He-Man returns to the big screen: Nicholas Galitzine-starrer Masters of the Universe announces India release date

Nicholas Galitzine-starrer Masters of the Universe is bringing He-Man to the big screen after over three decades.

Updated on: Jan 23, 2026, 12:55:40 IST

By Abhimanyu Mathur

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He-Man is returning to the big screens after over three decades. Masters of the Universe, featuring The Idea of You star Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man, is set to release in theatres of India on June 5.

Nicholas Galitzine stars as He-Man in Masters of the Universe.

Masters of the Universe release date

Directed by Travis Knight, the live-action film follows Prince Adam (Galitzine), who is drawn back to Eternia by the mystical Sword of Power only to discover his world shattered under the ruthless rule of Skeletor (Jared Leto).

The film's logline reads: “Fleeing a devastating civil war, ten-year-old Prince Adam Glenn (Nicholas Galitzine) is spirited away to his mother's home planet Earth, separating him from his ancestor's Sword of Power. Twenty years later, a now-adult Adam must return to the planet of Eternia and rediscover his lost birthright, becoming the mighty hero He-Man and leading the few remaining warriors of Eternia against the evil forces of Skeletor.”

Masters of the Universe cast

The teaser trailer of the film was released on Wednesday night, giving first glimpse of Nicholas as the popular superhero, as well as Jared Leto's evil turn as the famous villain Skeletor. Also starring Camila Mendes, Alison Brie, Idris Elba, James Purefoy, and Morena Baccarin, the film comes from Amazon MGM Studios and Mattel Studios.

Masters of the Universe is based on Mattel’s famous toy line, which inspired a successful animated TV series in 1983 and a 1987 film starring Dolph Lundgren as He-Man, the most powerful man in the universe.

A new He-Man film was first conceptualised in 2007 by John Woo, but he returned the rights back to Mattel. In 2009, Sony Pictures took over the rights from Warner Bros. Pictures. After a series of director hires and exits and rewrites of the script, Amazon MGM Studios purchased the rights in 2023, bringing Travis Knight on board as director.

The new film will be released in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages by Sony Pictures Entertainment India.

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Abhimanyu Mathur
Abhimanyu Mathur is Deputy Editor, Entertainment at Hindustan Times. With almost 15 years of experience in writing about everything from films and TV shows to cricket matches and elections, he inhales and exhales pop culture and news. Currently, he watches movies and TV shows and talks to celebrities for a living, while occasionally writing about them as well. A journalism graduate of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University, Abhimanyu began his career with Hindustan Times at the age of 20, swapping classrooms for newsrooms at an early age. He began his journey in the early days of digital journalism, later switching to the madness of print journalism. Work has led him to far off places like Japan and Jordan, as well as to the interiors of Haryana and the Indo-Pak border. He dabbled in city reporting in places like Meerut, Gurgaon, and Delhi, covered the Olympics and Cricket World Cups, before finding his calling in entertainment and lifestyle during the pandemic. A Rotten Tomatoes Certified Film Critic, he is equally at home covering stories on ground as he is interviewing celebrities and studios, and sometimes prefers to shepherd teams in delivering traffic through the day. Even as his role has evolved from reporter to supervisor over the years, his first love remains writing (and of late, talking on camera). With a good understanding of cinema and its trends, and a keen eye for detail, he continues to spark conversations around showbiz for readers around the world.Read More

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