Alison Brie surprised to see men’s reaction on her ‘He-Man’ villain role

Actress Alison Brie has spoken about the reaction from men to her role in the upcoming Masters of the Universe film, which has been unlike anything she has experienced before. The 43-year-old actress will play villain Evil-Lyn opposite Jared Leto as Skeletor in the new live-action adaptation of “Masters of the Universe.”

The film also stars Nicholas Galitzine, Idris Elba, Kristen Wiig, Camila Mendes and Morena Baccarin, arrives amid renewed nostalgia for major 1980s franchises returning to cinemas. Speaking to people.com, Brie said: “People have been coming out of the woodwork to talk to me about it, people I haven’t heard from in ages because they’re so excited about it. It’s very cute.”

She added: “I think it has that multi-generational connection because I know all the people who originally grew up on it are excited, and then they have kids and they’re excited to bring them.”

The film also marks another major studio reboot for Mattel following the enormous success of “Barbie,” starring Margot Robbie, which became a global phenomenon in 2023 and sparked ongoing interest in toy-based film adaptations, reports femalefirst.co.uk. The actress, who has been married to actor Dave Franco for nine years, said the men in her family and friendship circle had reacted especially enthusiastically after hearing she had joined the He-Man project. She added: “Jared Leto is Skeletor, which is amazing, and I’m Evil-lyn, his second in command.

And it’s the most excited the men in my life have ever been about anything I’ve ever done!” Brie continued: “I have three nephews and they’re as excited as the middle-aged men. Some of them probably still have their He-Man action figures to be honest. It’s fun when you work on a project like this that has touched so many people.” The “Masters of the Universe” franchise first launched in 1982 through Mattel’s “He-Man” action figure line before exploding into mainstream popularity with the animated series “He-Man” and the “Masters of the Universe” in 1983.

The franchise later inspired comic books, spin-off shows and the cult 1987 live-action film starring Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella and Courteney Cox. The new adaptation will split its action between Earth and Eternia.

According to the official synopsis, Nicholas plays Prince Adam, who was sent away from Eternia as a child and grows up on Earth living an ordinary life before discovering the Sword of Power and embracing his destiny as He-Man.

Meanwhile, Nicholas may have seen all his strict dieting and hard work at the gym pay off to transform into He-Man for “Masters of the Universe,” but he didn’t mind when that training came to an end. “I had to go into a movie three weeks later where the director said, ‘I need you to not look the way you look right now, so eat what you want, stop weightlifting,’” Galitzine told at the “Masters of the Universe” premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

Indo-Asian News Service