The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans

2026's Masters of the Universe makes the smart choice to play up the dumb parts of He-Man and not take anything seriously. It’s part Flash Gordon, part Deadpool, and almost officially a parody of itself. These are all good things, by the way.

The new Masters of the Universe film runs 2 hours, 13 minutes, which is just long and bladder-filling enough to make one wonder whether they should stick around to see if there are any post-credits scenes. We’re here to tell you that you, yes, should stay all the way until the very end of the film credits.

He-Man and his fellow Masters of the Universe are now in movie theaters, and at IGN Live today, we had the exclusive debut of a video in which the stars of that film react to the just-released Masters of the Universe: Legends Unite cooperative card game. Nicholas Galitzine ("Adam / He-Man"), Camila Mendes ("Teela") and Idris Elba ("Man-at-Arms") got their own first look at the game and how their respective characters appear in it. This in turn inspires the trio to show off what their own signature pose would be if they themselves were in the game. Plus, they discuss which of the cast are secre

Better than any other aspect of the new Masters of the Universe movie, Skeletor’s portrayal finds the right balance between goofy and serious, with the villain winding up as the funniest character while never taking away from his threat level.

Masters of the Universe director Travis Knight tells Polygon how he designed the coolest sword of 2026 by looking to the past