“It’s been interesting, seeing who truly is a hardcore fan,” Smith tells Variety of the backlash to his Netflix sequel to He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. “Because anybody that’s like, ‘Oh, man, there’s not enough He-Man’ or something like that, doesn’t understand the show that we based it on. There were episodes where he lost the sword and he never became He-Man. It wasn’t like He-Man always saved the day. His friends helped him. That was the f*cking point of the show.” He adds: “I see people online go, ‘Hey man, they’re getting rid of He-Man!'” he said. “Like, you really f*cking think Mattel Television, who hired me and paid me money, wants to do a f*cking ‘Masters of the Universe show without He-Man? Grow the f*ck up, man. Like, that blew my mind, bunch of people being like, ‘Oh, I smell it. This is a bait and switch.'”
TOPICS: Masters of the Universe: Revelation, Netflix, Kevin Smith