Later this month, the iconicPower Rangers franchisewill be rebooted for a new generation, with a new group of stars taking over as these iconic characters. The franchise got its start with the wildly popular TV seriesMighty Morphin' Power Rangers, which ran from 1993 to 1999, spawning its own movie and a number of additional TV series that carry on the franchise’s name to this day. The young stars of this newPower Rangersmovie are starting to make the press rounds, leading up to the March 24 release, and they were given quite the surprise, when originalMighty Morphin' Power RangersstarAmy Jo Johnson, the original Pink Ranger, stopped by to interview the cast.
Amy Jo Johnsondebuted this video on herYouTubepage, where the actress explains that she is interviewing the stars for a Vancouver publication called the Daily Hive, during the Toronto press junket. When she walks into the room, cast membersDacre Montgomery(Red Ranger),Ludi Lin(Black Ranger) andNaomi Scott(Pink Ranger) were quite surprised to see her. During the interview itself,Amy Jo Johnsonrevealed she had no idea how the original show would have such a positive impact.Amy Jo Johnsonalso revealed in the YouTube description that the actual full interview will be posted on The Daily Hive soon.
Amy Jo Johnsonalso pointed out one of the big differences from the original TV series to thisPower Rangers reboot, which is that the original Power Rangers didn’t actually have any “special powers.” Of course, as we’ve seen in the trailers and other bits of footage already, the power coins that these Angel Grove kids find do give them amazing super-human abilities.Ludi Linalso told a story about how he was approached at a restaurant by a five-year-old fan, who has been eagerly awaiting this newPower Rangersadventure, telling all of his friends about this iconic franchise. We still have a few more weeks left until it hits theaters but it most certainly has the potential to become one of the biggest movies this spring.
Power Rangerswill go up against another theatrical reboot of a hit TV series, Warner Bros.‘CHiPs, starringMichael PenaandDax Shepard, and Sony’s sci-fi thrillerLife, starringRyan Reynolds,Jake GyllenhaalandRebecca Ferguson.Power Rangersfollows five ordinary teens who must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town ofAngel Grove, and the world, is on the verge of being obliterated by an alien threat. Chosen by destiny, our heroes quickly discover they are the only ones who can save the planet. But to do so, they will have to overcome their real-life issues and before it’s too late, band together as thePower Rangers.
Dean Israelite(Project Almanac) directs Saban’sPower Rangers, which starsDacre Montgomery,Naomi Scott,RJ Cyler,Becky G,Ludi Lin, featuringBill Hader, withBryan CranstonandElizabeth Banks. The screenplay is byJohn Gatins(Kong: Skull Island,Real Steel). Story is byMatt Sazama&Burk Sharpless(Dracula Untold) andMichele Mulroney&Kieran Mulroney. Producers arePower RangerscreatorHaim Saban,Brian Casentini(Power RangersTV series),Wyck Godfrey, andMarty Bowen(The Twilight Saga,The Fault in Our Stars,The Maze Runnerfranchise). Take a look at this five-minute video whereAmy Jo Johnsonsurprises the new cast of thePower Rangers.
