Power Rangers (film)
A 2017 reboot of the Power Rangers franchise.
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Orci left the project to work on Star Trek Beyond, and in April 2015 Dean Israelite was in negotiations to direct.[1] Becky G was chosen to play Trini at the month's end, and Elizabeth Banks was announced as Rita Repulsa on February 2, 2016.[2] Filming began on February 29, 2016 in Vancouver and was complete on May 28, 2016.[3] The studio hired Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz to write the screenplay; after their version was rejected, Max Landis submitted a script that was also declined.[1]
Testing for the five Power Rangers roles started in October 2015.[2]
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TheWrap reported that the film grossed only $142 million on a budget of around $100 million, scrapping hopes for a bigger franchise.[4] Hasbro then acquired Power Rangers in 2018 in a deal designed to capitalize on the franchise's full potential across all of the company's divisions.[4] Screen Rant noted that Elizabeth Banks described her Rita Repulsa as "a modern and edgy re-imagining" with a backstory connecting her to the new Rangers.[5] Two tracks on the soundtrack are the "Power Rangers Theme" performed by Dimash Qudaibergen and "Give It All" by With You featuring Santigold and Vince Staples.[6]
According to Film Music Reporter, Varese Sarabande issued the soundtrack as a digital download on March 24, 2017.[7]
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- Wikipedia, "Power Rangers (film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kit, "'Power Rangers' Movie Enlists 'X-Men' Writers (Exclusive)", The Hollywood Reporter, July 17, 2014; Whitbrook, "Max Landis' Power Rangers Movie Would Have Been Pretty Fantastic", Gizmodo, February 8, 2017; Fleming, "Roberto Orci's 'Star Trek 3′ Commitment Knocks Him Out Of 'Power Rangers' Pic", Deadline Hollywood, September 19, 2014; Sneider, "Dean Israelite in Negotiations to Direct 'Power Rangers' Movie for Lionsgate (Exclusive)", TheWrap, April 10, 2015 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Power Rangers (film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kroll, "'Power Rangers': Actors Begin Testing for Lionsgate Reboot", Variety, October 2, 2015; Perry, "Naomi Scott is the Pink Ranger in Lionsgate's Power Rangers Reboot!", ComingSoon.net, October 7, 2015; Jayson, "Dacre Montgomery Cast As Red Ranger In New Power Rangers Movie", ComicBook.com, October 20, 2015; "Power Rangers movie casts Vancouver's Ludi Lin as Black Ranger", Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, October 22, 2015; Robinson, "R.J. Cyler is your new Blue Ranger", Entertainment Weekly, October 23, 2015; Perry, "Becky G J en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Power Rangers (film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Jayson, "Power Rangers Movie To Begin Filming In January", ComicBook.com, September 12, 2015; Romano, "First 'Power Rangers' Synopsis Is a Throwback to The Original Series", Collider.com, February 29, 2016; Gittins, "BIG BUDGET: POWER RANGERS Movie To Film in Vancouver This Winter", Hollywood North, September 11, 2015; Scott, "And that's a wrap. 🎬", May 28, 2016; Bowen, "That's a wrap. Much love to Vancouver for taking my family and I in. Even more love to the Power Rangers cast and crew. I'm very proud of what we have "in the can. en.wikipedia.org
- Gonzalez, "Jonathan E. Steinberg and Dan Shotz in Talks to Write, Produce and Showrun Live-Action 'Power Rangers' Series at Disney+ Exclusive", TheWrap, March 19, 2025. facts only, no text reused. thewrap.com
- Schaefer, "Power Rangers First Look: Elizabeth Banks is Rita Repulsa", Screen Rant, April 19, 2016. facts only, no text reused. screenrant.com
- Wikipedia, "Power Rangers (film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "'Power Rangers' Soundtrack Details", Film Music Reporter, March 4, 2017; "Power Rangers (2017)", Soundtrack.Net (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "'Power Rangers' Soundtrack Details", Film Music Reporter, March 4, 2017. facts only, no text reused. filmmusicreporter.com
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