I met one of the members of the creative team

by IrishGuard, Thursday, June 04, 2026, 13:09 (4 days ago) @ Jay

at Pat O'Brien's one night. He said the execs wanted a hyper-masculine toy for boys, so they pitched "He-Man" almost as a joke because the name is so ludicrously over the top, and he was surprised it got picked.

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Am I missing the widespread interest in a He-Man movie? - Chris, 2026-06-04, 09:04
- I'm actually hearing reports that it's fun. - domer.mq, 2026-06-05, 08:24
  - If Freddy were still around to do the soundtrack - OGerry, 2026-06-05, 08:27
- Not sure about widespread, but my 5 y.o. can't wait - HCE, 2026-06-04, 09:45
  - Update: It was the best movie he has ever seen in his life - HCE, 2026-06-06, 08:56
    - The pure joy of a 5 year old… - bk, 2026-06-08, 13:36
    - nice - Jay, 2026-06-08, 09:26
    - Hell yeah. - domer.mq, 2026-06-06, 15:50
    - Did you stay for all the credits? - Chris, 2026-06-06, 10:36
  - MYAH!!!! - irishoutsider, 2026-06-04, 13:50
  - That's awesome. - Chris, 2026-06-04, 09:54
  - You are so lucky… - bk, 2026-06-04, 09:49
- Skeletor - Jay, 2026-06-04, 09:43
  - I met one of the members of the creative team - IrishGuard, 2026-06-04, 13:09
  - Man - e - faces?* - MEH, 2026-06-04, 11:56
  - Have you seen “The Toys That Made Us” on Netflix? - Pat, 2026-06-04, 11:22
    - I watched that episode last night based on this - Mike (Embrey), 2026-06-05, 12:41
  - There are some amazing Instagram accounts with Skeletor. - Chris, 2026-06-04, 09:54
- It is getting far better reviews than I expected - Publicola, 2026-06-04, 09:18
- If we’re being honest, I was rooting for a She-Man movie - Joe I, 2026-06-04, 09:16

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I met one of the members of the creative team