Written by SPOILER WARNING!
A lot of fans have been wondering if Orko was going to appear in the New “Masters of the Universe” Movie.
It was a sore point for many fans that the magical little Trollan was not able to appear in the 1987 “Masters of the Universe” Movie (for a multitude of reasons). Instead, fans got Gwildor.
While fans grew to love Gwildor, most are still hoping that this perceived “wrong” (by some) in cinematic history… will be righted by this new Travis Knight He-Man movie, and finally include Orko. But will it?
Well, we heard some things through the grapevine that we believe answers this burning question about the fan-favorite, comedy relief, magical character: WILL Orko be in the new “Masters of the Universe” Movie… and if so… HOW MUCH will Orko appear.
Scroll down for what we were told:
SPOILER WARNING:
It takes a while for him to show up, but yes, Orko does in fact appear in the new “Masters of the Universe” Movie. It is a great moment, but doesn’t last extremely long.
So there you have it Masters of the Universe fans! Orko fans can take a sigh of relief!
We’ll see you next time!
I hope it’s not a post credit scene
I also immediately thought post credit scene. At least he’s in it.
I’m at least happy we have confirmation that he is in the movie at least. Even if it won’t be that long, there’s already a lot of characters they’ll have in the movie just to look cool being there. Maybe their hoping should there be sequels, he’ll play a bigger part in them.
Anyone else hoping they’ve cast John Mulaney to voice him? Feel like he would be good.
On that note, leading up to the trailer’s drop I bet many of us thought Cringer wasn’t gonna talk like 200x but Adam mentions talking tigers so who do y’all think will voice him?
Alan Oppenheimer
That’s good news!
This is wonderful news. I love Orko so much and his royal family loves him too. You can’t make this movie without him.
This is great! I heard Orko didn’t appear in the first test screenings. This means he must have been added afterwards.
Not entirely true. The FX work was rough and unfinished. The FX in this latest screening were near if not 100% complete.
ILM also over the weekend announced they were one of the effects houses working on the film!
Yay!
I’ve never hated Orko but he’s never who I think of when MOTU is in my head (which is obviously frequently!). Even as a kid. I can take him or leave him in every iteration.
I can’t believe there was any doubt. Travis Knight doing it right.
What about Adora?
Hmmm, sounds like a brief cameo (possibly post credits like others have suggested, to set up a potential sequel). Not sure that’s the best strategy since he is a key character who is very marketable to kids, so if his appearance is brief, that could be short sighted on Mattel’s part. Just look at how Grogu’s popularity exploded in the Mandalorian – Orko could be the 2026 version of that if handled correctly…
As I understand it the test screenings have no end credits so it’s not possible for any mid or end credits stinger. If Orko is showing up then it’ll be in the actual film.