{"id":7808,"date":"2010-04-12T07:13:41","date_gmt":"2010-04-12T12:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=7808"},"modified":"2018-12-09T01:00:12","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T06:00:12","slug":"masters-of-the-universe-gets-screenwriters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2010\/04\/12\/masters-of-the-universe-gets-screenwriters\/","title":{"rendered":"MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE Gets Screenwriters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/HeMan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5456\" title=\"HeMan\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/HeMan-300x179.jpg\" alt=\"HeMan\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/HeMan-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/HeMan-550x328.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/HeMan.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>We can add Mike Finch and Alex Litvak to the names of screenwriters who have attempted to adapt the Mattel toy line &#8220;He-Man and the Masters of the Universe&#8221; to the big screen. Columbia has hired the duo, whose script for the Robert Rodriguez-produced <strong>Predators<\/strong> franchise relaunch finally got that project out of long time development hell, to hopefully work similar magic on the toy property.<\/p>\n<p>First hitting toy store shelves in 1982, the toys featured the powerful, sword-wielding He-Man and his allies battling the forces of the evil Skeletor for control of Eternia, a planet where magic and advanced technology co-existed.<\/p>\n<p>Before Columbia took over the film rights for the characters, a Masters of the Universe film had been in development at Warner Brothers for several years under producer Joel Silver. <strong>Kung Fu Panda<\/strong> director John Stevenson was set to helm the project with writers Justin Marks and Evan Daugherty taking passes at a screenplay. Ultimately, none of their worked satisfied Mattel and the project moved on to Columbia last fall. No new director has been attached to Columbia&#8217;s attempt at getting the film to the screen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">We can add Mike Finch and Alex Litvak to the names of screenwriters who have attempted to adapt the Mattel toy line &#8220;He-Man and the Masters of the Universe&#8221; to the big screen. 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