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‘Masters of the Universe' Cast Answer The 50 Most Searched He-Man Questions

WIRED tasks Nicholas Galitzine (He-Man), Camila Mendes (Teela) and director Travis Knight to answer the 50 most searched Masters of the Universe questions.


Masters of the Universe opens exclusively in U.S. theaters June 5, 2025.

Released on 06/04/2026

Transcript

Superman would mop the floor.

Are you trying to get a job directing the next Superman?

Hi, I'm Camila Mendes.

I'm Nicholas Galitzine.

And I'm Travis Knight.

And we are going to answer the most search questions

of Masters of the Universe.

[calm music]

As a collective, I feel like we are gonna get 33%, right?

No. No way.

We have Travis on our side. Gonna get a good solid A.

We're gonna bring him down by a considerable amount.

I've been saying that for years.

Yeah.

This is a good question.

Who are the Masters in MOTU?

I mean, they're the heroes of Eternia.

Yeah, come on.

It's He-Man, it's Teela, it's Man-At-Arms,

all the good guys.

What's with Teela's snake themed armor?

What's with it? What's with it?

[Travis] What's with it?

Well, originally Teela was also the sorceress

and she had this like cobra armor

and then eventually as they evolved it,

they became two different characters.

Who will play He-Man in 2026?

Ooh, ooh, I know this one, Zac Efron.

Yes, Zac Efron. It's true.

Well, actually, originally it was gonna be my body

but Chalamet's face then he had issues.

Schedule, schedule, yeah.

So, but then Zac asked for too much money

and then they thought, who's the cheapest person?

Who's the yellow pack Zach Galifianakis?

Yeah, exactly.

And, Zach Galifianakis.

Yeah, yeah, yeah and it's Nick Galitzine.

It was Zach Galifianakis.

It's Zach Galifianakis, you're right.

[Travis] Yes.

Is Teela He-Man's girlfriend?

Is she? Eh.

You know, I think they're working up to it.

I think eventually, yeah, right?

Yeah, I think so, they're very close, they're friends.

There's a lot of affection there.

Not quite girlfriend. No.

The correct answer would be no.

Well, they're in an open relationship.

They're in an open relationship?

Yeah.

What is He-Man's personality?

Empathetic. Coquettish..

Kind. Coquettish.

Understanding. Loyal, protective.

Hopeful. Empowered.

Oh, wait. Empowering.

I guess strong can't really,

it's not really a personality trait.

Well, you could have a strong personality.

I think he does, he's got conviction.

[Speaker] Those are the nine correct answers.

All of those. All, every single one.

Is Skeletor actually evil?

Yes. Yeah.

Yes.

Very evil. If he has a skull,

what would you say?

He's like the personification of evil.

He is evil incarnate.

Are Fisto and Man-At-Arms brothers?

Absolutely not.

Now, there are competing versions of this.

There's one form of the canon where they are brothers.

In our movie, they are absolutely not brothers.

That's nonsense, not everyone needs to be related.

What is Masters of the Universe origins?

Masters of the Universe was a response

to the sci-fi boom of the late 70s.

Mattel wanted to come up with their own sci-fi fantasy

themed toy line

and thus, Masters of the Universe was born.

[Camila] Yes.

What rating is Masters of the Universe?

Depends what website.

Well, we don't know yet. Oh, for our film?

It's just going to the MPA this week

so I'm gonna go ahead and guess it's a PG-13.

[Nicholas] Okay.

Why are they called Masters of the Universe?

They're called Masters of the Universe

because they have all mastered the universe.

You were flying very close to the sun there, yeah.

Yeah, sure, why not?

Ding, ding, ding.

The trials and tribulations of the universe

have been mastered. Yeah.

Yes. I think that's fair to say.

Is Skeletor He-Man's brother?

Wrong. No, actually.

No. Not at all.

In certain forms of the lore, he is He-Man's uncle

but not in our movie.

There's no relation.

He's just a bad guy.

Oh, I fucking can't wait for this one.

