Elba is close to signing a deal to portray Duncan, also known as Man-at-Arms, in the live-action big screen adaptation of the famous toy range. Travis Knight is directing the movie that has Nicholas Galitzine in the leading role of He-Man the movie also stars Camila Mendes as Teela, and Alison Brie as Evil Lyn.
The Masters of the Universe movie is scheduled for a June 5, 2026 release date from Escape Artists and Mattel Films.
Knight is directing the project from a screenplay written by Chris Butler. David Callaham, Aaron Nee and Adam Nee wrote the screenplay with the help of the first outline.
Masters of the Universe Line was the introductory line of toys created by Mattel introduced in 1982. The following year the television show He-Man and the Masters of the Universe aired in syndication with video games and many other items to soon follow.
Elba returns to lend his voice as Knuckles to the third installment of Sonic the Hedgehog which is set to release next month and also provides voice to Knuckles in the series of the same name streaming on paramount+. His upcoming films include the Amazon MGM Studios action-comedy Heads of State with John Cena and Priyanka Chopra Jonas.
Previous credits for Elba include such features as Pacific Rim, Fast & Furious: Hobbs and Shaw, The Suicide Squad, Beast, among the series, The Office, Luther, and Hijack. Further, Elba has worked as Heimdall in Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The legal representation of Elba is Artist Partnership, Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole and the Lede Company.
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