According to foreign media reports, the live-action fantasy movie "Cosmic Giant Sea-Man" has moved to Amazon MGM, which is currently confirmed to be directed by "Bumblebee" director Tarawis Knight, and will be released on June 5, 2026.
A few years ago, Netflix announced that "West Side Story" actor Kyle Allen will play the leading role, directed by brothers Alan Nee and Adam Nee. After $30 million in development, the project was aborted. The copyright owner, Mattel Toys (Barbie is also their family), approached Amazon to take over.
The film has been in preparation since 2007, at first Warner Bros. was in charge, and then switched to Sony Pictures, and directors such as Zhu Haowei and MCG discussed cooperation. According to people familiar with the project, Netflix abandoned filming due to a budget of up to $180 million.
Seaman is a familiar animated character to Chinese audiences, especially born in the 1980s, and boys have a deep impression of this cartoon of the same name. Seaman also has a younger sister named Ciri, both of whom are ostensibly princes and princesses, and when they are in danger, they find a place where no one is around. Both He-Man and Ciri have infinite power after their transformations, specializing in punishing evil and promoting good.