Masters of the Universe (2026)

What earned the score

• He/Him pronouns nameplate gag

  The trailer includes a 'He/Him' pronouns gag on Prince Adam's desk nameplate, intended as a pun on He-Man but pandering to contemporary gender ideology.

• Teela's Adoption of Masculinity as Trauma Response

  Teela adopts masculine traits as a trauma response to survive in a world dominated by toxic masculinity, particularly influenced by her father's scarred upbringing, pushing a feminist trauma narrative onto her warrior archetype.

• Villain Personifies Toxic Masculinity

  The primary antagonist, Skeletor, is explicitly described as the embodiment of toxic masculinity, framing masculine power as the central disease to be confronted.

• Race-swapped legacy characters

  Idris Elba, a Black actor, portrays the traditionally white Man-At-Arms (Duncan), and Camila Mendes, a Latina actress, portrays the red-haired Teela, altering their racial appearances from the original source material as part of forced diversity.

• Adam as loser office worker under DEI boss

  Prince Adam's Earth-based corporate drudgery mocks traditional masculinity by portraying the pre-transformation prince as a 'loser' office worker under a DEI boss, emasculating the character before his heroic destiny.

Details

After being separated for 15 years, the Sword of Power leads Prince Adam back to Eternia, where he discovers his home shattered under the fiendish rule of Skeletor. To save his family and his world, Adam must join forces with his closest allies, Teela and Duncan/Man-At-Arms, and embrace his true destiny as He-Man — the most powerful man in the universe.

Starring

Nicholas GalitzineCamila MendesIdris ElbaJared LetoAlison Brie

Director

Travis Knight

Writer

David CallahamAlex LitvakAdam NeeMichael FinchAaron NeeChris Butler

Genre

ActionFantasyScience Fiction

Release Date

Jun 05, 2026

Parents Guide

• Sex Mild

  One scene says "give em head" played for laughs. During a battle.

  Implied references are made to sex.

  There is comic innuendo relating to a character called 'Fisto', and also to the size of a character's sword.

  Cleavage.

• Violence Moderate

  A man is seen from a great distance, stabbing another man in the chest with a sword.

  Occasional gunfire, stabbings, sword fights, and fist fights.

  A character's jaw is ripped apart.

  A character's arm is ripped off.

  A character extracts a blade from their chest in close-up detail.

  There is occasional sight of blood on characters faces in the aftermath of violence.

  A person spits blood after becoming injured during a fight.

• Profanity Mild

  Two uses of sh_t, about six uses of A_s, a few of h_ll, one use of godd**n. A character is called a "pussy" but then is quickly referred to being a "Pussy cat" instead.

• Drugs Mild

  One verbal reference to being high, and a man appears to be drunk.

• Frightening Scenes Mild

  Obviously the scenes of violence and peril may upset sensitive viewers.

  Some of the scenery includes skulls mounted on pikes which could upset sensitive younger viewers.

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