Rumours are rife that Noah Centineo might be up for the role of 80's cartoon character He-Man in an upcoming live-action movie.
Sony Pictures and Mattel Films are moving forward with their 'Masters of the Universe' live-action movie, and who they are currently eyeing for the role of He-Man has split opinions.
In case you've forgotten who He-Man is (or are too young to know), he was the main character of a beloved 80's cartoon. 'He-Man and the Masters of the Universe' involves a rag-tag team lead by himself, who battle their nemesis Skeletor in a far away mystical land.
Here is said cartoon's opening credits in all its 80's glory.
This isn't the first time that a live-action version of the cartoon has been in development either; there was also a 1987 release starring Dolph Lundgren as the titular hero, and Frank Langella as Skeletor. Courtney Cox even played a role. While the movie at the time might have fulfilled every fanboy's dream, the less said about the box-office bomb, the better.
Now, with a new rehash in development, it has become apparent that Noah Centineo, he of Netflix's 'To All The Boys I've Loved Before' fame, is up for the lead role. And fans of the original cartoon are a bit worried.
Some say he's too skinny.
... Dude is skinny. I've never seen him act so I can't comment on that but seriously he is going to need to put on like 40pounds of muscle too even remotely do He-man justice @noahcent you better start eating and lifting if your gonna be He-man.
— James M MacDonald (@jmacreborn) March 20, 2019
He's also younger than everyone who's watched the original series as a child, at only 22 years old.
I have nothing against Noah Centineo, but if the actor playing He-Man isn’t jacked, then the movie won’t be worth watching no matter how well acted or written, because us older MOTU fans will sit there the whole time thinking “that’s not He-Man” #MastersOfTheUniverse #HeMan pic.twitter.com/thoVv6fEH8
— The Cali Nerd ? WonderCon (@TheCaliNerd) March 20, 2019
Alexander Skarsgård isn't a bad shout.
This He-Man news is absolutely sending me. I’d take it a bit more serious if they had said it was Billy Magnussen or Alexander Skarsgård in talks.
Noah Centineo looks like he’s in talks to play the nerdy incel next door, not a god.
— caleb (@DarthGroudon) March 20, 2019
Die-hard fans are not one bit happy.
And I’m a huge He-Man fan, and have been since the show first aired in the 80s, so it means something to me that Mattel get this movie right, and that starts with a better casting than Noah Centineo for the role of He-Man#MastersOfTheUniverse #HeMan pic.twitter.com/8cGGzXSMKL
— The Cali Nerd ? WonderCon (@TheCaliNerd) March 20, 2019
But Centineo has charm, we'll give him that.
How can you think it's harder for Noah Centineo to put on muscle than it is to give someone with muscle Noah Centineo's charm? pic.twitter.com/BnRzNcx3ey
— Alex Leadbeater (@ADLeadbeater) March 20, 2019
And some are just happy that a He-Man movie is on the cards at all.
Anyone who knows my obsession with all things He-Man as a child knows I've been anxiously awaiting good news about this movie for years ... and know we have it! I'm all for this @noahcent! https://t.co/u5j8C7VJwV
— Gerrad Hall (@gerradhall) March 20, 2019
Details on the plot of the movie are unknown at the moment, and it's all just speculation.
we don't know that the masters of the universe story is about a young Adam. All we've known thus far is that it's an origin story. Nothing released or officially reported thus far has indicated as much...until this casting I guess!
— Alicia Lutes (@alicialutes) March 20, 2019
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