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Dolph Lundgren Thinks Channing Tatum Or Chris Hemsworth Would Make A Good HE-MAN

Dolph Lundgren had the honor of being the first live-action He-Man in 1987's Masters of the Universe, and when asked which young actor could fill his loincloth he initially thought of Magic Mike's Channing Tatum.

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By nailbiter111 - 8/16/2012


While promoting The Expendables 2 Dolph Lundgren was interviewed by the Huffington Post and asked if there were any young actors that he thought would be a good fit for the role of He-Man.

It came out this week that there might be a new "Masters of the Universe" movie. Who would you pick to take over as He-Man?
Well, let's see. You need somebody who's well built and charming, I suppose. And he can deliver a couple of lines of dialogue, I guess more than I had [laughs]. I mean, Channing Tatum? I don't know. I don't know that many young actors. But he's got a pretty good body. He's got a naturally athletic body which you need, unless you make the guy wear a suit, like Batman. But if you need real muscles, you need somebody who is built.

What about Chris Hemsworth?
Yeah! That's a good idea. That's a cool idea, yeah.

So you're on board?
I'm on board. I second that opinion.


Channing Tatum doesn't seem like such an odd choice seeing as though director Jon M. Chu is said to be in final negotiations to helm the new Masters of the Universe. Chu worked with Tatum on his most recent film, G.I. Joe: Retaliation. While Chris Hemsworth seems like a perfect choice for He-Man, but that's because we've already seen him in a similar role as Thor in two Marvel films, the last being The Avengers.


Source: huffingtonpost
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TheSkywalkingKnight - 8/16/2012, 6:36 PM
LMAO! That Channing Tatum image
Asterisk - 8/16/2012, 6:37 PM
Funny banner.

Also, Hemsworth ain't a bad choice.
ClaireLannister2016 - 8/16/2012, 6:40 PM
Hemsworth yes. Channing HELL NO
DrDoom - 8/16/2012, 6:40 PM
Hemsworth has already played He-Man.

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PaulRom - 8/16/2012, 6:42 PM
Alexander Skarsgard is my top pick. Hemsworth would be great, but He-Man is too similar to Thor.
AutobotCommander84 - 8/16/2012, 6:43 PM
Chris Hemsworth still has some Thor and Avengers sequels and maybe more. I could see Channing Tatum if they don't have him look like a male stripper, which is ironic considering Tatum was in Magic Mike which, in that case, would make it okay
thewonderer - 8/16/2012, 6:45 PM
On Clark Greggs twitter, theres a picture of him making out with Joss Whedon
nailbiter111 - 8/16/2012, 6:46 PM
really?
ninjaturtle11 - 8/16/2012, 6:48 PM
well of course hemsworth would be great. but i think hes doing too many mystical characters like thor and snow white and the huntsman.and kids might get thor and he-man confused with each other so no. chaning tatum HELL NO.
JasonCYates - 8/16/2012, 6:48 PM
LIAM HEMSWORTH!!!!!!!!! CHRIS is already THOR!!!!
nowtheresaBATman - 8/16/2012, 6:49 PM
What!? Tatum? He's already ruined one 80's icon ffs - Duke.

Hemsworth would've been great but to hell w/ that now that he's Thor- it's bad enough he's doing that Huntsman crap already....

Kellan Lutz or Jai Courtney for He-Man.
TheSkywalkingKnight - 8/16/2012, 6:53 PM
Wonderbread is right!
nowtheresaBATman - 8/16/2012, 6:55 PM
@JasonCYates
Liam Hemsworth would be terrible. Have you even seen the original He-Man cartoons or comics?

@PaulRom
Skarsgard? Hell yes

ckal - 8/16/2012, 6:55 PM
Clearly making out.
ckal - 8/16/2012, 6:58 PM
I also think Dolph's line about muscles is hilarious:

" He's got a naturally athletic body which you need, unless you make the guy wear a suit, like Batman. But if you need real muscles, you need somebody who is built."


It is very funny and is in line with the whole old school action flick Stallone/Expendables anti-superhero thing =P
ckal - 8/16/2012, 6:58 PM
But seriously Chris Hemsworth is a god damn beast.
ckal - 8/16/2012, 6:59 PM
Idris Elba for He-Man.


=P
kamberlin22 - 8/16/2012, 7:04 PM
I would agree that Chris Hemsworth would be great choice, but since he's Thor, it just seems kind of redundant. As for Channing Tatum, that doesn't sound like a bad idea. ;D
kevberg - 8/16/2012, 7:05 PM
NOOOOOOOOOOO...no tatum for He-man!

Hemsworth is a great choice, but I think he's pass on it unless they'd dump a truck load of cash at his door.

Basically some of the cast would have to work out..some you could get by with a suit ( like man-at - arms ) but You'd need actors taht liked the physical demands.

It is, at it, s core a sci-fi Fantasy barbarian property.


