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He Masters of the universe The movie has found someone for Nicholas Galitzine to beat up: the hollywood reporter Has news that Jared Leto has signed on to play Legendario The man the bad guy Skeletor in Travis Knight’s version of the beloved animated series/toy commercial.
Leto joins a series of villain casting announcements for the film that will round out not only Skeletor himself, but also a veritable host of the dark sorcerer’s cronies. Joining the previously announced Alison Brie as Evil-Lyn, Skeletor’s second-in-command, Sam C. Wilson will play Trap Jaw, the cyborg warrior with a fearsome bite; Hafthor Bjornsson will play Goat Man, a bestial underling of, well, Beast Man; and Kojo Attach will play Tri-Klops, the multi-eyed master spy who uses his different visions to spy on the Masters of the Universe for Skeletor.
It’s a big boost to the villainous side of Knight’s version of the world of Eternia, which has already established riodaleCamilla Mendes and Idris Elba as two of Prince Adam’s closest allies, Teela and Man-at-Arms, respectively. But now we’re perhaps more intrigued by the absurd approach Leto will bring to playing a guy with a skull for a head than anything else. Masters of the universe could throw us ahead of its June 5, 2026 release date.
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