Adam and Aaron Nee have just returned from their excursion to the "Lost City," but they are already preparing for their journey to the planet Eternia.
Four years ago, the Nee brothers were confirmed as the film's filmmakers, following years of rumors about a "Masters of the Universe" revival, which hasn't seen a live-action picture since 1987. As of now, filming for the Mattel Studios and Netflix feature, starring Kyle Allen as He-Man, is set to begin this summer. Fans should anticipate a lot from Allen in this part, according to the Nee brothers, who spoke to Variety on Monday at the Los Angeles premiere of their film, "The Lost City."
A great dramatic actor, Adam compared him to Michael J. Fox because of his "extraordinary emotional sensitivity." "It's like he has this specific quality, this energy, that is really unusual in an actor. Furthermore, he is trained in all sorts of martial arts, he is a swordsman and performs parkour, so the amount of Jackie Chan-style insane action things we're going to be able to accomplish in this movie will blow people away, "said the director.
"The Lost City," their most star-studded movie to date, prepared them for the task of reviving a popular property like "Masters," which they co-wrote with David Callaham.
For the team behind "Masters of the Universe," Aaron remarked, "it was really essential to us that we retain what that was for us as kids in terms of how we approached it." Our childhood memories are infused with fondness for the "Masters of the Universe" franchise and the associated toys.
As Aaron continued, "But what we do not wish is that we lose the fact that it is wild," he said. "And these are crazy characters and colorful, and... that was part of the balance act that we were trying to do with 'Lost City,' too, is hold onto something that has an inherent human empathy and yet isn't afraid of having fun and getting crazy, "he continued.
An adventure comedy starring Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, and Daniel Radcliffe, "The Lost City," which is expected to gross $20 million or more in its opening weekend, grabbed the attention of the brothers as well.
"We were drawn to this picture because, after spending eight months in seclusion, we read this script and it was simply the ideal getaway," Adam remarked. That, in my opinion, explains why the picture is expected to do well at the box office: "It seems like this fantastic getaway from some of the horrible circumstances people are experiencing right now."
A "vacuum in our lives" was discovered: "Oh, that is something that you can go to with your friends to just listen to each other's laughs and escape on this trip to just for a time forget all of the hardships that we've been going through internationally," the group said.