@menshealthmag: Nicholas Galitzine isn’t used to seeing himself as an action figure. “Oh my god,” he says, squinting his eyes in disbelief at the sight of a toy you can find just about anywhere for $10.99. “It’s very, very trippy.” The 31-year-old had better get used to it. After breaking through in the 2020s with movies like the romantic ‘Red, White, and Royal Blue’ and the absurdly funny ‘Bottoms,’ he’s now tasked with bringing Prince Adam of Eternia and his all-powerful alter-ego He-Man to life in a new ‘Masters of the Universe’ movie. That job is not one he’s taken lightly, as he’s transformed his body—tacking on as much as 55 pounds, eating as many as 5,000 calories a day—along the way to herodom. This new ‘Masters’ movie is more than just a retro superhero play, and Galitzine’s hero is more than just muscles, brawn, and that classic bob of blonde hair. At a time when masculinity is being once again re-defined, this He-Man has something more to say. “The muscles don’t maketh the man, really,” he says. “We live in a physical world, and the aesthetics of both things and people obviously have value in it, whether we like it or not. I mean, He-Man’s superpower is his ability to really connect with people and embrace them and embolden them and collaborate with them. It's not the superficial.” For the full cover story on Eternia’s newest hero—and his road here—check out the link in our bio. #nicholasgalitzine #heman #masteroftheuniverse

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