No you’re not still drunk from random Tuesday night drinking, its Breaking News!
Saban Brands and Lionsgate have announced today that they are partnering to re-imagine the Iconic Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers in a Live Action Feature Film!
Now, we don’t know a whole lot more about this but this is a huge announcement!
This leaves a lot of questions unanswered as well.
What does this mean for the show? What does re-imagining mean, really?
It looks like we’ll have to be patient until more details surface.
See the Official Press Release Below
Lionsgate & Saban Brands Press Release
LIONSGATE AND SABAN BRANDS PARTNER
FOR POWER RANGERS LIVE ACTION FEATURE FILM
SANTA MONICA, CA, May 7, 2014 – Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), a leading global entertainment
the company, and Saban Brands, a strategic brand management company that acquires and builds
global consumer brands, are partnering to develop and produce an original live action feature
film based on the iconic Power Rangers property, it was announced today by creator of Power
Rangers Haim Saban and Lionsgate Chief Executive Officer Jon Feltheimer. The announcement
marks another step in Lionsgate’s continued commitment to build a broad portfolio of branded
properties and franchises with global appeal.
Saban launched Mighty Morphin Power Rangers as a live action television series more than 20
years ago, and the series has been in continuous production ever since. It has subsequently
grown into one of the world’s most popular and recognizable brands, with toys, apparel,
costumes, video games, DVD’s, comic books and other merchandise.
The two companies noted that, with an extensive and extremely devoted worldwide fan base as
well as a deep and detailed mythology, the Power Rangers are primed for the big screen. The
new film franchise will re-envision the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, a group of high school
kids who are infused with unique and cool super powers but must harness and use those powers
as a team if they have any hope of saving the world.
“Lionsgate is the perfect home for elevating our Power Rangers brand to the next level,” said
Saban. “They have the vision, marketing prowess and incredible track record in launching
breakthrough hits from The Hunger Games to Twilight and Divergent. In partnership with the
Lionsgate team, we’re confident that we will capture the world of the Power Rangers and
translate it into a unique and memorable motion picture phenomenon with a legacy all its own.”
“We’re thrilled to be partnering with Haim Saban and his team to maximize the potential of this
immensely successful and universally recognized franchise,” said Feltheimer. “The Power
Rangers stories and characters have been embraced by generations of audiences for more than 20
years, and today they are more powerful than ever. We have the ideal partner and the perfect
brand with which to create a motion picture event that will resonate with moviegoers around the
world for years to come.”
What do you think this could mean for the future of Power Rangers?
What do you think of this move?
