Thursday, April 10, 2014

Jeff Wadlow Redrafts "Masters Of The Universe" Reboot Script

Kick-Ass 2 writer/director Jeff Wadlow will rewrite the script for the new long-in-development live-action film reboot of the toy line "Masters Of The Universe" says Heat Vision.


Wadlow Mike Cahill ("Another Earth") Harald Zwart ("The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones") and "The Lego Movie" editor Chris McKay were said to be in the running to direct the film in February.

These folks contradict a January 'short list' of contenders that included Rian Johnson ("Looper"), Joe Cornish ("Attack the Block"),  Phil Lord and Chris Miller ("Lego Movie") and Kirk De Micco and Chris Sanders ("The Croods").

At this point the Never Back Down helmer does not have a deal to direct the pic, although that remains a possibility. The rewrite by Wadlow will determine what the studio suits do next.

"G.I. Joe: Retaliation" director Jon M.Chu's commitment to G.I. Joe 3 and to making the series better, forced him to vacate the  big chair last October.

The toys and the cartoon "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" series followed He-Man, a prince who transforms into a warrior and becomes the last hope for a magical world that has been ravaged by the sinister Skeletor.

Dolph Lundgren played He-Man in the 1987 live-action film version opposite Frank Langella as the evil Skeletor.

Attempts have been made over the years to revive the "Masters" film, but the film picked up steam thanks to a script by Alex Litvak and Mike Finch called "Grayskull" (that title can no longer be used).  Richard Wenk perform rewrites on the screenplay. Terry Rossio was hired to work on the script late last year;

Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch are producing the film.

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