Along with Gwildor, Teela, and Duncan (a.k.a.
So Goddard called up Pressman to make the case for taking the reins.
But it actuallywasn’tan issue; Goddard already had a working relationship with the toy company.
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You’re the director.
Let’s go.'"
So I wanted to ensure Skeletor was the stronger power.
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He-Man suits up
The biggest issue was He-Man and his costume.
By the time we were done, it was pretty good, it was a costume.
Enter Courteney Cox, whomMasterscasting director Victoria Thomas knew from themusic video for Bruce Springsteens Dancing in the Dark.
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While Goddard found Cox to be very nice at her audition, he was thrown by her appearance.
I didnt want a wise-cracking, smart ass guy.
“Robert Duncan McNeill, I think, brought that to it.
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One idea for stretching his resources meant setting a third of the movie in Castle Greyskulls throne room.
We opened the doors between two sound stages and built that set through both.
[Laughs] I took that as a compliment, Goddard recalls.
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A throne room fit for a king…of pop
Blake wasnt He-Mans only famous visitor.
I watched about an hours worth of shooting on that, which was very cool.
But this spinning, musical unit wasnt your typical prop.
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I had a very clear vision of what I wanted, Goddard says.
But he did it!
If you really analyze how many things are moving on that, its pretty amazing.
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We can handle He-Man, Man-at-Arms, Teela, Gwildor, and our teenagers.
And thats about it, Goddard explains.
On the other side we have Skeletor, his No.
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Were not on Eternia, so we cant have all these characters coming in and out.
I dont think its going to go down well with the audience.
“Good journey”
One of the movies most repeated lines wasnt even in the script.
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But he found exactly what he was looking for thanks to an inspirational quote.
They said it and it worked.
If “goodbye” wasnt right, neither was a simple wave of the hand or other sendoff expression.
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