He-Man star takes shine to dog on Devon film set

The manager of a film location where some of the new Masters of the Universe film was shot says the star who played He-Man took a shine to his dog as the crew brought a boost to the local economy.

Scenes for the new Masters of the Universe film, which stars Nicholas Galitzine alongside Camila Mendes and Idris Elba, were shot at Beer Quarry Caves, in Devon.

Cave managing director Steve Rogers said having the production company in Beer gave a boost to cafes, bars and local accommodation during filming in 2025.

Rogers said he also got to meet He-Man actor Galitzine, who "fell in love" with his dog Brown, coming to see him "every day" and, at one point, "holding him up like his sword".

Rogers said the production company conducted two months of preparation in the caves in May and June last year before spending three days filming.

"It was great fun to have them down and it was good for the whole area," he said.

"Not just us at the caves but they pulled in a lot of the farmers who work locally.

"All of the holiday homes and and the cafes and the bars did quite well for a couple of months.

"It was that couple of months between Easter and when the summer starts so it kind of filled a really quiet gap."

Rogers said he and the rest of the staff from the caves planned to see the film in the next couple of weeks.

"I've spoken to a couple of people who have seen the film and they said you can definitely make out parts of the cave.

"Anyone who's in to He-man and wants to come and take a look, there's still a couple of props left on the ground.

"We left behind what we could, we were offered more, but a lot of it's perishable, it wouldn't have lasted in that environment, so it had to be removed."

But, he added, "there are a couple of props which have been left behind, which people can come and see".

"There's just a couple of platforms that were used, like areas which we slightly altered."

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