The biggest hero of the summer is going to hit the biggest screens around. Masters of the Universe is coming to IMAX theaters worldwide when it premieres on June 5. This seems to come at the expense of The Mandalorian and Grogu, which was previously reported to have the large-format screens locked up for three weeks.
IMAX announced the sudden move on social media, complete with an IMAX-exclusive poster for the film. The poster features Nicholas Galitzine‘s He-Man piloting a Sky Sled as he’s pursued by Skeletor’s deadly buzzsaw-like Roton vehicles. The Mandalorian and Grogu, the first big-screen Star Wars movie in seven years, debuted last weekend to decidedly okay reviews and box-office grosses; the announcement that Masters of the Universe will also bow in IMAX comes much later than such announcements traditionally do, and it is currently unclear whether that’s a result of The Mandalorian disappointing, or projections for Masters of the Universe outpacing expectations. Masters of the Universe is certainly getting positive early buzz; reactions from critics coming out of the film’s red-carpet premiere earlier this month were enthusiastic, praising the cast’s performances, the witty script, and the film’s vibrant sets and costumes.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
05
Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
07
Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
What Is ‘Masters of the Universe’ About?
Galitzine stars as Adam Glenn, an office worker who believes that he’s the scion of the techno-magical world Eternia, and that he was sent to Earth to protect him and his mystical Power Sword from the skull-faced sorcerer Skeletor (Jared Leto). His fantasies turn out to be reality when his childhood friend Teela (Camila Mendes), now a warrior in the resistance against Skeletor, comes to collect him, with Skeletor’s slavering servant Beast Man on her trail. Soon, Adam finds himself back on Eternia in the service of Teela’s father, Man-At-Arms (Idris Elba) and facing off against Skeletor’s legions of evil, including the wicked witch Evil-Lyn (Alison Brie). To defeat Skeletor, Adam will have to call on the power of Grayskull and become Ha-Man, the most powerful man in the universe…but even that may not be enough.
Masters of the Universe is directed by Travis Knight (Bumblebee), from a script by his frequent Laika collaborator Chris Butler; previous drafts of the script were by Adam and Aaron Nee and David Callaham. The film’s score is by Daniel Pemberton (Project Hail Mary), with contributions by Queen guitarist Brian May; it also features a theme song by rock band The Darkness.
Masters of the Universe will premiere in theaters, including IMAX theaters, on June 5. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
