Well, that’s the verdict from Latino Review, at least. They’ve reviewed a draft of the Justin Marks (Supermax, Voltron) penned Grayskull: The Masters of the Universe script and their verdict is that it’s fantastic. Really? A fantastic script about He-Man? The cartoon was never all that serious to begin with, so the idea of a serious live-action film version seems a little off to begin with. However, apparently that’s just what Marks has pulled off.
GRAYSKULL is LORD OF THE RINGS meets THE MATRIX and a little BATMAN BEGINS thrown in for good measure…
GRAYSKULL is the perfect marriage of Sorcery and Science fiction where in Eternia both Fantasy and Technology co-exist. The character arc of the hero ADAM works for me because like Bruce Wayne in BATMAN BEGINS, Adam has to overcome his selfish need for revenge and realize his destiny for the greater good of his people – the fallen son of Eternia must rise to occasion and become HE-MAN.
Visit Latino Review for the full script analysis, which obviously features plenty of spoilers. Now, what does one do with such a script? Who do you hire to direct? How do you even go about marketing it? Nostalgia alone won’t sell it, as this summer’s Speed Racer adaptation showed. The script reviewer compares the film to 300, with the possibility of it becoming a trilogy. A trilogy of He-Man movies?
Well, certainly any story told well can be entertaining. Get the right crew together and this film could sell. The thing is, there isn’t a built-in market so much. Whatever direction they go with it, the marketing team will likely be left confused on how to sell it.
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