Netflix has announced the cast of its upcoming anime series Masters of the Universe: Revelation and there's no shortage of big names attached to the project. We already know the series is being spearheaded by Kevin Smith, who will serve as showrunner and executive producer.
There's some incredible acting talent joining him on this highly anticipated project, including Mark Hamill, Lena Headey, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Kevin Conroy, and Justin Long. The full cast list and their respective roles is as follows:
Mark Hamill (Star Wars, Batman: The Animated Series) as Skeletor, Lena Headey (Game of Thrones, 300) as Evil-Lyn, Chris Wood (Supergirl, The Vampire Diaries) as Prince Adam / He-Man, Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Cruel Intentions) as Teela, Liam Cunningham (Game of Thrones, Clash of the Titans) as Man-At-Arms, Stephen Root (Office Space, Barry) as Cringer, Diedrich Bader (Office Space, Napoleon Dynamite) as King Randor / Trap Jaw, Griffin Newman (The Tick, Vinyl) as Orko , Tiffany Smith (Behind Enemy Lines, Supernatural) as Andra, Henry Rollins (Johnny Mnemonic, Lost Highway) as Tri-Klops , Alan Oppenheimer (original Skeletor) (Westworld, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe) as Moss Man , Susan Eisenberg (Wonder Woman, Justice League) as Sorceress , Alicia Silverstone (Clueless, Batman & Robin) as Queen Marlena, Justin Long (Galaxy Quest, Live Free or Die Hard) as Roboto, Jason Mewes (Clerks, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back) as Stinkor, Phil LaMarr (Mad TV, Justice League) as He-Ro, Tony Todd (Candyman, Star Trek: The Next Generation) as Scare Glow, Cree Summer (DC Super Hero Girls, Vampirina) as Priestess, Kevin Michael Richardson (The Batman, ThunderCats) as Beast Man, Kevin Conroy (Batman: The Animated Series, Crisis on Infinite Earths) as Mer-Man, Harley Quinn Smith (Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot) as Ileena
Kevin Smith had plenty to be excited about and expressed his joy of being able to work with such a talented cast.
“I cannot believe the lineup of talent I get to play with!” Smith said. “The incredible, star-studded cast that Mattel’s Rob David and Netflix’s Ted Biaselli assembled for our Masters of the Universe series will let any lifelong He-Man fan know we’re treating this cartoon seriously and honoring the legendary world of Eternia with A-list talent! Chris, Sarah, Mark, Lena, and the other amazing actors and actresses have given performances so powerful and real in a show that features a talking giant green tiger! With these fantastic performers behind our characters, it’ll be crazy easy to immerse yourself in the swords and sorcery of our epic sci-fi soap opera!”
As previously revealed, the Masters of the Universe: Revelation anime series is a contuation of the original '80s animed classic that will focus on resolving some of the unfinished storylines of the iconic characters. Masters of the Universe: Revelation has an equally impressive team of writers on board that includes Eric Carrasco (Justice League vs the Fatal Five), Tim Sheridan (Teen Titans Go!), Diya Mishra (Magic the Gathering) and Marc Bernardin (Castle Rock).
As a reminder, Masters of the Universe: Revelation is one of two He-Man animated projects in the works for Netflix. The other one, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, is a 3D CG animated reboot of the franchise.