Nicholas Galitzine, with his massive frame, consumed more than 5,000 calories a day to maintain a strong appearance. However, during the audition rounds for ‘Masters of the Universe’, the 31-year-old had his doubts, which he expressed to director Travis Knight. Here’s a closer look at Nicholas Galitzine’s thoughts before he donned the role of He-Man in “Masters of the Universe.”Sharing his train of thought, Nicholas Galitzine claimed that he asked the director if he was sure about casting him as the lead in a live-action superhero film. “When I tried on the costume for the first time, I felt like an imposter,” he said in an interview with People magazine, before adding: “I told… [director] Travis [Knight]”Are you sure you don’t want anyone else?”Knowing that the physical transformation would be a great challenge, he tried to achieve the goal with unrelenting drive.
“Nothing this big was ever going to be easy. But the thing that Travis saw in me, and the thing that I knew I could do when I read the script,” he said, going on to list the important things he had to keep in mind, “was embodying this character — someone who, without his powers, has so many other superpowers in the way he sees people, sees the best in them, and is able to be vulnerable.
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Furthermore, Galitzine mentioned how much he trusted the process and the experts working on the film. He was given time to eat a lot of food and lift a lot of weights. When sharing that he was cast in mid-2024, the “Purple Hearts” actor expressed that his doubts were beginning. However, he came home, re-energized, and came back with a lot of perspective. “Saying goodbye at the end was probably the hardest I’ve ever had to do in my career,” he said.Directed by Travis Knight, Masters of the Universe will arrive in theaters on June 5, 2026, starring Nicholas Galitzine and Camila Mendes.
