As first reported last week , producer Joel Silver and Warner Bros. are indeed teaming for a new big-screen version of the cartoon/toy/comic book franchise He-Man and the Masters of the Universe . The producer and the studio previously collaborated on the Matrix and Lethal Weapon franchises, as well as on V for Vendetta and The Reaping.

Variety says this He-Man , to be scripted by Justin Marks from an idea by Marks and co-producer Neil Ellice, "was pitched to the studio and Mattel as a classic good vs. evil battle, using the kind of visual effects strategy employed in 300. A warrior is touted as the last hope of a magical land called Eternia, which is being ravaged by technology and a despotic ruler named Skeletor. Many of the characters in the universe will be informed by the four different cartoon series done since the 1980s."The trade claims the Warners-Silver deal with He-Man toy maker Mattel "is contingent on Mattel formally approving an outline for the project." Despite rumors online , Variety says the title role has not been cast.The trade adds that, in addition to He-Man and Super Max , Marks is also scripting the Voltron movie and a new film version of the videogame Street Fighter