- Masters of the Universe fans may not have seen the last of Skeletor
- Its director says he already knows how he would bring him back as well
- One of the sci-fi fantasy film’s post-credits scenes teases how he could return
Masters of the Universe filmmaker Travis Knight has indicated that we haven’t seen or heard the last of Skeletor – and one of the film’s post-credits scenes all but confirms that he will return.
Ahead of the science fiction fantasy film’s release, I asked its director if He-Man’s archenemy would return in the future. And while Knight didn’t specify when or where we’d see Skeletor again, the film’s third and final post-credits sequence strongly suggests he’ll be back in a future project.
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IN Masters of the UniverseIn the final act, Adam/He-Man not only defeats Skeletor, but appears to kill him. In fact, after their climactic battle is over, all that remains of the film’s primary villain is the evil wizard’s lifeless skull.
However, He-Man fans know better than to think that Skeletor is no more. The Havoc Staff-wielding Lord of Destruction has come back again and again in others Masters of the Universe projects, including the 1985 animated series and Netflix’s much-criticized TV revival of the Mattel-created franchise.
An end-credit stinger on this new 2026 film also proves that his time will come again. In fact, the final post-credits sequence shows Evil-Lyn, aka Skeletor’s second-in-command, sneaking back to Castle Grayskull and finding Skeletor’s remains. After picking up his skull, she makes a rant about his current predicament. Then, as the screen cuts to black, we hear Skeletor’s iconic cackle, confirming that he’s not as dead as he seems.
So it’s settled that we’ll see Skeletor in a sequel to the new Amazon movie, right? I asked Knight this question at the film’s UK junket, to which he replied: “You haven’t seen the last of Skeletor. That’s all I’ll say about it.
“If the world wants more of this and we’re lucky enough to do a follow-up, I know what I’d like to see,” he added when I pressed him for a better answer. “The ending of the movie even hints at where things might go, and there are definitely other stories to tell. But if we never get a chance to do a sequel, I’m very happy with the standalone story we told.”
Want to know what one of the “other stories” could be? See what Knight had to say about Masters of the Universes second post-credits scene and how it teases the long-awaited live-action debut of a popular He-Man character.
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