Idris Elba Set To Play Man-At-Arms For 'Masters Of The Universe'

Idris is amazing; should have been the new Bond!

I'm cool with it. As long as it's a role he wa to to play, and does t go sideways like heimdahl

14 hours ago, Lord_Scareglow said:

I think this is a great casting, why not? Idris is really good actor who can pull of many roles, let's see how this turns out, I think nobody needs to make judgements about this movie and it's castings currently, how about you wait and see how it all goes in the end.

also PS to those making comments in regards to race, and "race swapping" and putting this convo on a negative course, youll be warned not to, or this thread will close.

Idris is good in pretty much everything given to him. I hope he brings in some of his Bloodsport vibes to Man at Arms and gets the opportunity to have some cool action scenes. I'll be grabbing his fig for sure

The thread's been cleaned up. Let's keep it that way.Some of y'all are new and some of y'all are not and should probably know better, but I will reiterate something I've said before, and something that Scareglow was talking about: if you want to complain about "race swapping" and the casting of a black actor to play a fictional character from another planet, this is not the social media platform to do it. As my colleague stated, any more whining about Idris Elba's/Duncan's race (or other characters, either) will result in this thread being closed. Posters who get threads closed typically get penalized. Posters who whine about not being able to see their objectionable posts anymore typically get penalized, too. We really don't want to hand out warnings and penalties or lock threads, so let's avoid that.

I think this is a great casting, why not? Idris is really good actor who can pull of many roles, let's see how this turns out, I think nobody needs to make judgements about this movie and it's castings currently, how about you wait and see how it all goes in the end.

also PS to those making comments in regards to race, and "race swapping" and putting this convo on a negative course, youll be warned not to, or this thread will close.

On 11/23/2024 at 9:54 PM, Hassenfeld said:

.....There is literally no imagination.

Indeed!Looks like this should go straight to DVD as well ?

I like Idris, I'm sure he'll be fine in the role. Fantasy casting, I would have gone for Douglas Henshaw of Shetland fame for Man-At-Arms, though. When I think of a live action version, I can see Man-At-Arms and Fisto with Scottish brogues.

More disappointed Sacha Baron Cohen as Skeletor AKA Randor's brother is going to scenery chew to the point of unwatchability, as he always does.

While I don't want another MOTU movie attempt to die on the vine, the script leaks of Adam trapped on earth only to discover his destiny amidst high school hijinks are not encouraging.

If I can channel Warner Herzog, Hollywood is full of cowards. Star Wars is the most successful and influential film in history, but no one/studio has the courage anymore to start a story with "A long time ago, in a galaxy far away." It has to be set on earth, start on earth, star teenagers instead of adults who kids can relate to/want to emulate. Halfway through, the Lego Movie turned out to be about hoary daddy issues, like every other Hollywood movie and TV show. There is literally no imagination.

So long as he grows out the mustache, I'm happy with this casting

Idris as Duncan is the first casting that I've actually liked for this! I don't dislike Camila or Alison as actresses but I just can't visualize either of them in these particular roles. I loved Camila as Veronica on Riverdale so maybe I've just got her too typecast into one type of role in my mind.