himself, amongst others. In Kevin Smith’s animated revival sequence, the character was delivered to life by Justin Lengthy.
There was little or no revealed about how giant a job Roboto could have within the film, however as Wiig was not beforehand revealed with the opposite casting bulletins, there at the moment are many followers asking which different characters that haven’t been talked about will seem within the movie – iconic characters comparable to Orko and Cringer/BattleCat being two notably absent.
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Kristen Wiig is greatest identified for her comedy roles, however whether or not she will likely be offering comedian reduction as Roboto is one thing that we don’t know but. Nonetheless, Wiig’s look within the film is simply persevering with to strengthen what’s wanting like one of many huge blockbuster films of subsequent summer season.
Nicholas Galitzine will head the solid within the twin position of Adam/He-Man, whereas Tron: Ares’ Jared Leto is about to painting the evil Skeletor. Whereas there have been a number of photos of Galitzine in character revealed via each official photos and set footage, Leto’s Skeletor has thus far been shrouded in thriller. Whereas the movie appears to be angling for sensible results with a number of of its predominant characters, lack of visuals of Leto may imply that Skeletor could have a number of parts of CGI to his look, not like the face masks worn by Frank Langella within the 1987 film.
The prolonged record of different stars already introduced for the film contains Camila Mendes as Teela, Morena Baccarin as The Sorceress, James Purefoy as King Randor, Alison Brie as Evil-Lyn, Charlotte Riley as Queen Marlena, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson as Malcolm/Fisto and Idris Elba as Duncan/Man-at-Arms, Sam C. Wilson as Entice Jaw, Hafthor Bjornsson as Goat Man, Kojo Attah as Tri-Klops, Sasheer Zamata as Suzie, John Xue Zhang as Ram-Man, and Christian Vunipola as Hussein. Whereas there was no announcement of one other basic villain, Beast Man, set movies appeared to recommend a CGI model of the character will function, and might be one other late within the day voice solid announcement.
Masters of the Universe
- Launch Date
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June 5, 2026
- Director
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Travis Knight
- Writers
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Chris Butler
- Producers
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Jason Blumenthal, Robbie Brenner, Steve Tisch, Todd Black