He-Man and The Masters of the Universe heading to Sony

With Warner Brothers Pictures no longer being involved with He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, variety reports that Columbia pictures is finalizing a deal to acquire the property. Sony and Escape Artists’  Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch will now start developing the project from scratch for Columbia pictures, sources close to the negotiations said.

What remains to be seen is if this will be a complete re-imaging of the franchise or borrow from the various source material available. With the original series, comics and the recent anime styled series from Cartoon Network, they definitely have their hands full deciding how to stay true to the character yet adapt him for today’s audience.

[source] Variety