It was reported just about a month ago that Noah Centineo (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before) was in talks to play He-Man in a new live-action Masters of the Universe movie being directed by brothers Adam and Aaron Nee (Band of Robbers), and the report was confirmed by Centineo himself during an interview with Jimmy Fallon just last night.
“Yeah I’m very excited. That’s quite an opportunity,” the actor told Fallon. He joked, “I have an affinity for being in my underwear… I don’t know what it is.”
The movie will be based on the beloved Mattel toyline, which spawned a successful animated TV series (1983-85) as well as the 1987 live-action film starring Dolph Lundgren as He-Man. The property centers on the warrior He-Man, the last hope of a magical land called Eternia.
Escape Artists’ Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch, as well as DeVon Franklin are producing, with David S. Goyer (who wrote the first draft) executive producing.
Art Marcum & Matt Holloway (Men in Black: International, Iron Man) penned the script.