It’s official!Netflix heartthrobNoah Centineoconfirmed he’ll be stepping into He-Man’s shoes for the announcedMasters of the Universeremake.“I’m very excited, it’s quite an opportunity,” Centineo, 22, told hostJimmy Fallonon theTonight ShowMonday night.Sony Pictures and Mattel Films are teaming up to bring the superhero to the big screen once again. The movie is based on the popular Mattel toy figures that spurned the 80’s cartoon showHe-Man and the Masters of the Universe.The kids show also spawned the live-action 1987 filmMasters of the Universestarring Dolph Lundgren as He-Man.Band of Robbersdirectors Adam and Aaron Nee are now helming the film and co-writing the screenplay.Noah Centineo, He-Man.Jon Kopaloff/WireImage; Group W/Everett CollectionCentineo has emerged as the go-to heartthrob after his turn in back-to-back Netflix films in August. He first played the lovable and dreamy Peter Kavinsky in the hitTo All the Boys I Loved Before, which is getting a sequel.Just a few weeks later, Centineo once again played the romantic lead inSierra Burgess Is a Loser, cementing his status as a rom-com hunk.WATCH: Noah Centineo Reveals His Idea of the Perfect DateHe is now starring inThe Perfect Dateopposite Laura Marano and Camila Mendes, another Netflix film in which he plays a high school senior who creates an app that allows women to choose his personality to create the perfect companion for the night.Centineo opened up to PEOPLE earlier this year about his designated role of “Internet boyfriend” after all his rom-com roles.“I want to keep doing those,” he said. “But I want to branch out and risk and do other things, too.”
It’s official!
Netflix heartthrobNoah Centineoconfirmed he’ll be stepping into He-Man’s shoes for the announcedMasters of the Universeremake.
“I’m very excited, it’s quite an opportunity,” Centineo, 22, told hostJimmy Fallonon theTonight ShowMonday night.
Sony Pictures and Mattel Films are teaming up to bring the superhero to the big screen once again. The movie is based on the popular Mattel toy figures that spurned the 80’s cartoon showHe-Man and the Masters of the Universe.The kids show also spawned the live-action 1987 filmMasters of the Universestarring Dolph Lundgren as He-Man.
Band of Robbersdirectors Adam and Aaron Nee are now helming the film and co-writing the screenplay.
Noah Centineo, He-Man.Jon Kopaloff/WireImage; Group W/Everett Collection
Centineo has emerged as the go-to heartthrob after his turn in back-to-back Netflix films in August. He first played the lovable and dreamy Peter Kavinsky in the hitTo All the Boys I Loved Before, which is getting a sequel.
Just a few weeks later, Centineo once again played the romantic lead inSierra Burgess Is a Loser, cementing his status as a rom-com hunk.
WATCH: Noah Centineo Reveals His Idea of the Perfect Date
He is now starring inThe Perfect Dateopposite Laura Marano and Camila Mendes, another Netflix film in which he plays a high school senior who creates an app that allows women to choose his personality to create the perfect companion for the night.
Centineo opened up to PEOPLE earlier this year about his designated role of “Internet boyfriend” after all his rom-com roles.
“I want to keep doing those,” he said. “But I want to branch out and risk and do other things, too.”
source: people.com
