He’s certainly a man! Fans have finally gotten the first glimpse of Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man in the upcoming Masters of the Universe film, which has just wrapped filming.
The film’s official social media accounts shared an image of Galitzine portraying the character in full costume on June 15, but with his back to the camera and lit in shadow, you know, to keep the mystique alive. The caption on the post included intel directly from production that Galitzine had officially wrapped filming on the project, as well as a statement from the actor.
“Well, that’s a wrap on Masters of the Universe. It has been an honour shouldering the responsibility of playing Adam and He-Man,” he gushed in the announcement. “It’s been the role of a lifetime and I put everything into it. There’s not much I can show you, but l am so proud of the movie we’ve made. Thanks to our amazing cast and crew for all your hard work.”
It’s clear Galitzine put a lot of blood, sweat, and tears into this opportunity. Back in January, the actor opened up about his physical preparations for the demanding role. “I’m eating about 4,000 calories a day, but the amount of physical work I’m doing,” he explained to W magazine. “You end up hungry at the end of the day, which is quite surprising.”
Galitzine stars as Prince Adam of Eternia, as well as his alter ego He-Man. The cast alongside him is composed of Camila Mendes, Allison Brie, Jared Leto, and Idris Elba. The film is directed by Bumblebee director Travis Knight from a script by ParaNorman writer Chris Butler and is set to be released next summer.
Image credit: Nicholas Galitzine/Instagram.
Lex Briscuso is a film and television critic and a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter at @nikonamerica.
