Written by Fans were thrilled when actor Dolph Lundgren, the man who played He-Man in the classic 1987 “Masters of the Universe” Movie, had a cameo role in the new “Masters of the Universe” Movie by Amazon MGM and Mattel Studios.
Appearing in a terrific scene that symbolically passes the torch from the old He-Man to the new, from Dolph Lundgren to actor Nicholas Galitzine, it was indeed a special moment to see both Champions of Grayskull from two different generations on the same screen together.
Well now, “Masters of the Universe” (2026) movie director Travis Knight has revealed that this “macho man” cameo was not the only scene planned for the 69 year old Swedish born actor.
Dolph was also supposed to appear during the intro of the movie where the inner workings of He-Man lore was explained, specifically when a previous Champion of Grayskull was depicted using cloud-like formations of the universe.
According to journalist Luke Y. Thompson who was able to speak with “Masters of the Universe” Movie Director Travis Knight recently, the hero depicted in that moment wielding the Sword of Power was supposed to look like Dolph Lungren (but the production ran out of time and money to execute it properly.) Check it out:
“Last night, I had the chance to ask Travis Knight, and here’s the deal: it was supposed to look like Dolph Lundgren. They ran out of time and budget to make that happen, so it became a more generic figure.”
Interestingly enough, the champion in that scene did in fact sometimes resemble Dolph Lundgren from certain angles, sharing similar facial features like Dolph’s nose.
Intentional or not, the moment is fleeting, so it really would have been amazing to see this generic cg creation look like Dolph Lungren entirely.
We’ll see you next time.