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Dolph Lundgren attended the Masters of the Universe premiere and reflected on passing the role of He-Man to Nicholas Galitzine

NEED TO KNOW

• Lundgren played He-Man in the 1987 live-action film Masters of the Universe

• Now, nearly 40 years later, Galitzine is stepping into the superhero's shoes for the 2026 remake of the same name

Dolph Lundgrenknows when it's time to put down the sword.

TheRocky IVactor caught up with PEOPLE at theMasters of the Universepremiere in Los Angeles on May 18, sharing what it meant for him tosee a new iteration of He-Mancome to life.

Lundgren, 68, says that “passing the sword over” toNicholas Galitzinewas a “great feeling for me.”

“It's great that he's such a great He-Man, and I think it's a great production, and I was really honored to be part of it," the actor says. "It was fun for me to show up in a movie and give him some advice when he needs it the most."

The muscle-bound hero first debuted as a Mattel action figure in 1982 and quickly became a pop culture craze due to the 1983 animated seriesHe-Man and the Masters of the Universe.Over the years, it has inspired multiple TV adaptations, comics and films.

Now, Galitzine, 31, takes over from Lundgren, who last played the superhero in a live-action 1987 film of the same name, which also starred Frank Langella, Meg Foster, Courteney Cox and Chelsea Field.

Lundgren says it's amazing "to realize that there's still something special about this franchise."

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"There's something about what they created back in 1983, I think it was, the series came out, the little cartoon came out and the toys, and there's something about it that people respond to,” he says.

Lundgren has a cameo role in the new film, but rather than returning to Eternia, he portrays an Earth-bound character. The 2026 film also features Camila Mendes, Jared Leto, Alison Brie and Idris Elba, to name a few.

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In February of this year, Galitzine shared an Instagram post holding a He-Man action figure that was modeled after him.

"As [a] kid, I played with action figures a lot, and for hours every day I'd conjure up storylines in my head. I kinda think those moments were what birthed my sense of creativity," hewrote.

Sharing photos of himself holding the action figure, Galitzine continued, "Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that I'd be staring at my own face on one of those figurines, but today's the day. Thank you @mattel and @mastersmovie for making my childhood dream come true."

Masters of the Universeis in theaters June 5.

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Sienna Jones, 18, a senior at Masuk High School in Connecticut, was accepted into five Ivy League schools

NEED TO KNOW

• “I still am not fully comprehending the fact,” Sienna tells PEOPLE nearly three months later.

• When it came time to make a decision, she says choosing the community she wanted to be a part of was top of mind

When it came to the Ivy League lottery, one Connecticut high school student really hit the jackpot.

This past March, Sienna Jones, an 18-year-old senior at Masuk High School, learned that she was accepted into five Ivy League schools: Harvard, Brown, Cornell, Columbia and the University of Pennsylvania.

“I still am not fully comprehending the fact,” Sienna tells PEOPLE nearly three months later. “It's definitely a great feeling overall.”

Lisa Jones, 46, a nurse and Sienna's mom, says that the word “proud” doesn't begin to describe how she feels.

“She is so dedicated and motivated in everything she does," Lisa says. "Even though it was a surprise for her to be accepted to so many great schools, it is not hard to believe."

“It was a special moment for us to all be together as a family and Sienna's closest friends when she opened her acceptances,” Lisa adds. “There was lots of yelling and running outside. Not to mention tears on my part.”

Sienna says that she started the application process last summer. Ultimately, one thing each of the 28 schools she applied to had in common was a sense of community.

“I was just trying to get a good scope of what each school had to offer,” Sienna, whose story was first reported by Fox affiliateWTICand theCTPost, says. “Doing my research, that was really important.”

However, Sienna actually didn't visit the Ivy League schools she got into, mostly because she just didn't expect she'd actually get into them.

In the end, she chose Harvard University, which is about three hours away from where she lives in Monroe.

“I really like Boston as an area,” Sienna explains. “It's my favorite city, so I just thought that being in that location would be good for my major and my goals. But also, I feel like the community there is really, really good.”

Sienna says she has her late father, who died unexpectedly when she was in middle school, to thank for helping her realize the importance of working hard in school from a young age.

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“He always instilled in us the importance of school,” Sienna says. “So I kind of just held onto that."

As Sienna started taking "classes that were a little harder" she "realized that I really liked them and wanted to try more."

