Alison Brie has been forged as “Evil-Lyn” in the upcoming live-action function movie “Masters of the Universe,” based mostly on the iconic Mattel franchise, Amazon MGM Studios and Mattel introduced on Wednesday.
Brie will star alongside Nicholas Galitzine who’s taking part in the position of “He-Man” and Camila Mendes who’s taking part in the position of “Teela.”
Travis Knight is directing the movie from a screenplay by Chris Butler (preliminary draft written by David Callaham, and Aaron and Adam Nee). Plot particulars are being stored underneath wraps for the movie, which can be launched solely in theaters worldwide on June 5, 2026. The upcoming movie can be produced by Escape Artists and Mattel Movies.
Mattel launched the world to the world of “He-Man” in 1982 with the launch of a toy line (dubbed Masters of the Universe) and the debut of an animated sequence “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe” the following 12 months. The present was about Prince Adam of Eternia, a person who appeared similar to He-Man, however was lacking the hero’s tanned pores and skin.
The present ended two seasons and 130 episodes later, however the story of He-Man lived on. In 1985 the animated film “The Secret of the Sword” launched the hero’s sister, She-Ra, who additionally later ended up along with her personal sequence “She-Ra: Princess of Power.”
By 1987 each sequence had ended. Mattel reintroduced audiences to He-Man three years later with the launch of the sequence “The New Adventures of He-Man.” The sequence was rebooted once more in 2002, 2018, and 2021.
Brie is well-known for her starring position in the Emmy Award-nominated sequence, “Glow,” which ran for 3 seasons on Netflix. She will presently be seen in Peacock’s “Apples Never Fall” reverse Annette Benning and Sam Neil in addition to starring in Dave Franco’s “Somebody That I Used To Know” which she co-wrote, and government produced with Franco.
Brie is repped by WME and Rise Administration.
The Hollywood Reporter first reported the information.