Masters of the Universe Director Reveals How Faithful New Movie Is to Classic Cartoon (And the One Major Change)
As a big fan of He-Man, I was really interested to hear director Travis Knight talk about the visual design choices in the new movie. He explained that whenever the team faced a design challenge, they always looked back to the original Filmation cartoon for inspiration. Even though they wanted a modern, cinematic look, they made sure to include lots of nods to the source material – things like the color palette, and even a quick glimpse of the spirit of Grayskull when Adam first transforms. It’s a subtle moment, but it’s there! He really emphasized how committed they were to honoring the original throughout the whole film, which as a longtime fan, I really appreciate.
