Last month it was announced that Bryan Cranston is to play Zordon in Lionsgate’s upcoming Power Rangers movie, and the actor has been discussing his casting in an interview with The Huffington Post. Cranston – who provided voice work for the first season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – revealed that he was initially reluctant […]
Bryan Cranston discusses Zordon role in Power Rangers
Last week it was announced that Bryan Cranston is set to portray the character of Zordon in Lionsgate and Saban’s upcoming Power Rangers movie, and now the Breaking Bad star has shared some details about the role in an interview with Entertainment Tonight. “It’s motion capture and it’s a lot of CGI-work.,” states Cranston, who […]
Bryan Cranston to play Zordon in the Power Rangers movie
The official Twitter account for Lionsgate and Saban’s upcoming Power Rangers movie has announced that Bryan Cranston has signed on to appear in the film, with the Breaking Bad and Trumbo star set to play Zordon, the nemesis of the evil Rita Repulsa, creator of the Power Morphers and the Dinozords, and mentor to the […]
Lionsgate could make up to seven Power Rangers movies
It took a while to get off the ground, but it seems that Lionsgate is confident that it has a hit on its hands with the upcoming big screen reboot of Power Rangers. Speaking on a conference call (via Variety), Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer has stated that: “We are really, really excited about the Power Rangers movie. […]
Production underway on Power Rangers, first synopsis released
Lionsgate and Saban Brands have announced that production is underway on Power Rangers, director Dean Israelite’s (Project Almanac) big screen reboot of the long-running franchise, and coinciding with the news comes the first official synopsis: Saban’s “Power Rangers” follows five ordinary high school kids who must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small […]
Elizabeth Banks to play Rita Repulsa in Power Rangers
Lionsgate has found its villain for the Power Rangers movie, with Elizabeth Banks signing on to play the alien sorceress Rita Repulsa in the upcoming big screen reboot. Power Rangers is being directed by Dean Israelite, and is set to star Becky G as the Yellow Ranger, Ludi Lin as the Black Ranger, Naomi Scott as the […]
Power Rangers Dino Super Charge to premiere this month, next season titled Power Rangers Ninja Steel
Saban Brands and Nickelodeon have announced that Power Rangers Dino Super Charge, the 23rd season of the iconic, long-standing franchise, will premiere on Saturday, Jan. 30, at 12 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon in the U.S, as well as revealing that the 24th season – which gets underway next year – will be titled Power Rangers Ninja […]
Power Rangers and The Divergent Series: Ascendant pushed back
It looks like fans of the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers will have a little longer to wait to see their heroes back on the big screen, as Lionsgate has pushed back the release once again, along with the final chapter of the Divergent franchise. Variety is reporting that Power Rangers will now hit cinemas on […]
Becky Gomez rounds out Power Rangers cast, original character names confirmed
Lionsgate and Saban Entertainment have round out their Mighty Morphin’ team for the Power Rangers reboot, revealing that Becky Gomez – a.k.a. singer Becky G – has joined the cast of the film as the Yellow Ranger. Gomez joins the previously announced Dacre Montogomery (Betrand The Terrible) as the Red Ranger, Naomi Scott (The Martian) […]
Power Rangers reboot rumoured to be titled Saban’s Power Rangers; character names revealed?
We’ve been hearing drips and drabs from the Power Rangers reboot casting (see here, here, here and here), and some new details have come out from Collider about the title for the movie as well as the character names for our heroes. The site is claiming that Saban are going to brand Power Rangers the same […]
