Jared Leto will play the bad guy Skeletor in Masters of the Universe. The movie is set to come out in June 2026.
- Jared Leto will play Skeletor in a real-life movie.
- Nicholas Galitzine plays the lead role of He-Man.
Jared Leto is taking on the role of another famous bad guy. He played the Joker in Suicide Squad and Zack Snyder’s Justice League.
Now, the 52-year-old actor has been cast as Skeletor in the new live-action Masters of the Universe movie, which is based on the popular 1980s show and toy line.
Prince Adam of Eternia, also known as He-Man, is the main enemy of Skeletor, a scary magician with a skull face. Nicholas Galitzine plays Skeletor in Red, White, and Royal Blue.
The 30-year-old British actor got a lot of praise for his part as Prince Henry in the 2023 romance movie.
He has been working hard for this physically demanding role. Galitzine has been posting sneak peeks of his preparations, such as a recent picture that shows how much he has changed physically.
There are also a few well-known faces in the group cast:
- Alison Brie as the Bad Guy—Lyn, Skeletor’s smart assistant.
- Camila Mendes plays Teela, He-Man’s close friend.
- Idris Elba as Man-at-Arms, Adam’s teacher and Teela’s dad.
- Hafthor Bjornsson as the Mountain in “Game of Thrones”
- Kojo Attah and Sam C. Wilson as the bad guys Trap Jaw and Tri-Klops.
Do you think this movie will stay true to the cartoon?
- It offers a mix of old-fashioned stories and new ones.
- Characters you know, like Skeletor, He-Man, and Teela, are back.
- The main fights will be the usual ones between good and evil.
- Travis Knight is known for making movies that look amazing.
Galitzine proudly wrote on Instagram, “By the Power of Grayskull, I HAVE THE POWER,” after getting the major part. He was thrilled about playing Prince Adam and said the role would have “heart, humor, and heroism.”
Leto, meanwhile, hasn’t said anything about being cast. Fans are already looking forward to seeing him play Skeletor, though, because of how powerful and life-changing his other roles have been.
Travis Knight was the director of that movie, Bumblebee. The Amazon MGM Studios project is set to come out on June 5, 2026.
With a star-studded cast and a familiar plot, Masters of the Universe is poised to become a movie event that will appeal to both old and new fans.