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When Masters of the Universe: Revelation premiered on Netflix again in 2021, it turned out to be…really not half unhealthy. As a substitute of being a straightforward dip into the nostalgia nicely prefer it initially gave the impression of, the present was a enjoyable, if flawed, return to the canon of the 1983 collection that had grown with its viewers and brought some fascinating swings. And naturally, it wasn’t actually the tip a lot because it was a brand new starting, which goes to proceed with the sequel collection, Masters of the Universe: Revolution.
The Lady Who Would Be Photon
Netflix and showrunner Kevin Smith have been pretty mum on Revolution ever for the reason that follow-up’s announcement final yr. However the streamer introduced a brand new forged addition within the type of Meg Foster, who performed Evil-Lyn within the 1987 Masters film starring Dolph Lundgren. She’s readily available to voice the position of Motherboard within the upcoming present, and described within the press launch as “a formidable pressure towards the Masters, targeted on plunging Eternia into imminent darkness.” Revelation ended with a tease of the character’s existence, and it appears she’ll be one of many major antagonists of the brand new present. As Hordak’s emissary, the evil AI (nicely, evil-er AI) will use her powers to “manipulate Skeletor and the folks of Eternia as she goals to ensnare the planet, and Grayskull, as a prize for Hordak.”
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In that very same press launch, Foster (just lately seen in Hellblazers and There’s No Such Factor as Vampires) known as her unique flip as Evil-Lyn “one among my most cherished roles. I’m each thrilled and honored to return again into the fold to embody a superb, all-new villainous character that provides colour to the colourful storytelling that Kevin Smith and Mattel have dropped at life for followers around the globe.”
The specific point out of Hordak by identify is certainly going to boost some eyebrows for outdated head followers of the collection. He’s one of many most important villains of the MOTU franchise alongside Skeletor (whom he hates), and extra just lately popped up as the primary baddie of Netflix’s unconnected She-Ra & the Princesses of Energy cartoon from a number of years in the past. She-Ra’s unique 1985 collection was itself a by-product to the 1983 He-Man cartoon, which Smith’s two Netflix exhibits are also, so there’s some fascinating flags being planted right here for the way forward for these MOTU exhibits. If Revolution is being cut up into a number of components like its predecessor was, possibly a kind of halves will finish with a tease of a revamped Adora.
Masters of the Universe: Revolution is at present anticipated to launch on Netflix in 2024.
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