Remake of what?
Seems a bit pointless since the other one is already a remake, whatever Kevin Smith says otherwise. They never had the rights to make Revelation be a direct sequel to the 80’s cartoon, hence why they’re changing the designs so quickly from the very similar toy designs they DO have the rights to.
Adam is a kid who turns into a adult from the 2002 series. Kelder is he-mans uncle from the mini comics. Orko is a robot?
Teela is the same age as man at arms? They are all teens like x-men evo? Who is the blue haired girl?
Different audiences. The Kevin Smith one (regardless of whether or not it succeeded) was meant to appeal to an older audience (teens and up) and especially for the the 30-40 somethings that grew up with the old show and have disposable income. This show seems geared towards their kids in the 6+ range.
The differences between remakes/reboots/revivals notwithstanding, for me it's the same reason why we can have the Mandalorian and the Bad Batch simultaneously.
Looks very different than the He-Man I remember but fun none the less.
Okay, thoughts:
- Sounds like Yuri Lowenthal as Adam/He-Man, Grey Griffin as Evil-Lyn, Kimberly Brooks as Teela and the Sorceress (?), Tom Kenney as Orko, and Antony Del Rio as Duncan (?).
- That is probably the most scrawny looking Adam yet.
- Definitely emphasizing Teela's connection to the Sorcereress right down to her transformation.
- I kind of get why everyone transforms now, not just Adam, and their transformed states look cool, although I feel like it takes away from the specialness of He-Man a little (even though he's still the champion here).
- Definitely looks like they're leaning into Keldor more than they have in other incarnations, even in the 2002 cartoon. Skeletor doesn't even seem to be his permanent form.
- Is Cringer like a wild cat here? He doesn't seem to be a fraidy cat, so I'm kind of curious how dramatic the Battle Cat transformation will seem.
- The Forces of Evil are Skeletor, Evil-Lyn, Trap Jaw, and Beast Man.
I do wonder if they looked at Teela and thought "Oh, she's a redhead? Yeah, we definitely have to make her black in this" .
(Like they couldn't keep her hair red at least? I guess the white is more "mystical," like she's Storm).
I think this is the second remake of a beloved children's property from the 80's where Kimberly Brooks (at least I think it's her) has played the female lead. It sounds like she's also voicing the Sorceress, which I guess makes sense.
I don't get making Duncan an awkward teenager though.
I think the voice telling Teela to find the Champion is supposed to be the Sorceress, her transformed state probably looks like the Sorceress because it's her mother.
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Voice cast:
The voice cast stars Yuri Lowenthal as He-Man/Adam, David Kaye as Cringer/Battle Cat, Grey Griffin as Evelyn, Antony Del Rio as Duncan/Man-at-Arms, Kimberly Brooks as Teela/Sorceress, Trevor Devall as R'Qazz/Beast Man, Judy Alice Lee as Krass/Ram Ma'am, Roger Craig Smith as Kronis/Trap-Jaw/General Dolos, Fred Tatasciore as King Randor/Baddrah, and Ben Diskin as Skeletor.
He-Man meets Final Fantasy meets...Power Rangers?
*shrugs* I'm in.