Prime Video’s new big star Nicholas Galitzine lands lead role in Masters of the Universe movie, while Citadel season 2 gets a great cast upgrade
One’s a He-Man and the other’s currently a mystery
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No, the picture above doesn’t show Nicholas Galitzine or Jack Reynor. But it does give you a pretty big hint about Galitzine’s latest role: he’s going to be playing He-Man in the live-action adaptation of the iconic cartoon,Masters of the Universe. Both actors have landed plum roles that should see their stars ascend ever further: while Galitzine battles with Skeletor, Raynor is heading to theCitadel.
We don’t yet know what role Reynor will be playing. But the actor has been cast inseason two ofCitadel, Prime Video’s spy drama. According toVariety: “Reynor will appear alongside returning series leads Richard Madden and Priyanka-Chopra Jonas as well as Stanley Tucci.” Filming will begin later this year with Joe Russo directing and executive producing.
The second season ofCitadelwill be Reynor’s thirdbest Prime Video series. He also starred in the William Gibson adaptationThe Peripheraland appeared in an episode ofPhilip K Dick’s Electric Dreams. Reynor’s role inCitadelis part of a packed schedule: he’s also in the upcoming Netflix seriesThe Perfect Coupleand Paramount’sStrange Angel.
Galitzine… has… THE POWER
Nicholas Galitzine is hot right now. He starred in the hugely successfulPrime Videorom-comsRed, White & Royal BlueandThe Idea of You, and his casting in the He-Man movie is going to delight his growing legion of fans. It’s delightedAmazonMGM Studios head of film production and development Julie Rapaport, who says “we’re thrilled to bring the belovedMasters of the Universeto life and couldn’t be more excited to announce the immensely talented Nicholas Galitzine as our He-Man.
“Joining forces with director Travis Knight, Mattel, and Escape Artists, this reintroduction of the character and his universe will be an epic film that will delight audiences from here to Eternia.” Galitzine took to his Instagram (see the post below) to say that: “It has been a dream for so long to play someone of his heart, humour and heroism, I cannot wait to get started”.
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Masters of the Universeisn’t the only toy-themed movie in development. After the success ofBarbiethere’s an entire Toys R Us of toy-themed tie-ins on the way from Mattel Films. According toDeadline, the current slate includes American Girl, Hot Wheels, Bob the Builder, Magic 8 Ball, Matchbox, Major Matt Mason, Polly Pocket, Barney, Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots, Thomas & Friends, UNO, View-Master, and Wishbone.
Masters of the Universeis scheduled for cinematic release on June 5, 2026.
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Writer, broadcaster, musician and kitchen gadget obsessive Carrie Marshall has been writing about tech since 1998, contributing sage advice and odd opinions to all kinds of magazines and websites as well as writing more than a dozen books. Her memoir,Carrie Kills A Man, is on sale now and her next book, about pop music, is out in 2025. She is the singer in Glaswegian rock bandUnquiet Mind.
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