- This episode of "Nerdist News"
is sponsored by "Borderlands 3."
The Power Rangers movie reboot is getting rebooted.
Grab your Morpher and get ready to fire up your amp
for some sick guitar riffs
because it appears a new Power Rangers film
is in the works again.
It's been two years since
the Power Rangers hit the big screen
with their cinematic reboot and fans have been wondering
when the next flick would be a go go
and more importantly, what for the film will take.
Well it looks like we finally got our first real information
about their next theatrical appearance,
all thanks to the Red Ranger himself,
at least one of the Red Rangers,
and if you were a fan of the 2017 reboot,
we might have some bad news for you.
But first, a little history lesson.
Now, in case you've been living under a rock,
it was 1993 when Zordon first put out the call
on American televisions for some teenagers with attitude.
Got a lot of responses.
Based on, and using footage from,
the long running Japanese Super Sentai Series,
the Power Rangers found great success worldwide.
There have been 26 seasons across 20 different themed series
that brought the Power Rangers across time
and to such exotic and imaginative locations
as post-apocalyptic cities, outer space
and Southern California.
So it was no surprise that such a successful franchise
would spawn a couple of big screen outings.
Using the cast and characters
from the U.S. TV show universe,
"Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie"
came out in 1995 and introduced the world
to Ivan Ooze while earning a respectable
box office take home.
However, when it's follow up "Turbo"
pulled in less than $10 million,
it appeared the Power Rangers cinematic dreams
were to be put in a space dumpster for 10 thousand years.
So you can imagine how some Ranger fans were delighted
and others disappointed,
when it was announced that the Mighty Morphers
would be back on the big screen with the 2017 film,
this time featuring a re-imagined mythos
and an all new team of heroes with new suits,
new Zords, a new Zordon, played by Bryan Cranston,
who voiced one of the original series villains
along with a new version of Rita Repulsa,
played by Elizabeth Banks,
who is having the time of her life in the role.
Now while the film was not a flop,
it did fall well short of expectations.
Though it had decent world of mouth
and has become something of a cult hit in its own right
over the last two years,
it has left fans waiting for any word or news on a sequel,
especially since Tommy Oliver as the Green Ranger
was teased in a post credits scene
and it looks like those fans finally got their answer
in a recent Reddit AMA, Ask Me Anything,
for those that don't know,
2017's Red Ranger, Dacre Montgomery,
who recently appeared as Billy Hargrove
in "Stranger Things 3"
was asked about whether more Power Rangers
were in the pipeline and he had this to say,
"I think there is a movie in the works,
"but it's not with me and the cast.
"So yes but not with us."
Honestly, it's not shocking to see
that there is a new film in the works.
Toy company, Hasbro, recently bought the franchise
and the toy rights from long time owner,
Saban Properties, back in 2018.
While Power Rangers toys
have always been a lucrative business,
it seems like Hasbro may have bigger plans.
Since there is a new Power Rangers film in the works,
the big question on fans minds
is what form the film will take.
Could it be a full reboot with a new cast exploring
the origins of the Power Rangers
or can it be something along the lines
of the different Power Rangers series
that sometimes builds off of previous entries
into the cannon
and even have characters meet and cross over.
This is all just speculation
but Hasbro has been very open
about how it wants to create
a shared cinematic toy universe over the last few years,
combining franchises like Transformers,
G.I. Joe, Mask and the like
and having Power Rangers as one of its corner stones
could be the final brick needed to build that house.
But again, just speculation.
Ultimately, it's doubtful that Hasbro
will tie this into the past iteration
of the Power Rangers in any meaningful way.
While there is a devoted fan base
to the beloved TV series,
Hasbro will mostly likely want to use the IP
to gain a new audience and sadly,
the campiness of the OG show may hamper that.
Nonetheless, we will have to wait
for more updates from Hasbro
to find out what they decide to do.
But what do you folks think?
Which Power Rangers series is your favorite?
Who is the best ranger of all time
and who else got in trouble for playing Power Rangers
on the playground as a kid?
Erin did!
- [Erin] Definitely me.
- Let's discuss.
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