Via Digg comes news that Legendary Pictures has its eyes on both Brad Pitt and Gerard Butler (300) for the role of He-Man in yet another movie version of the popular '80s half-hour toy commercial animated series.

The original He-Man and the Masters of the Universe aired from 1983 to 1985, but He-Man first appeared in DC Comics and as a line of action figures. In 1987, a live-action film was made with Dolph Lundgren as He-Man and Frank Langella as Skeletor. Updated versions of the original He-Man cartoon aired in 1990 and 2002.

While it borrows a concept from shows like Space Ghost and Sealab 2021, "The Skeletor Show," an independent effort with three episodes currently on YouTube, doesn't quite stand up to those programs. Nevertheless, the show has some great moments and I found myself laughing out loud more than once. Dubbing new voices over footage of the old He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon, the creators turn evil Skeletor into the star of his own wacky sitcom along with Evil-Lyn, Beastman, and the occasional special guest. Like I said, it's not as good as the shows it tries to emulate, but it's also much better than it has any right to be. I also like how the episodes sometimes address comments, such as Orko's hilarious response to one comment which simply read, "This sucks, you faggot."

[via Boing Boing]

While closing the book on the successful half-hour animated toy commercial that was He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, the creators realized something: 'Holy cow, we need to find a way to make money off of little girls, too.' Enter She-Ra, Princess of Power, the long lost sister of He-Man. She-Ra was first introduced in the 1985 film "The Secret of the Sword" which then led into the TV series. All 93 episodes of the series will be released on DVD eventually, but not in any specific order. The first release will contain episodes voted on by fans, as well as the feature film, and will be available on July 18, with three more volumes covering the rest of the series to be released over the next year. I watched He-Man religiously as a child, but never really got into She-Ra. I assume, other than the protagonist being a woman, that it didn't venture too far from the "fight evil and learn an important lesson" template of He-Man. Did anyone out there watch it?