Netflix has announced a third go with the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe franchise. Coming soon to the streaming service will be a new live-action film starring West Side Story star Kyle Allen as the lead character. This film had previously been slated for development at Sony Pictures before being moved to Netflix. Production on the film is currently slated for this Summer, Executive Producer of Mattel Films Robbie Brenner commented on the film which can be read below:

“Masters of the Universe is an iconic property that shaped the imaginations of an entire generation of kids with the message of becoming the best version of yourself. With our partners at Netflix, we look forward to showing audiences that anything can happen in Eternia. We are continuing to unlock this global franchise in new ways, and we can’t wait to see Kyle battle it out with Skeletor in this epic live-action saga,” said Robbie Brenner, executive producer of Mattel Films.

“We’ve always been inspired by the fantastical world of Eternia,” said producers Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch. “This movie has been 14 years in the making for us and our partners and we are so excited to tell an entirely new story for Masters of the Universe with the Nee Brothers and Dave Callaham for Mattel and Netflix and share it with a global audience.”

Netflix has so far aired two He-Man projects; a 2D animated project by the team behind the Castlevania anime as well as a more kids friendly CGI-animated series. There’s no scheduled release for the upcoming movie as of this writing, however a synopsis for the new title can be seen below:

In Masters of the Universe, an orphan named Adam discovers he is a prince destined to be the savior of a faraway land and must quickly learn of his power and the importance of saving his true home from an evil force.