They tried it once in 1987 and failed miserably.  Remember Masters of the Universe with Dolph Lundgren as He-Man?  He-Man action figures were always readily available in my toy chest. I had Skeletor’s castle with the voice changing microphone. I WAS the target demo for the He-Man series. And I still thought the film version (when I was 10) was terrible.

To keep the Hollywood trend of digging up all things sacred from the 1980′s, talks are heating up to bring another He-Man movie to the big screen. A new script has been in the works described as Lord of the Rings meets The Matrix (trying not to laugh). But of course, this brilliant script has been trashed and they are starting from scratch.  I’m not so sure a buffed out blond dude in speedos fighting a skeleton will translate to today’s audiences.  But who knows.

Oh, and for the girls…there’s another piece of toy information for you.  The producer of Jerry Maguire and Julie & Julia is going to produce a Barbie movie. Read all about it HERE.  The Hollywood Reporter article sums it all best with “It is unclear how the toy will translate. Barbie’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts; is sometimes a high school teen, but at times a pilot, military officer, teacher or astronaut; drives a slew of cars; dates a man named Ken; and has friends straight out of a United Colors of Benetton ad.”

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