But under NO circumstances should TATUM be in this.
Optimus83 - 8/16/2012, 7:05 PM
¡¡¡Good options for He-Man!!!
GUNSMITH - 8/16/2012, 7:08 PM
TAUM HELL NO. HEMSWORTH MY TOP CHOICE.
ckal - 8/16/2012, 7:13 PM
cipher-

Haha Tatum had an incredibly horrid cardboard performance in GI Joe. He was hilarious in 21 Jump Street though.
CoolantTech - 8/16/2012, 7:37 PM
Thats not Channing Tatum's type of role, Chris Hemsworth would be perfect, but he's already got too much on his plate
BooYah - 8/16/2012, 7:40 PM
So is that how they convinced Whedon to sign on for Avengers 2?
MadJakHatesSpinoffs - 8/16/2012, 7:42 PM
At least Hemsworth can act. Tatum's good for comedies (21 Jump St) but don't ask him to take on anything remotely serious. I've never actually seen the original He Man movie, so I have no idea how serious it was supposed to be.
eleven59 - 8/16/2012, 7:48 PM
Let's face it, all dolph heard was hemsworth and probably thought it was his co star... Or he heard Chris and couldn't remember which was which..
LoudNoises - 8/16/2012, 7:49 PM
As far as getting someone who looks the part of He-Man, you couldn't get much better than Dolph. But as far as acting goes, you couldn't do much worse... except for maybe Tatum, lol.

My pick is Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who plays Jaime Lannister on Game of Thrones.
Lego - 8/16/2012, 8:23 PM
no way Chris can play Thor AND He-Man!


No one man should have all that power!
Bodwulf - 8/16/2012, 8:23 PM
No He-man for Chris he should play Thundarr the Barbarian!!

Thundarr!
PistonSmash - 8/16/2012, 8:32 PM
Why does everyone LOVE Alexander Skaarsgard? I think he's a crappy actor who only gets jobs because of his father's name, and nothing special to look at either. Chris would be good for the part, but it would be too similar to Thor. I like He-Man, but I think it's an IP that just doesn't work well on film. Like TMNT.
AlSimmons - 8/16/2012, 8:36 PM
Here's an idea: leave a crappy character to his crap and keep him out of the movies.
Godzillafart - 8/16/2012, 8:47 PM
nobody cares about heman. nobody.
Aeyan - 8/16/2012, 8:47 PM
Channing, no. Hemsworth, yes! That might not work out though being he played Thor already.
Tallglass54 - 8/16/2012, 8:59 PM
My votes for Charlie Hunnam. He is great in Sons of Anarchy and he was able to pull the lead in Del toros next flick. I would put a picture up of the dude but I don't know how.
Bane2099 - 8/16/2012, 9:10 PM
Channing had his chance to play a bad ass with Duke but cant pull off being tough to save his life LoL
SoSayethTheSpiderman - 8/16/2012, 9:13 PM
I like the Nikolaj Caster-Waldau pick. Skarsgard is much too skinny and would look disproportionate if he added more muscle tone. He's got more of a swimmer's pysique. Nikolaj on the other hand could pull off the look.

I could get on board with the Idris Elba selection as well, simply because the dude needs a headlining role and He-Man isn't that iconic where you need to be consistent.
Hulk2008 - 8/16/2012, 9:27 PM
The hero Thundarr, a muscular warrior, was meant to be more to the comic book characters Thor and Conan The Barbarian. Thundarr and his companions Princess Ariel, a formidable young sorceress, and the Wookiee-like Ookla the Mok traveled the world on horseback, battling evil wizards who combine magical spells with technologies from the pre-catastrophe world.
mgeoff88 - 8/16/2012, 9:37 PM
No way to Channing Tatum! Chris Hemsworth would be a great He-Man!
AsianAvenger - 8/16/2012, 9:44 PM
Ryan Gosling is my choice
Unas - 8/16/2012, 9:53 PM
Neither. Both "actors" can't act. I think Hensworth has no range, especially in Thor.
Unas - 8/16/2012, 9:54 PM
Sometimes I beleive him, and sometimes I don't. But he is getting there. Hopefully by Avengers 2 he'll own as Thor!
DrainBamage - 8/16/2012, 10:12 PM
People please! Don't encourage Hollywood! No Tatum, no Hemsworth...no body period. For all that is holy, the world does not need another He-Man movie.

Who the hell are these people? These people who just sit back and say, 'Transformers worked...so let's do He-Man!' Where are they hiring? I'd like to be paid fat checks for coming up with half assed ideas for old campy franchises to bring to a movie theater.
LoudLon - 8/16/2012, 10:35 PM
I vote Charlie Hunnam. Dude was turned down for Thor early on; the least they can do is give him He-Man.
IIIAdamantiumIII - 8/16/2012, 11:01 PM
told you all Channing Tatum will be he-man
TheSoulEater - 8/16/2012, 11:17 PM
No...god please...NO


NO

NOO

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


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NeoBaggins - 8/17/2012, 1:00 AM
Playing THOR and HE-MAN seems a bit too closely type-cast. It's like Robert Downey playing Robocop.
UltimaRex - 8/17/2012, 1:28 AM
Skarsgard and Caster-Waldau are great choices.

They'll cast Tatum though. :(
AlexDeLarge87 - 8/17/2012, 2:08 AM
[frick] NO!

Alex Pettyfer as Adam and maybe Chris Hemsworth or Johann Urb as He-Man.
You could get a totally unknown as He-Man also.
But Alex Pettyfer would be perfect Prince Adam.

I hope they dont call him He-Man in the movie thou. That would be gay.
Take inspiration from that 2003 cartoon series and call him King Grayskull.

Adam gets the sword and everytime he uses it he is possessed by the spirit of his ancestor King Grayskull. That would be awesome.
Pendaghast - 8/17/2012, 2:15 AM
Micheal O'Hearn after a few more acting lessons
ThunderCougarFalconBird - 8/17/2012, 2:20 AM
Heard Channing Tatum was up for the role of "hollow tree" in The Hunger Games but was too wooden.
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