Amazon MGM Studios and Mattel Films live-action Masters of the Universe reboot is circling Idris Elba to play one of He-Mans key allies. Serving as the second live-action adaptation of Matte’s popular line of He-Man action figures, the property has long struggled to reboot the much-maligned 1987 movie that starred Dolph Lundgren as the heavily muscled prince of Eternia. After plans for a Netflix movie starring Kyle Allen were scrapped in 2023, Amazon MGM Studios would later step in to develop their own version, led by Bumblebee director Travis Knight, which is currently slated for release on June 5, 2026.