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June 27, 2016 / 9:50 AM

Kellan Lutz talks to director about new He-Man movie

Cast member Kellan Lutz attends the premiere of the motion picture thriller "The Expendables 3" at TCL Chinese Theatre in 2014. He tweeted this week that he spoke with "Masters of the Universe" director McG and producer Mary Viola about a role in the movie. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

1 of 3 | Cast member Kellan Lutz attends the premiere of the motion picture thriller "The Expendables 3" at TCL Chinese Theatre in 2014. He tweeted this week that he spoke with "Masters of the Universe" director McG and producer Mary Viola about a role in the movie. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

HOLLYWOOD, June 27 (UPI) -- Actor Kellan Lutz may help bring Sony's Masters of the Universe one step closer to production.

Best known for playing Emmett Cullen in Twilight and for appearing in a couple of 2014 Hercules films, Lutz tweeted that he met with film director McG and producer Mary Viola.

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Hey @HeManTheMovie and all MOTU fans,

Had an amazing meeting with @McGsWonderland and @ItsMaryViola talking MOTU!

ITS IN GREAT HANDS! 💪⚔
— Kellan Lutz (@kellanlutz) June 24, 2016

Whether Lutz will get the role of He-Man, of Man-E-Faces is still is not clear, io9 reported.

A reboot of Masters of the Universe has been kicking around for years and there is still no date set for production to begin.

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