Hoping to follow in the lucrative, high-heeled footsteps of "Barbie," another of Mattel's toybox behemoths is preparing for an assault on Hollywood. The original "Masters of the Universe" (MOTU) cartoon was a smash hit in the '80s, and now — many animated reboots and a terrible 1987 movie later — He-Man and the gang are returning to the big screen this summer.
Despite the franchise's decades-spanning success, the story's main location, Eternia, is a seriously weird place. The planet is the setting for an unlikely mix of sci-fi, magic, and fantasy, populated by a bizarre assortment of characters whose origins were usually determined by the out-there whims of toymakers — there really is no other way to explain Snout Spout. They also had a habit of designing their heroes and villains with the gym-ready physiques of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
