Jeff Wadlow of Kick-Ass 2 has been tapped to re-write the next draft of the Masters of the Universe (He-Man) movie.
Masters of the Universe has been in various stages of development for several years, and the project has been adrift since the departure of GI Joe: Retaliation director, Jon M. Chu. Now, Jeff Wadlow of Kick-Ass 2 has come on to re-write Terry Rossio's (The Lone Ranger) draft, sparking additional rumors of a larger involvement with the film.
News of Wadlow's involvement casts some confusion over recent rumors that the Kick-Ass 2 director was in line to direct the project. However, studio Sony Entertainment has told Variety that no director is currently attached to this He-Man reboot. Wadlow has also written a draft of X-Force for Fox, and is widely assumed to be the director of that film. It doesn't seem likely that he'd be able to helm two tent pole films that could be aiming for roughly the same release period, although stranger things have happened.
The project is being produced by Escape Artists’ Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, and Steve Tisch. Mattel executives Julia Pistor and David Voss are also executive producing the movie, which will follow a warrior named Prince Adam as he realizes his destiny to combat Skeletor, his eventual arch-nemesis.
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