Alison Brie to Play Evil-Lyn in Amazon’s ‘Masters of the Universe’

Alison Brie has been cast as “Evil-Lyn” in the upcoming Masters of the Universe live-action film based on the cult Mattel franchise, Amazon MGM Studios and Mattel announced on Wednesday.

Brie will star alongside Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man and Camila Mendes, who will play Teela.

Travis Knight is directing the film from a script by Chris Butler (first draft by David Callaham, Aaron and Adam Nee). Plot details for the film are being kept under wraps, and it will be released exclusively in theaters worldwide on June 5, 2026. The film will be produced by Escape Artists and Mattel Films.

Mattel introduced He-Man to the world in 1982 with a toy line (called Masters of the Universe) and debuted the following year with the animated series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. The series followed Prince Adam of Eternia, a man who looked like He-Man but lacked the hero’s tanned skin.

The series ended after two seasons and 130 episodes, but He-Man’s story continued. In 1985, the animated film “The Secret of the Sword” introduced the hero’s sister, She-Ra, who later got her own series, “She-Ra: Princess of Power.”

By 1987, both series had come to an end. Mattel reintroduced He-Man to audiences three years later with The New Adventures of He-Man . The series was rebooted in 2002, 2018, and 2021, as was She-Ra and the Princesses of Power on Netflix.

Brie is well known for her starring roles in the films Glow and Community. She can currently be seen in Peacock’s Apples Never Fall alongside Annette Bening and Sam Neill, and in Dave Franco’s Somebody That I Used to Know, which she co-created and executive produced with Franco.

Brie is repped by WME and Rise Management.

The news was first reported by The Hollywood Reporter.