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Grayskull: Masters of the Universe Script Review

PostPosted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:56 pm
by Ian
Like all good 80's properties, He-man is getting turned into (another) live action movie. The script sounds good so far.

http://latinoreview.com/news/grayskull- ... eview-4765

There have been a lot of rumors on the net circling Grayskull’s development process and please trust me when I tell you, DON’T BELIEVE THE HYPE! It’s all bullshit.

GRAYSKULL is LORD OF THE RINGS meets THE MATRIX and a little BATMAN BEGINS thrown in for good measure.

The script takes place in Eternia, not a middle Earth on Earth. It’s a hard and edgy PG-13 tinkering on a R. The script has ZERO CAMP or CHEESINESS. NO FUCKING ORKO EITHER! The writer takes the MOTU mythology very seriously. Whatever made the cartoon corny is not in here at all. In fact, there is not a single beat of comedic relief in the script.

What is GRAYSKULL about? We get both the origin of HE-MAN (or HE-MAN BEGINS), the origin of SKELETOR, and the origin of THE POWER SWORD. If Warners even remotely executes this script like they did 300 they will have a monster hit on their hands because this script leaves it open for a trilogy.

GRAYSKULL is the perfect marriage of Sorcery and Science fiction where in Eternia both Fantasy and Technology co-exist. The character arc of the hero ADAM works for me because like Bruce Wayne in BATMAN BEGINS, Adam has to overcome his selfish need for revenge and realize his destiny for the greater good of his people – the fallen son of Eternia must rise to occasion and become HE-MAN.

Re: Grayskull: Masters of the Universe Script Review

PostPosted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:11 pm
by SithTracy
I'm pretty darn sure I am going to avoid this.

Re: Grayskull: Masters of the Universe Script Review

PostPosted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 1:38 pm
by Wesociety
I'd love to see a kick-ass He-Man film, but it seems like it will be way too easy to turn it into a cheese-fest. I'll definitely stay tuned for updates, but at this point I am very skeptical.