Warner Bros. and producer Joel Silver (The Matrix, V for Vendetta) are teaming with Mattel for a live-action adaptation of the 1980s action figure He-Man. Justin Marks has been tapped to script the movie, which will be called Masters of the Universe. The deal, which still requires Mattel's approval of a formal outline, would make this the second He-Man movie, following the 1987 flop starring Dolph Lundgren as the title character. Mattel also created a popular animated TV series in the 1980s based on the action figure. Mattel has been wary of doing another movie, having already passed on an attempt by Fox 2000 with director John Woo. The Warner/Silver movie would reimagine the franchise as a classic good vs. evil battle, using the kind of visual effects used in 300. The story is about a warrior, touted as the last hope of Eternia, which is being destroyed by technology and the evil Skeletor, He-Man's nemesis. Contrary to rampant Web rumors about the project, the lead roles have not been cast. News of the He-Man movie comes just ahead of the July premiere of DreamWorks' Michael Bay-directed Transformers, another live-action movie based on an '80s animated series and toy line.
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