Masters of the Universe Concept Art Reveals Cut Fan-Favorite He-Man Character
New Masters of the Universe concept art has revealed that a fan-favorite character was cut from the final film. Although the writers ultimately cut the character from the film, concept artist Jerad S. Marantz shared official artwork on Instagram.
What fan-favorite He-Man character was cut from Masters of the Universe?
In a recent Instagram post, concept artist Jerad S. Marantz shared concept art of Slush Head from an earlier version of the script. He captioned the post, stating, “In this earlier version of the script for Masters of the Universe, writers Adam and Aaron Nee had Slush Head!”
However, the character was ultimately removed from the script before production. Moreover, he shared a 360° view of the character. As the caption notes, Marantz noted that he had the creative freedom to bring the early-script version of the character to life.
Slush Head is a Space Mutant, originally known as Kalamarr. He first appeared in The New Adventures of He-Man. He appeared in an early draft written by Adam and Aaron Nee during Sony Pictures’ development of the film. However, Sony Pictures ultimately dropped the project. Netflix later developed its own version before also abandoning it.
After spending nearly $30 million on production, the streamer also dropped the movie to avoid exceeding costs. The project’s cancellation also ended the Nee brothers’ involvement. The movie was picked up by Amazon MGM Studios, and Travis Knight helmed the direction.
The movie was finally completed with Nicholas Galitzine as the lead and released in theaters on June 5, 2026. The plot follows a young man on Earth who discovers a fabulous secret legacy as the prince of an alien planet and must recover a magic sword and return home to protect his kingdom.
Along with Galitzine, the movie also stars Idris Elba, Camila Mendes, Jared Leto, Alison Brie, Sam C. Wilson, Hafthor Bjornsson, and Kojo Attah. It earned $64.5 million domestically and $48.7 million internationally. The film earned approximately $113.2 million worldwide against a reported production budget of $113.2 million.
Although the movie underperformed at the box office, it currently holds a 68% Tomatometer score and an 86% Popcornmeter score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Source: Comingsoon.net