Important to honour He-Man’s legacy: ‘Masters of the Universe’ director Travis Knight
Mumbai, Filmmaker Travis Knight says he was a huge fan of Mattel’s iconic sword-and-sorcery toy franchise “Masters of the Universe” and that’s why he wanted to give audiences a faithful adaptation with his feature film take on the series. Important to honour He-Man’s legacy: ‘Masters of the Universe’ director Travis Knight His film, “Masters of the Universe”, is the second live-action film based on the popular toys after 1987’s Dolph Lundren-starrer movie of the same title. In the movie, actor Nicholas Galitzine takes on the popular role of Prince Adam aka He-Man, a character that has fans all over the world, including India. As a filmmaker, Knight, who earlier directed the “Transformers” spin-off movie “Bumblebee”, said it was important for him to understand what had made the toy franchise such an enduring cultural phenomenon. “Anytime you’re looking at adapting any kind of property, whether it’s a book, a video game, a toy line or a cartoon, it is important that you understand what was special and unique about it to begin with. “Ideally, the people …
