PREDATORS Writers Have the Power of Grayskull

The one thing most people who see the trailer for the new PREDATORS film say is that it seems like a film made by the fans for the fans.  Columbia is hoping the same can be said for the new MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE film.  According to HeatVision, they have hired PREDATORS screenwriters Mike Finch and Alex Litvak to punch up the latest script based on the popular Mattel line.

The history of the new HE-MAN/MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE/GRAYSKULL film has been up and down for many years now.  Columbia picked up the rights to the property in the fall when Mattel, who has story approval, and Warner Brothers couldn’t come to an agreement on the film’s direction.  KUNG FU PANDA helmer John Stevenson was the last person attached to direct, but this looks like even that might be shaken up.

Evidently, Finch and Litvak pitched a film that rode the fence between satisfaction of the toy company and made the film company happy, as well.  Columbia seems to be scrapping everything that had previously been done on the film and plans to start over on a MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE film from scratch.

PREDATORS is set to hit theaters on July 9th.