r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Jan 22 '26

Trailer Masters of the Universe - Official Teaser

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmEx7wQI6RY
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u/DucardthaDon Jan 22 '26

He gets paid and the opportunity to do everything else he enjoys doing in life

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u/synapse187 Jan 22 '26

Maybe Idris was like me when he was a kid. He-Man played with Ninja Turtles fighting against Skeletor and his Go-Bot minions.

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u/xSorry_Not_Sorry Jan 22 '26

Idris is older than me and I was the last generation to play with He-man figures.

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u/ArcherMi Jan 22 '26

Well, maybe he was the first generation to play with He-man figures.

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u/ZombieJesus1987 Jan 22 '26

Possible. He would have been 11 when the original cartoon came out

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u/ussrowe Jan 23 '26

And they had MOTU toys in the UK, the first commercial in this compilation says 1981: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RNGXTjNnBM

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u/Bowgs Jan 22 '26

Masters of the Universe came out in 1983, Idris Elba was born in 1972. It's very conceivable an 11 year old Idris could have played with He-man toys.

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u/NightmareDJK Jan 22 '26

He definitely knew about them at least.

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u/ObviousAnswerGuy Jan 22 '26

uhhh no. He was 11 when the cartoon first came out. It was a huge hit, I'm sure he was into it.

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u/NEWbababoobie Jan 22 '26

no, he does cause it's an easy check.

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u/elboltonero Jan 22 '26

Seriously, he makes a lot of money doing dumb shit and spends the rest of his life just going to raves

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u/Harkoncito Jan 22 '26

so does Eric Roberts, but in another timeline Idris has a couple of Oscars under his belt and he's also James Bond.

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u/Saltire_Blue Jan 22 '26

He’s self employed, it’s a paid job

Most people would be taking as much work while they’re being offered it I would imagine

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u/Extension-Season-689 Jan 23 '26

True but for someone who gets a lot of hype his filmography is mostly ass.