Kevin Smith just cast the perfect person to voice Skeletor in his upcoming Netflix animated series Masters of the Universe: Revelation: Mark Hamill.
The rest of the cast list? It is also perfect and insane. Follow.
Joining Hamill will be Lena Headey (Game of Thrones) as Evil-Lyn, Chris Wood (Legacies) as He-Man/Prince Adam, Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) as Teela, Liam Cunningham (Game of Thrones), Stephen Root (Office Space) Cringer. Alan Oppenheimer, the original voice for Skeletor will voice Moss Man, while Kevin Conroy (Batman: The Animated Series), will voice Mer-Man.
Wait there’s more.
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The series, directed by Kevin Smith, is a sequel to the original series, and will carry over some of the storylines, rather than rebooting the show from scratch.
https://twitter.com/GriffLightning/status/1228400975532130304
What really makes this perfect is Hamill as Skeletor. While he’s easily best known for playing Luke Skywalker in Star Wars, Hamill has forged an equally impressive career as a voice actor, most notably providing the distinctive Joker in Batman: The Animated Series. Given Skeletor’s shrill and gravely voice, Hamill is truly the best person for the job. Listen:
Will we see a crossover with She-Ra and the Princesses of Power?
Which Netflix also produces?
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Oh this is going to be so good.
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Probably no crossover with the new She-Ra, since that series is separate from the original She-Ra, which did tie in to Masters of the Universe. And this is a continuation of that, rather than a new reboot. If we do see She-Ra, it would be the one from the 80s.
However, there is a separate CGI He-Man series in development by Netflix that will be a reboot. So maybe that will tie in with She-Ra.
Andrew Liptak wrote:
The linked Twitter post says “continues the original series’ story right where it left off” which isn’t quite the same thing — as a 1980s U.S. cartoon, it was exclusively episodic and lacked “storylines”. What the show had were some recurring plot hooks that might potentially be expanded-upon; e.g., the fact that Adam’s mother, Queen Marlena, is from Earth (85 “The Rainbow Warrior” and 119 “Visitors from Earth”), or Orko’s occasional contact with Trolla.
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_He-Man_and_the_Masters_of_the_Universe_episodes
In a similar way, the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers implies that a prior team existed (who imprisoned Rita Repulsa on the Moon, 10,000 years ago), but the particulars were never considered by the creative staff (I asked one of the producers at an anime convention). That hook was eventually expanded in the 2017 reboot movie.
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Oh this will be fun; I anticipate either a delightfully cheesy hit of 80s nostalgia or an absolutely glorious car crash of a cartoon.
OK, I’ll say it since no one else has: This is going to fucking suck.
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“The series, directed by Kevin Smith, is a sequel to the original series, and will carry over some of the storylines, rather than rebooting the show from scratch.”
That is so bizarre. He-Man didn’t have “storylines,” just plot hooks, as Phillip said. It’s just so weird to see this being talked about as if it were some kind of modern serial show crying out for a resolution it never got. I mean, I was a member of He-Man‘s original audience (though toward the older end of the demographic), but I cannot understand who the target audience for this revival is supposed to be,other than Kevin Smith himself. It’s a direct sequel to a show that today’s kids probably know nothing about, not a fresh, accessible reinvention like She-Ra but a continuity-laden revival made for nostalgic viewers in their 40s and 50s, and trying to be a “faithful continuation” while also totally abandoning the show’s original style in favor of (apparently) an anime look, modern-style serialized writing, and a completely new cast. (Yes, Alan Oppenheimer is back, but as a character originally played by Lou Scheimer rather than one of his own roles.) It seems like just one successful fanboy’s expensive exercise in self-indulgence. And frankly, it feels like a purist counterreaction against the new She-Ra, a sop to the segment of fandom that objects to it being a reboot and modern and female-oriented and made for today’s kids rather than pandering to nostalgia.
Yeah, this thing could go any which way, and I don’t know what to expect. I’m excited just because it’s Masters of the Universe and I was absolutely part of its original fan base. But I also can’t think of a single thing Kevin Smith did that I enjoyed, and while some of those voice casting choices sound great, many don’t. But I’m happy to wait and be shown that it’s great.
Storylines…yeah, hard to say. There were a few recurring arcs, but not many. Very episodic. I will say the mini comics (and many comics since) had a bit more depth than the original cartoon. And the 2000s revival was also half-decent. Like a lot of franchises, there are so many different versions of the character and overall story, between Prince Adam, his mother Queen Marlena (who was an astronaut from Earth), Skeletor himself, Zodak, the Snake Men, and so on.
I’m rather pleased to see Moss-Man and Stinkor involved somehow.
I really don’t have any opinion on He-Man or Skeletor (I can’t think of Skeletor without thinking of this early 2000s internet video involving the song by Three Non Blondes…and I didn’t watch the show but I did have this Christmas special I used to watch occasionally where Skeletor learns the meaning of Christmas from two Earth kids that somehow get sucked into that realm…) but OMG when I was scrolling through the feed I am so glad I didn’t have a drink because I would have spit it out at the screenshot. My husband and I still will say THE SACRED JEDI TEXTSSSSSSSSSS to each other at random moments..
There was one recurring plot line concerning Teela and her ongoing search for knowledge about her Mother. I remember several episodes where she would ask Man At Arms or be looking for information. It culminated in an episode where she discovered that The Sorceress was actually her Mother, confirmed by The Sorceress, who then wiped the knowledge from Teela’s mind for her own protection.
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I think this is supposed to appeal to anyone with a sense of fun. Now, whether or not they can deliver on that remains to be seen.
With this cast, I’m definitely on board.