Plot outline for new MOTU movie. Wow, you have got to be kidding me.

[Werewolf]

From Deadline.com

"According to a plot description, the reboot "revolves around 9-year-old Prince Adam crashing to Earth in a spaceship and being separated from his Magical Sword – the only link to his home on Eternia. After tracking it down almost two decades later, Adam is whisked back across space to defend his home planet against the evil forces of Skeletor. But to defeat such a powerful villain, Prince Adam first will need to uncover the mysteries of his past and become He-Man — the most powerful man in the universe."

Wait, what? Oh, come on! No one wants to see another MOTU movie take place on Earth. It shouldn't be this hard. It's a copy of Superman the movie but with He-Man.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Has any visual media every told the story of how Adam was chosen to become He-Man, and given the sword? Hollywood is usually tripping over themselves to release an origin movie. Seems a no-brainer to start there, especially since it hasn't been exploited to death!

[Werewolf]

The origin has been done before in the comics, story books and cartoons. They don't need to send Adam to Earth to tell an origin story. They are having the majority of the movie take place on Earth for the same reason the 87 movie did, to keep the budget small. I'm not going to stress too much on it though, I'd be shocked if this actually gets made.

[palitoy]

That sounds more like a CW series than a MOTU movie.

[B-Lister]

Has any visual media every told the story of how Adam was chosen to become He-Man, and given the sword? Hollywood is usually tripping over themselves to release an origin movie. Seems a no-brainer to start there, especially since it hasn't been exploited to death!

The 2002 series gave us origins for both He-Man and Skeletor.

the Skeletor origin is slightly different (but still consistent) in MOTU Revolution.

[sprytel]

I don't think this is about cost savings. I think this is because Barbie just made a jillion dollars with a similar conceit of there being 2 worlds, the toy world and the real world.

Of course, that idea worked for Barbie, because the movie was trying to comment on the real world and Barbie's place in our culture. But I don't expect Mattel and the Hollywood executives to be introspective enough to grasp that subtlety. But I do expect them to find a way to include Will Ferrell in MOTU as comic relief.