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    Morena Baccarin, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson Join “Masters of the Universe”

    Mary Anne ButlerBy Updated:No Comments

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    Morena Baccarin and Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson have joined Travis Knight’s upcoming “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe” live-action film.

    Baccarin, who is no stranger to genre projects having starred in the “Deadpool” franchise as well as “Gotham” and “Firefly,” will be playing Sorceress. Jóhannesson, who played Olaf Haraldsson in “Vikings: Valhalla,” will be playing Fisto!

    Nicholas Galitzine will star as Prince Adam / He-Man, Alison Brie will play Evil-Lyn, Camila Mendes will play Teela, and Idris Elba will play Teela’s father, Man-at-Arms. Sam C. Wilson will play Trap Jaw, Kojo Attah will play Tri-Klops, and Hafthor Bjornsson will play Goat Man. James Purefoy will play King Randor, and Charlotte Riley will play Queen Marlena. Sasheer Zamata will play Suzie, Jon Xue Zhang will play Ram-Man, and Christian Vunipola will play Hussein. Jared Leto will be playing Skeletor.

    Travis Knight directs from a script by Chris Butler. (Previous versions were penned by David Callaham, and Aaron and Adam Nee.) We’ll let you know what else we hear about this and other news.

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    Mary Anne Butler (Mab) got her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine as a teenager. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (News Editor), Nerdbot (as Editor-In-Chief), and now [Bad]Influencers, where she is Editor-in-Chief. Over the past 15 years, she’s built a well-known reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band. She also produces award-winning immersive events, including Wasteland Weekend and Neotropolis.

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