Teela Actress CAMILA MENDES talks Nicholas Galitzine’s body transformation, “Masters of the Universe” Sequels and More!

“Masters of the Universe” Teela actress Camila Mendes attended the premiere of the HBO Max series “IT: Welcome to Derry” last night to support her boyfriend Rudy Mancuso (who is one of the show’s stars.)

Walking the red carpet, the press was able to ask Camila some questions and naturally her upcoming film “Masters of the Universe” came up.

Here is what the 31 year old actress had to say:

About the body transformation of Nicholas Galitzine:

"What a talent. He's such a sweetheart. I'm so excited for people to see him in this movie. It's really something special. I was lucky enough to see [his] transformation from the beginning. We were there for two months in London, training every day together, so we were in it together the whole time."

"But even when I got there, he got there maybe two weeks, a month or so before me, I don't even remember, but by the time I got there, it was like he was a different person. I was so amazed about the transformation, just from the few weeks that he went before me, and the end product was just incredible. I'm really excited for people to see him in it."

On nutrition and fitness for her Teela role:

"I had always dreamed of doing a project like that. I had always known I wanted to do a superhero movie at one point. I think at one point, I'm a very, I like to workout, I'm into fitness, I'm like, Oh, I really want to do something where I get to use that part of myself. I really got to do that here. It was so challenging. I learned so much about my body and about nutrition and fitness. I felt like I was really in my element doing that film. 

On the film’s tone:

"I also just really love the story, the execution was really strong. It has a sense of humor but it also isn't completely one big joke. The tone of it, they just did such a good job with striking that balance, and I think people are really going to like it."

On the film’s action:

"Oh yeah. I did a lot of it. It was really, really fun. I had a few big stunts that I got to practice for months. It was a very rigorous training process. I never had to train for something like that before and do a lot of stunt training. I felt like I was in boot camp. It was awesome."

On how many “Masters of the Universe” Movies is she signed up for?

"Well that I cannot say, but hopefully, hopefully there will be more. We'll see what happens."

The “Masters of the Universe” Movie is currently in Post-Production with the film scheduled to be released in cinemas worldwide on June 5th, 2026.

Thanks to Deadline and Variety for the red carpet interviews.

And be sure to check out our article chronicling the transformation of Nicholas Galitzine:

We’ll see you next time!