From a time of insta-catchy theme tunes, one of the hardest to ever get out of your head – even to this day! – is the classic He-Man and the Masters of the Universe ditty. Now while a new live-action take on Adam of Eternia has been spinning its wheels for a fair few years, it looks as if the film could finally be getting set to bring in a director and get moving forward.

Previously, G.I. Joe: Retaliation‘s Jon Chu was on board to direct, but he departed the project a good while ago now. After that, the infamous McG was signed on for the directing gig before similarly leaving the project. Since then, all has been quiet on this Masters of the Universe reboot, but now comes word that David S. Goyer is in talks to helm the picture.

As per The Wrap, Goyer is in negotiations with Sony Pictures to helm the film, with him having actually been responsible for the most recent draft of the movie. Goyer, of course, is best known to genre fans for having written the likes of The Crow: City of Angels, Dark City, Nick Fury: Agent of Shield, the Blade trilogy, Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and TV shows such as Flashforward and Constantine. In terms of directing, Goyer’s main highlight has been helming 2004’s Blade: Trinity.

Masters of the Universe will follow the story of Adam, Prince of Eternia, who has the ability to transform into the ever-smiling uber-hero He-Man as he battles to protect his world from the nefarious threat of Skeletor. Of course, these bitter rivals have most recently been seen shilling financial products for MoneySupermarket.com…

Expect more on this as we get it.