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Masters of the Universe tells its own He-Man story. Presented by @AmazonMGMStudiosAdded:
You know, we definitely drew from all eras of of Master Universe. You know, the toys, the mini comics, the filmation cartoon. There are nods all throughout the movie of other things like the the weird obscure little comic strip, the 87 live action movie, the kind of the '90s reboot. But in the end, you know, the film has to stand on its own two feet and it has to tell a story worth, you know, worth people's time and attention.
Then you can start layering all these cool, fun, interesting things. And I'm delighted that both, you know, huge fans of Masters are seeing themselves reflected and are find finding, you know, kind of depth and interesting things that the general public won't.
But also that even if you don't know He-Man, that people really are loving and enjoying the film. And that's really incredibly satisfying for
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