Go on, tell 'em, tell 'em. Okay, here we go.

Is He-Man stronger than Superman?

He is.

He is and it's proven in the DC comics.

Shh, it's okay.

That he beats Superman in a one-on-one fight.

It's okay. No, he's not

but you have many other fine qualities.

What, you're disagreeing with the DC lore?

Absolutely.

Superman would mop the floor.

Are you trying to get a job directing the next Superman?

What are you even saying right now?

Look, He-Man is my favorite-

He's the most powerful man in the universe.

Okay. How do you, how do you,

how do you explain the one time that they face off?

I mean, it's bullshit.

According to who? Me.

Who is Grayskull from He-man?

Well, there's the Castle Grayskull

which is named after King Grayskull.

His ancestor. Yes.

Who is He-Man's greatest enemy?

Skeletor.

Well, in this movie it's Skeletor.

Superman. Yeah.

In this movie, it's Travis Knight's perception of him

'cause he doesn't believe in him.

Aw.

Don't worry, Spielberg will direct this next one.

What is He-Man's weakness?

Travis Knight's criticism.

Just gonna keep running with that joke.

Superman.

Travis Knight's criticism of him.

Wait, what is his weakness?

Girls? Family, girls, yeah.

Family.

No, that's not, that's a strength.

Yeah but it's also, it's what makes him fallible, you know

is his love for his family.

The same as Dom Toretto in the Fast & Furious.

So basically you're Vin Diesel.

The comparisons between Diesel

and He-Man have often been made.

Okay. I'm just gonna do it.

[Travis] Yeah, yeah.

What are He-Man's powers?

[All] Super strength.

Near invincibility. Mhm, hot bod.

Hot as hell.

[Travis] No question.

He's got a bitch ass bob, yeah.

That's why I got this bob.

Yeah, exactly, commitment to the bit.

What gives He-Man his powers?

The sword.

The power.

No but he's powerful even without the sword.

The sword is a vessel.

That channels the power. Grayskull.

Yeah. Yes.

It's the power of Grayskull so it's-

It's not really your power.

Well.

He's like summoning the power of Grayskull.

It's kind of his ancestors really in a way, right?

It's an energy.

It's a kind of amorphous blob.

It's an amorphous blob.

It's an amorphous blob and that is the answer.

Describe Nick Galitzine. Yeah, it's true.

All right, what is He-Man's catchphrase?

I'm loving it.

Something like that. Something like that.

I don't know. I'm loving it.

Yes. That would be cool.

What is He-Man's weapon?

The power sword.

Indeed.

I don't think we can use 60% of this.

How did He-Man become He-Man?

It was a process of self-realization,

certainly in our movie.

What?

What are you looking at?

[Travis] That's good.

Ow. Sorry, sorry.

Why did He-Man say by the power of Grayskull?

Well, that's kind of the part of the incantation.

Yeah, it's the magical incantation that he has to say

in order to channel the power into his sword

and then into his body.

What is the real identity of He-Man?

Prince Adam. Prince Adam.

How did Teela get her powers?

This one's interesting.

There's a lot of canon.

Yeah, this is outside the scope of our movie, yes.

Teela in the lore is the daughter of the sorceress

who is a wise, ancient, powerful being

who's the guardian of Castle Grayskull

so she gets powers from her mother I suppose.

Maybe if there's a second movie, Teela gets powers.

If there's time.

It's mostly gonna be a He-Man thing though, nevermind.

Was Teela adopted?

Yes. Yes.

She was indeed.

Her adopted father is Duncan also known as Man-At-Arms.

Her real father died in battle, fun fact.

How powerful is Teela? Super strong.

She's a warrior goddess, I mean, she's pretty strong.

She's really well trained

and she's a skilled fighter and she's-

Why are you guys looking at me?

She might even be able to defeat Superman.

Oh my God. Yes, I agree actually.

Who is stronger, He-Man or Skeletor?

I mean, it's He-Man of course.

Yeah, He-Man.

He's the most powerful man in the universe.

Exactly. That is so true.

