A young man on Earth discovers a fabulous secret legacy as the prince of an alien planet, and must recover a magic sword and return home to protect his kingdom.
In furthest regions of space the kingdom of Eternia is threatened by the villainous Skeletor and his mischievous armies of darkness. To save his fathers kingdom and protect the lives of those he holds dear young Prince Adam has to retrieve a mythical sword and become the fabled warrior only known as "He-Man".
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It spent 17 years in development hell and burned through $30 million at Netflix alone. The project was announced at Sony in 2009 and cycled through directors including Jon M. Chu, McG, David S. Goyer, and the Nee Brothers, with Noah Centineo and later Kyle Allen attached as He-Man. Netflix acquired the rights in 2022, spent $30 million on development, then cancelled the film in 2023 for budgetary reasons before Amazon MGM finally rescued it.
Over a dozen writers left their fingerprints on the script. The final film credits "screenplay by" Chris Butler, the Nee Brothers, and David Callaham; "story by" the Nees and Mike Finch & Alex Litvak; and "additional literary material" from an astonishing roster including Lindsey Beer, Will Beall, Peter Craig, 1987 Masters of the Universe writer David Odell, Terry Rossio, McG, David S. Goyer, Justin Rhodes, Christopher Yost, and seven others.
Queen guitarist Brian May joined the soundtrack. In February 2026, legendary Queen guitarist Brian May revealed he was collaborating with composer Daniel Pemberton on the film's score — a surprising rock-meets-blockbuster pairing for a toy-based fantasy epic.
Nicholas Galitzine ate 4,000 calories a day to become He-Man. The star consumed roughly 4,000 calories daily during his bulking phase, combining heavy weightlifting with stunt training. He openly warned that once he entered his "cutting phase," he would be "starved and so rude to everyone," and preemptively apologized for the person he was about to become.