Penny Ploski, Sienna's guidance counselor, describes her as both modest and amazing.

“She had built this whole AP government — which she was in at the time in 10th grade —  website for review that she shared with her peers, and her own teacher didn't know that,” Ploski says. "She just did it and shared it to help them prep."

Even when she's at home, Sienna can't help but set a good example. “Being the oldest of four siblings, Sienna is always the leader,” Lisa says. “Her brothers look up to her even when they won't admit it!”

When she's not hitting the books, the teen can be found in the pool — she's the captain of the varsity swim team and also works as a lifeguard — and taking part in band as well as the school's honor society.

“Honestly, there's definitely not enough hours in the day for doing all these things,” she says. “But I think in the end it really helped my time management skills to balance between school and working a job and doing sports.”

After graduating high school next month, Sienna will prepare to start school in late August, where she'll start on an educational journey that, at least right now, will hopefully end in a law career.

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"As her mom, I'm beyond excited for her to begin her next chapter,” Lisa says. “And knowing I'm close enough to drop off some cookies when she needs them and be back home by dinner, but far enough away for her to be an independent baby adult does take away some of the sting of her leaving to college.”

As for what she hopes people can learn from her story, Sienna says it's that getting into the school of your dreams is possible, but it "takes a lot of hard work to get there."

“Take every assignment and try their best on it or with anything they do — just try your best in general, because you can get really good yields out of that,” she says.

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Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau explain why The Mandalorian and Grogu doesn't open with the traditional Star Wars crawl.

Key Points

• Former Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy previously told Entertainment Weekly that all future Star Wars films would use the iconic yellow text.

• Instead, Filoni and Favreau say they're saving the crawl specifically for Skywalker films.

Notice something missing fromThe Mandalorian and Grogu?

No, we're not talking aboutAhsoka or Admiral Thrawn.The big-screen adaptation of the popular Disney+ show doesn't feature another familiar component of theStar Warsuniverse — the iconic opening crawl.

The apparent omission comes despiteLucasfilmpresident Kathleen KennedytellingEntertainment Weeklyin 2023that those blocks of bright yellow text would continue sliding across the screen in all of the franchise's future films.

Instead,The Mandalorian and Grogu, now in theaters, delivers some opening context in a light blue font that remains stationary against a starry backdrop.

DirectorJon Favreauand his co-writer, Lucasfilm presidentDave Filoni, join EW'sDebunkedvideo series to explain.

"We've only seen the crawl in the Skywalker saga films," Favreau says, referring to the prequel, original, and sequel trilogies. "Solodid not have a crawl.Rogue Onedid not have a crawl."

Filoni notes that all the spinoff films and Disney+ series feature "a blurb that explains some context" thatStar Warsfans should know before they dive headfirst into a galaxy far, far away.

"Ahsokahas a version of a crawl, but we put it in red, and it's strictly vertical. It doesn't go back," he adds. "So we find different ways to do it."

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For Filoni, these blurbs are a way to capture "the serial vibe" of the franchise. "But the classicStar Warscrawl is something that we try to reserve only for saga-type films," he says.

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Favreau, meanwhile, vividly remembers seeing the very firstStar Warscrawl in theaters as a child.

"Such an iconic opening. So that's why we don't use the crawl for everything inStar Wars," he remarks. "There's so muchStar Warsnow, so Dave has explained, we save it for the saga."

And, sorry to the Skywalkers, but this is Mando (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu's time to shine. The bounty-hunting father-son duo makes the hyperjump from their Emmy-winning seriesThe Mandalorianto the big screen as they head out on a dangerous new adventure. Joining Mando and Grogu on their journey is Sigourney Weaver, who also participated in theDebunkedseries to address a theory that her character, Colonel Ward, might secretly be an Imperial spy.

"Is it possible? Well, it's an interesting question. You know, politics is difficult and creating a New Republic is difficult," she says. "This is a difficult job that she has, and I think she's been in the service a long time, so I guess it's possible, but unlikely that this woman who came up during the rebellion and is an X-wing fighter pilot would spend one second entertaining the idea of spying for the evil empire."

She adds, "I decide! Today! Now! No!"

The Mandalorian and Groguis in theaters now. Watch Pascal, Filoni, Weaver, and Favreau react to even more movie theories in the video above.

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