Travis Knight Reveals Japanese Culture Influences in Masters of the Universe
Director Travis Knight discussed his love for Japanese culture in a new interview for the upcoming film Masters of the Universe, citing influences from Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira. Knight, CEO of Laika Studios, said his early works were shaped by Akira Kurosawa, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, and the manga Lone Wolf and Cub.