Mattel
In December 2001, Mattel contacted James and paid both he and Zadoc to write an in-depth guide to the original He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon series. The project was completed on time and handed to Mike Young Productions who used the guide to heavily influence their new He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002) series. The pair were supposed to receive an on-screen credit for their work, but they were left unaccredited. This would be the last time that James and Zadoc would work together. At the same time James had left his job in the Department for Culture Media and Sport and pursued a career in animation attempting to get a job at Passion Pictures, but failing.
Read more about this topic: James Eatock