Sony Announces ‘Masters of the Universe’ Is Set For A 2019 Release

[Deltron]

Sony Pushes Back 'Uncharted' to March 2021, Knocking 'Masters of the Universe' Off the Calendar

 

[Able Archer 83]

Sony Pushes Back 'Uncharted' to March 2021, Knocking 'Masters of the Universe' Off the Calendar

If the concept was any good, they would have found a way to make the movie by now.

 

[TripleAgent]

this is a horrible idea. I mean, who is it marketed to? You can't market it to kids - I mean are swords, let alone magical swords even a thing among the youth anymore? It hasn't been on TV for over a decade, no toys in the aisles. Damn near every sword-based fantasy movie has flopped.

If trash ass Harry Potter can be the biggest thing in the world, a well done MOTU can work. However...

I love MOTU, but I'm sure this will be terrible. A faithful MOTU movie would be amazing though.

Jem, GI Joe, Transformers... they always go out of their way to NOT resemble the source material.

THIS

 

[Able Archer 83]

If trash ass Harry Potter can be the biggest thing in the world

Thing is, Harry Potter featured child protagonists; thus, real-life children were able to identify with the heroes and imagine themselves in their position.

The appeal of He-Man back in the day had nothing to do with identification. But come to think of it, I don't know why it was popular. I mean, I watched Transformers and GI Joe as a kid and understand their appeal as an adult, but I hated He-Man back then and don't understand it's appeal now.

Take Transformers, for instance. The cartoon had certain technical and storytelling flaws, but overall, that shyt was epic. It was essentially the story of an endless war between two competing philosophies: peace and war, creation and destruction. On the other hand, He-Man fought Skeletor because He-Man fought Skeletor. Transformers actually got kids emotionally invested in the characters; when Optimus Prime died in the movie, it was a legitimately traumatic experience for thousands upon thousands of little boys. If a character from He-Man had died, I'm dubious that anyone would have given a shyt--at least not to the same extent.

 

[TripleAgent]

Thing is, Harry Potter featured child protagonists; thus, real-life children were able to identify with the heroes and imagine themselves in their position.

The appeal of He-Man back in the day had nothing to do with identification. But come to think of it, I don't know why it was popular. I mean, I watched Transformers and GI Joe as a kid and understand their appeal as an adult, but I hated He-Man back then and don't understand it's appeal now.

Take Transformers, for instance. The cartoon had certain technical and storytelling flaws, but overall, that shyt was epic. It was essentially the story of an endless war between two competing philosophies: peace and war, creation and destruction. On the other hand, He-Man fought Skeletor because He-Man fought Skeletor. Transformers actually got kids emotionally invested in the characters; when Optimus Prime died in the movie, it was a legitimately traumatic experience for thousands upon thousands of little boys. If a character from He-Man had died, I'm dubious that anyone would have given a shyt--at least not to the same extent.

Clearly in 2020, it would need more plot and character development. I used Harry Potter as an example, because it's sounds trash AF in a vacuum. I hate it, personally.