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\nCamila Mendes and Nicholas Galitzine attend the Masters Of The Universe UK premiere<\/p>\n
Masters of the Universe star Nicholas Galitzine has said he wanted his modern take on superhero He-Man to feel “accessible” and have a “sensitivity” to him that the macho character did not have in the original series.<\/p>\n
The actor, 31, stars in the upcoming reboot as Prince Adam who, after being sent to live on Earth as a baby uncovers his destiny as superhero and alter ego, He-Man, the protector of his home planet Eternia.<\/p>\n
Centring around the origin story of He-Man, it follows the superhero as he prepares for battle to defend his planet from the forces of evil, which include villain Skeletor, played by Suicide Squad’s Jared Leto.<\/p>\n
The upcoming film is a reboot of the 1987 original which starred Swedish actor Dolph Lundgren and was based on the franchise from entertainment company Mattel, which created a number of animated series and comics.<\/p>\n
\nCamila Mendes and Nicholas Galitzine attend the Masters Of The Universe UK premiere<\/p>\n
Speaking on the red carpet at the London premiere, Galitzine praised director Travis Knight for adapting more than 130 episodes from the original series into the upcoming film.<\/p>\n
He told the Press Association: “He assembled a team of people who were really very focused on creating fan service for the existing fans, but also making a movie that felt modern, that felt current.<\/p>\n
“When it came to He-Man, we wanted to make a guy who obviously was still musclebound but had a sensitivity to him, had an accessibility to him that maybe we didn\u2019t quite feel in the past.”<\/p>\n
He added that landing the blockbuster role was an “incredible honour” and that he was determined to “create a character who felt accessible, who felt current, who we could relate to in a lot of ways”.<\/p>\n
“I really feel like we\u2019ve done that with this movie. So I\u2019m just incredibly proud, and I hope people love watching it as much as I loved making it,” he said.<\/p>\n
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\nCamila Mendes, Travis Knight, Nicholas Galitzine and Charlotte Riley attend the Masters of the Universe<\/p>\n
The film also stars Luther actor Idris Elba as He-Man\u2019s ally, Duncan or Man-At-Arms, along with Riverdale actress Camila Mendes as Adam\u2019s protector, Teela.<\/p>\n
Speaking about how Mendes honoured Teela\u2019s original legacy appearance, she told PA: “I love her origin story, I feel like that was very inspiring.<\/p>\n
“I think something that I feel like we really stay true to is that Teela is very stubborn and hot-headed and she\u2019s a leader in the filmation cartoon and I feel like that definitely translates in the film as well.<\/p>\n
“Also, this idea that she sees the goofiness of Prince Adam and really admires that and also wants a man like He-Man who is strong and courageous.<\/p>\n
“Something she says throughout the series is ‘Oh I wish there was a guy who was both of those things\u2019 because she doesn\u2019t know that he is both of those things.<\/p>\n
“I feel like those sensibilities I really absorbed.”<\/p>\n
Originally an action figure toy line, the Mattel Masters Of The Universe franchise branched out into comic books, animated TV series, video games, books, magazines and films.<\/p>\n
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