‘Masters Of The Universe’ Rotten Tomatoes Reviews Praise But Find Glitches In Power Of Grayskull

BusinessHollywood & Entertainment‘Masters Of The Universe’ Rotten Tomatoes Reviews Praise But Find Glitches In Power Of GrayskullByTim Lammers,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment.Follow AuthorJun 02, 2026, 09:28am EDTJun 02, 2026, 09:30am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more."Masters of the Universe" key art featuring Camila Mendes, Nicholas Galitzine and Idris Elba.Amazon MGM StudiosMasters of the Universe, the new big-screen adaptation of He-Man’s story starring Nicholas Galitzine, Idris Elba and Camila Mendes, is getting a warm but not completely enthusiastic reception from Rotten Tomatoes critics.Directed by Travis Knight (Bumblebee, Kubo and the Two Strings), Masters of the Universe plays in Thursday night previews before opening in theaters nationwide on Friday. He-Man, of course, is an iconic muscular action figure in Mattel’s Masters of the Universe toy line, which began in 1982. The toy line spawned a multipronged franchise, including an animated series in 1983 (which led to several spinoffs and reboots), an animated movie in 1985 and a live-action feature film in 1987, as well as books, comics and video games.Forbes‘Backrooms 2’: Kane Parsons Has Great News About Film Future And Return To YouTubeBy Tim LammersGalitzine stars in the new Masters of the Universe film as Prince Adam/He-Man, who, as a young boy, flees his home planet of Eternia as an evil, power-hungry wizard Skeletor (Jared Leto) attacks his father, King Randor (James Purefoy), and mother, Queen Marlena’s (Charlotte Riley), kingdom with the intention of seizing the Sword of Power for nefarious purposes.In a last-ditch effort to protect her son and the all-powerful weapon, Queen Marlena sends Prince Adam through a mystical portal to Earth, but the boy is separated from the sword before he lands. After obsessing over...