Hasbro Reportedly Planning 'Power Rangers' Movie Reboot, with New Cast

Earlier this year, it was revealed that Hasbro and Paramount Pictures were in talks to produce a new Power Rangers movie inspired by the iconic television series, though there was no indication as to whether or not the project would be a sequel to the 2017 Saban’s Power Rangers film or a reboot.

Fans may now have their answer, courtesy of Dacre Montgomery, who played Jason, the Red Ranger, in the 2017 movie. The actor recently held a Reddit AMA session for Season 3 of Stranger Things (in which he plays Billy Hargrove) and was asked whether fans would see another Power Rangers movie. Montgomery stated, "I think there is a movie in the works, but it's not with me and the cast. So yes but not with us," which suggests a reboot is currently in development.

The 2017 film, directed by Dean Israelite, centers on a group of teenagers who discover an ancient, alien spacecraft and the consciousness of one of the ancient Rangers. They train and fight together to stop Rita Repulsa from using a powerful crystal to destroy the Earth and all life on it. Power Rangers was filmed on a budget of $100 million and grossed $142.3 million worldwide. Critic and audience reviews for the movie were mixed.

While this seems to be confirmation that a Power Rangers reboot is in the works, no details have been released regarding who the new cast members could be, or what the story would be about.

Hasbro is best known for working with Paramount to produce all of the recent Transformers movies, including Bumblebee, which released in December 2018. Hasbro has also granted Paramount Pictures major motion picture releases to franchises such as My Little Pony and G.I. Joe in recent years. The new Power Rangers movie also could also be released under the Nickelodeon Movies label, as both Nickelodeon and Paramount are owned by Viacom, and Nickelodeon airs the Power Rangers series.

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Original source: CBR.com.

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