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Over the weekend, Amazon MGM and Sony Pictures dropped the teaser trailer of the newest live-action adaptation of the 1980s hit cartoon-slash-tv-ad-for-Mattel-toys Masters of the Universe. Pumped by nostalgia, the trailer received overwhelming online chatter among Gen Xers (my age group) and moderate to confused reactions from younger audiences. Maybe time will tell.

As for me, I was sleuthing for one particular character whom I thought was missing from the trailer (not Arto!) I received a reply from a Threader and indeed, found the Sorceress of Castle Grayskull hiding in two shots.

Here is the official blurb from studio publicity:

In MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE, Director Travis Knight brings the legendary franchise back to the big screen in this epic live-action adventure. After being separated for 15 years, the Sword of Power leads Prince Adam (Nicholas Galitzine) back to Eternia where he discovers his home shattered under the fiendish rule of Skeletor (Jared Leto). To save his family and his world, Adam must join forces with his closest allies, Teela (Camila Mendes) and Duncan/Man-At-Arms (Idris Elba), and embrace his true destiny as He-Man — the most powerful man in the universe.

Starring
Nicholas Galitzine
Camila Mendes
Alison Brie
James Purefoy
Morena Baccarin
Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson
Charlotte Riley
Featuring Kristin Wiig as the voice of “Roboto”
with Jared Leto
and Idris Elba

Directed by Travis Knight

Masters of the Universe will be powering through cinemas worldwide this June.