Masters of the Universe remake arrives after decades of development — can it succeed where the original failed?
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Jesse Hassenger
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Summary
The article discusses the long-awaited semi-live-action remake of Masters of the Universe, analyzing why the original 1980s property failed to yield a successful movie hit at the time. It explores Hollywood's current wave of '80s nostalgia and the decades-long development journey of this reboot, questioning whether the new film can succeed where the original failed.
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· 3 pulledHollywood is sweeping the corners on '80s nostalgia, which in this case means that the long-promised, eternally developed, not necessarily requested, semi-live-action remake of Masters of the Universe has finally come to fruition
Though it's based on a fantasy cartoon and comic book series that itself was reverse-engineered from a line of action figures featuring the elegantly named He-Man
Why didn't the most '80s property actually yield an '80s movie hit?
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