When audiences were in the grip of Power Rangers mania in the early ’90s, Saban Entertainment sought more ways it could leverage its relationship with Japanese studio Toei to turn even more Tokusatsu series into U.S. hits. Thirty years ago today, Saban debuted its take on one of the medium’s most legendary entries, Kamen Rider, hoping […]
Power Rangers’ Trini Takes Center Stage In a New Book
The Mighty Morhpin era of the Power Rangers casts a long shadow over the whole franchise, and its casting in particular. Controversial and infamous as it’s been to have the Black and Yellow Rangers played respectively by Black actor Walter Jones III and the late Asian actor Thuy Trang, their roles as Zack and Trini proved foundational […]
32 Years Later, a Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Writer Addresses Racially Insensitive Casting
It’s a bit of early 1990s casting so “wait, they did that?” that it would never happen today, but if you watch vintage episodes of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, which ran for three seasons across 1993-1995 on Fox, you can’t help but notice. The Black Ranger is played by Black actor Walter Emanuel Jones, and […]
Power Rangers Will Live Once More, This Time on Disney+
The Power Rangers are ready to rise again. After multiple attempts to bring back the popular franchise over the past few years, Hasbro just struck a deal with Disney+ to make a new live-action version of the show from the showrunners of its very successful Percy Jackson series, Jonathan E. Steinberg and Dan Shotz. The […]
Power Rangers May Get an AI-Boosted Remaster
As the world waits to see what’s next for Power Rangers, the superhero franchise may return to its past with the help of generative AI. During this weekend’s New York Toy Fair, attendees learned Playmates, which has the franchise’s toy license, was teaming with Hasbro to re-release Mighty Morphin Power Rangers on YouTube and Netflix in July, with the […]