You may not know, but an animatedPower Rangersreboot was planned for release back in 2015. While the project was ultimately canceled,official posters for the movie, which was seemingly titledPower Rangers the Animated Movie, have now been unearthed. And no doubt they will have fans everywhere attempting to shout “It’s Morphing Time!” through tears and cracking voices. you’re able to check out the posters below while you wonder why an animatedPower Rangersmovie or series has never happened…
The posters were shared by X/Twitter user@Jinsakuu,with a trailer for thePower Rangersanimated movie having also now resurfacedand demonstrating how well the beloved property would translate into a cartoon.
Power Rangers the Animated Movie, which was also known asPower Rangers: OriginsandPower Rangers 3Dat the time, would have morphed the original 90s live-action series,Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, into CGI animation. Produced by Saban Brands, ZAG Inc., and Onyx Films, the project was highly secretive, but would reportedly have followed the original team Jason Lee Scott, Billy Cranston, Kimberly Ann Hart, Trini Kwan, Zack Taylor, retelling their origin as they become the Power Rangers.
The movie would no doubt have been released with the intention of launching a new, animatedPower Rangersfranchise. However, plans were instead drawn up for a big screen live-action movie, which was released in 2017, halting production on the animated reboot.
What’s Next for the Power Rangers Franchise?
ThePower Rangersfranchise first began back in 1993 withMighty Morphin Power Rangersand introduced the concept of a group of high school teenagers from Angel Grove, California who are called upon by the extraterrestrial Zordon to defend the Earth from various villains as the titular Power Rangers. Featuring all manner of martial arts action, high school drama,and giant mecha, the Power Rangers has since become a global phenomenon, expanding into spinoffs, movies, comics, video games, and everything in between.
The 2017 movie, which also acted as a reboot as was intended as the beginning of a new franchise, was sadly met with mixed reviews from critics and faltered at the box office. Bringing an end to any plans for a sequel, which would have introduced Tommy Oliver asthe iconic Green Ranger.
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The last we heard of a new adventure in the world of thePower Rangerswas a planned live-action series from Netflix. Sadly,the project is no longer moving ahead, withPower Rangersowner Hasbro Entertainment now looking for “a new partner” with which to develop the project. The Netflix series had been in development for some time, withJessica Jonesproducer andSupernaturalwriter Jenny Klein on board as showrunner. The show was being developed in collaboration with Jonathan Entwistle (The End of the F***ing World, next year’sKarate Kidmovie) with the intention of - that’s correct - building a new franchise.
VariousPower Rangersshows and movies from across the franchise are available to stream onNetflix.
