12 Movie Spoilers We Didn’t Know Last Week (24th Jan)

6. McG Might Direct He-Man

Do we need a He-Man movie? Wouldn't it just be an exercise too far in '80s nostalgia? Could anyone really do it any more justice than the brilliantly cult Master Of The Universe with Dolph Lundgren, which should never under any circumstances actually be watched? Probably not, but you try telling Hollywood that. According to Deadline, Terminator Salvation director McG is the man being lined up to tell the story of the super-camp, fur-knickered bondage warrior. If he can steer the film in the right direction after years of false starts and promises, then fair play to him, but the property is just so weird when you think about it that you wouldn't envy him. Just as long as he brings in Nic Cage to play a suitably unstable Skeletor...
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