MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE Mid-Credits Scene Teases Major Hero
There are technically three stingers at the end of Travis Knight’s Masters of the Universe film. The first is a one featuring fan-favorite character Orko. But the second is the mid-credits one, and that one will really have longtime fans in a tizzy. That’s because the mid-credits scene features the live-action debut of She-Ra, the Princess of Power, He-Man’s twin sister. For a long time, the media rights for He-Ma and She-Ra were seemingly split up, casting doubt that she could appear in Masters of the Universe. But appear she does, even if we only get her side profile. We suppose that’s so they can leave it open to cast a name for her in a potential MOTU sequel.
Amazon MGM Studios/Filmation As the MOTU movie comes to a close, Prince Adam’s mother, Queen Marlena, looks over her kingdom of Eternos, now free from the tyranny of Skeletor. She mentions to Man-At-Arms (Idris Elba) how lucky they were to have found Prince Adam, after he was lost on Earth for fifteen years. And then she says, in a very cryptic manner, that maybe there is still a chance to find “her” too. Longtime MOTU fans probably guessed right away that the “her” in question was Adam’s twin sister Adora, better known as She-Ra. But the movie actually shows the character after the main credits rolled. And she was completely accurate to the classic cartoon and Mattel toys.
In the scene, we see She-Ra standing over a ridge, on what we assume is her home planet, Etheria. She has her signature red cape, golden headpiece, and flowing blonde hair. We only see her face briefly, when she turns to the camera, and we get a side profile. In the distance, we see the Fright Zone, the home base of the Evil Horde, She-Ra’s sworn enemies. A soldier comes up behind her, and refers to her by her birth name and rank, calling her Force Captain Adora. We see her Sword of Protection, with the powerful jewel right in the middle. We even hear the theme song playing from her 1985 cartoon series, She-Ra: Princess of Power.
Filmation In the MOTU lore, Princess Adora was Adam’s twin sister, daughter of King Randor and Queen Marlena of Eternia. As an infant, the forces of Hordak and his Horde attacked Eternia, along with Hordak’s apprentice, Skeletor. The forces of Eternos defeated Hordak and sent him packing to his home dimension. But as a last act of revenge, he kidnapped the infant Adora from her cradle. He disappeared into Etheria, a place where the Eternians could not reach. Adora was adopted by Hordak, brainwashed into thinking the Horde were benevolent. She became Hordak’s Force Captain, leading his armies into battle against Etheria’s Great Rebellion.
FilmationEventually, on Eternia, the Sorceress of Grayskull had a vision, and discovered where Adora was. She informed Adam about his secret sister, and that he had to go and find her. She also told him that there was a second magic sword of Grayskull like his. While his was the Sword of Power, the other was the Sword of Protection, destined for Adora. When Adora could wield the sword and say the words “For the honor of Grayskull!” she would gain superpowers just like her brother. He-Man journeyed to Etheria, and he not only met his sister, but helped break her of her programming from the Horde. She wielded the sword and became She-Ra, the most powerful woman in the universe. She joined the Great Rebellion against her foster father Hordak, who she now knew to be evil.
Filmation Will a potential sequel to MOTU be a live-action version of 1985’s He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword? That was the theatrical animated film (really, an extended pilot episode) that introduced the She-Ra spinoff to kids. Later in the fall of 1985, She-Ra: Princess of Power would get her own successful cartoon series, which ran for two seasons. It seems that’s the route they are going, should MOTU be successful. If that’s the case, they will likely recast She-Ra, much as the MCU recast Thanos after his Avengers end credits teaser. We hope that MOTU does well at the box office so we can see He-Man and She-Ra fight the forces of evil together in live-action. Who doesn’t want to see that? We know MOTU director Travis Knight does. So we hope we all get our wish.
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THE ODYSSEY Popcorn Bucket Is an IMAX Camera
The ornate collectable popcorn bucket is one of movie theaters’ go-to gimmicks to get butts in seats. Sure, they cost an arm and a leg often, but cinephiles will shell out for limited edition items. That’s how you get massive character heads or a sandworm of suggestive shape and orifice. At any rate, they’ve gotten bigger and more weirderer over the past few years as attendance to movie theaters has dwindled. Usually these will have something to do with the movie, but the first collectible popcorn bucket for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey isn’t Odysseus’ ship or the Trojan Horse or a Cyclops. No, it’s a big ol’ IMAX camera.
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IMAX camera are big ol’ things in order to fit the double-sized 70mm film. Nolan has long championed IMAX as the best filming format for movies dating all the way back to 2008 with The Dark Knight. His movies do feel grandiose, and the frame size is a big part of that. However, I have to say, just a square box, even with the lens and a viewfinder, isn’t the most exciting of popcorn buckets. Real film snobs, however, will probably eat this up with a spoon. It’s also easily the most Christopher Nolan thing of all time. It’s not about the story it’s about C I N E M A.
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Christopher Nolan’s THE ODYSSEY Will Be R-RatedNolan’s previous film, Oppenheimer, won all the awards at the Oscars. Thanks to the Barbenheimer movement, ended up a huge box office hit as well. A Nolan movie will always draw a certain number of people to the theater, but recent tracking suggests a drop in interest following the most recent trailer. The movie cost a staggering $250 million, and with a near-three-hour runtime and an R rating, it’ll face a bit of an uphill climb, even for Mr. IMAX himself. Maybe a popcorn bucket will help make up the difference. In any case, this July’s box office will be an odyssey in and of itself.
The Odyssey hits theaters July 17.
Kyle Anderson is the Senior Editor for Nerdist. He hosts the weekly pop culture deep-dive podcast Laser Focus. You can find his film and TV reviews here. Follow him on Letterboxd.
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