Period. And the extended universe.

Universes, plural.

Is Skeletor physically strong?

Yeah. He is.

Have you seen those abs?

He's actually quite strong. Yeah.

It kinda doesn't really make sense

because he sort of lost the sort of fascia

and the muscles from his face

but for some reason, his body is muscle clad still.

Maybe that question's coming.

Why does he have skin?

It might be, yeah.

It's kind of physiologically impossible.

Who is Teela to He-Man?

Childhood bestie.

Childhood besties, potential lovers.

Sorry, so sorry.

Is Evil-Lyn truly evil?

I don't think so. I don't think so.

I mean, she does bad things.

I think she looks out for number one.

That's correct. And she is number one.

Yes. Exactly.

But I think she's a creature of circumstance.

She's kinda doing her best in a bad situation.

Mercurial in nature. She's using Skeletor.

Mhm, indeed.

Is Eternia a planet? It is.

It is a planet.

Where is Eternia?

In the great cosmos.

It's orbiting- In the Mattel universe.

Mars. Yeah.

I don't quite know how to answer that.

Are Eternia and Etheria the same?

They are not, they're two different planets.

Two different planets.

What is He-Man's sword made of?

Sugar, spice and everything.

Plutonium. Plutonium.

The sword's made out of plutonium.

There's no breaking it.

There's no breaking 'em.

It's my favorite line in the whole of He-Man.

No but really, what is it made of?

I actually don't know. Is it plutonium?

It's made of the stuff of the universe, I don't know.

Is that right?

Plutonium. It's plutonium.

We need to go big plutonium. Yeah, we do.

What powers does He-Man's sword have?

The power to slice people in half.

He can also shoot like laser electricity stuff

out of his sword

and he could actually share some of the power

with people he so chooses to

like Cringer who transforms into Battle Cat.

Yeah, it's kind of a all purposes apparatus.

Yes.

Is Duncan Teela's dad?

Adoptive father. In all but blood.

In all the blood, yes. In every way that counts.

Yes.

Who is Man-At-Arms in Masters of the Universe?

Well, he's the king's right hand man.

[Nicholas] Yep.

He's essentially the commander of the Royal Guard

and he's an inventor.

He makes all kinds of gadgets.

What else does he do?

He trains the future soldiers of Eternus.

That's right. Yeah.

Here's another one that will probably piss me off.

Can He-Man lift Thor's hammer? This won't piss you off.

He could totally lift Thor's hammer.

Yeah. Thank you.

Yeah. Yeah.

'Cause it's all about being worthy and I think-

It's about being worthy. He is worthy I think.

See, that-

[Nicholas and Camila laugh] I was ready to fight you.

Why did Skeletor become evil?

He's kinda going through an emo phase.

Well, there's certain, there's lore around that, right,

like in Revelation I feel like they explain that

a little bit but in our version.

Well, he's just kind of- He's just a bad guy.

Some people are just bad.

It's a manifestation- Exactly.

Yeah, yeah.

Is the sorceress Teela's mother?

Yes, she is.

Teela Na.

Is Fisto a member of the Masters?

Say yes. Yes.

Yeah, he is, everyone's very curious about Fisto.

Yeah.

What is Fisto's role in Eternia?

He fists. He fists.

He fists those that dare- Defy him.

Oh my God, yes.

And I did see him fist a goblin once, I can confirm

so that should answer that.

Who is Roboto in Masters of the Universe?

That's the first Roboto question.

Yeah.

Roboto is a trustee friend and a Master would we say?

I would say Roboto is a Master.

Roboto is a humanoid automaton created by Duncan, Masters-

Battle droid, yeah.

Battle droid, yes and in our version,

Roboto is an extraordinarily amazing character

played by Kristen Wiig.

[Speaker] That's it.

Yes, yes. Yes.

Yes.

Well, we've been here for six days

and that is all the cards that we have.

Thank you internet for being so smart with your questioning.

Starring: Nicholas Galitzine, Camila Mendes, Travis Knight

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