The Power Rangers franchise is going through some big changes due to a recent acquisition by Hasbro, and fans began to wonder where that left the state of the film franchise now that it's been auctioning off its props.

Luckily for fans, a sequel to 2017's Power Rangers is confirmed to be in early development as Hasbro has plans to work with a film studio to make a sequel happen.

In a recent report from licensing.org, Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner told analysts about the plans they have for the Power Rangers franchise and how they want to capitalize on it as much as possible starting with a "transitional" period beginning in 2019 where Hasbro will release "new entertainment content and licensed products" into the next year.

This includes plans for the Power Rangers film, as the report states that “Power Rangers’ will generate an operating profit similar to Hasbro’s other franchise brands and has a "significant opportunity for growth given where the brand had been most recently" and that "Hasbro will work with a film studio to develop a new Power Rangers movie as a follow-up to the 2017 release.”

News of a follow-up will certainly be music to fans' ears, as the film was received positively, both critically and commercially. Along with introducing elements from the original television series in a new way, the film also elevated each of the members of the original Power Rangers team with nuanced character traits that are begging to be elaborated on in a sequel.

The Power Rangers franchise has tons of years to draw from, and a sequel could (if it chose to) capitalize on the end-credits tease found in the original film. At the end of the film, a teacher is seen calling out to a "Tommy Oliver" as a camera pans to an empty desk draped in a green jacket.

With Rita already being introduced as the first Green Ranger, the sequel could take this even further by finally bringing a theatrical version of the series' famous "Green With Evil" saga. There's a chance that will happen, but it's going to be a while before fans get any other details, such as the film studio releasing the sequel, returning cast or release date.

News of a follow-up will certainly be music to fans' ears, as the film was received positively, both critically and commercially.

After nearly two and a half years, fans waiting with baited breath for a sequel to Lionsgate’s 2017 Power Rangers movie can finally put a nail in the coffin.

The cast from the 2017 film will not be returning for any future installments in the Power Rangers film franchise.

The news was confirmed by Dacre Montgomery, star of Netflix’s Stranger Things who portrayed the movie’s Red Ranger. Montgomery confirmed in a Reddit AMA that Hasbro has elected not to bring back the cast of the 2017 film.

Hasbro, the toy company who now owns the Power Rangers brand, is planning to reboot the film franchise with Paramount at a date yet to be determined. When they do so, it will be with a new cast, a new story, and a new premise.

Despite Lionsgate’s Power Rangers movie pulling in positive word of mouth (as indicated by the film’s A score on CinemaScore), the film ultimately failed to impress critics or produce significant box office earnings, pulling in a measly $140 million at the global box office.

The movie’s failure would eventually lead Haim Saban, founder of the Power Rangers brand, to sell the franchise to Hasbro, a toy company who also owns properties including Transformers, G.I. Joe, and My Little Pony.

Hasbro will now work with Paramount to create a brand new Power Rangers film, the same company duo who created recent Transformers and G.I. Joe feature films.

Lionsgate had plans for future Power Rangers sequels to focus on the introduction of a sixth team member, Tommy Oliver the Green Ranger, as hinted in the 2017 movie’s post-credits scene. Other plans for the sequel were to introduce Lord Zedd, one of the brand’s most popular villains, as well as explore Rita Repulsa’s on-screen affinity for Goldar, as depicted by actress Elizabeth Banks in the 2017 installment.

Franchise owner Haim Saban and Lionsgate once expressed interest in doing up to six movies, citing that a six-movie story arc was already in place (click here to recap).

Those remaining five movies will never come to light, as word first surfaced in February 2019 that Hasbro would be taking the film franchise away from Lionsgate in favor of Paramount (click here for the full recap).

Ultimately, the move should not come as a surprise as Hasbro is primarily a toy company, with a mission to push toy sales. The 2017 Power Rangers movie failed to sell many toys, and the film’s unconventional designs turned some fans away from the outset. Hasbro will look to reverse that trend by rebooting the franchise with their own, more toy-friendly designs.

2017’s Saban’s Power Rangers movie follows five ordinary teens who must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town of Angel 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 the Power Rangers.

Starring Becky G., Ludi Lin, Naomi Scott, Dacre Montgomery, RJ Cyler, Elizabeth Banks, and Bryan Cranston, Saban’s Power Rangers is available on home video now.

It’s Morphin time for Jonathan Entwistle

The filmmaker, perhaps best known for creating Netflix series The End of the F---ing World, is taking on Power Rangers, a new version of the colorful family adventure franchise, this time set up at Paramount Pictures.



Entwistle is in early negotiations to direct a new feature project that would reboot the title.

Rangers was a ’90s TV series and global marketing franchise, initially called The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, that used footage from a Japanese children’s show. The premise involved a group of kids who become superheroes, each with his or her own color-coordinated outfit and matching helmet. The show first aired on Fox Kids, then in the 2000s on Disney-owned channels. A movie also hit theaters in 1995.

Lionsgate produced and released a feature in 2017 that rebooted the title, making it less kid-friendly and giving it a more brooding YA edge. The movie bombed, grossing only $142 million worldwide on a budget of around $100 million, and plans for a series of films scrapped.

Now in Paramount’s court, Rangers is getting rebooted once more, in a way that hopes to bring the franchise to its roots. The story is said to involve a time-travel element that brings the kids to the 1990s, and in Back to the Future fashion, they have to find a way to get back to their present. Patrick Burleigh, who wrote the upcoming Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway, is penning the script.

Hasbro, which bought the property from creator Haim Saban in 2018, is producing the feature via its film arm, Allspark Pictures.

On the surface, Entwistle is an outside-the-box choice for the shiny franchise as his Netflix show is dark and envelope-pushing, about the opposite of what you can get for a Hasbro property. The show, a dark comedy that he directed and exec produced and that debuted its second season in November, told of the growing friendship between a teenage boy who believes he is a sociopath and is looking for a person to kill and a girl who persuades him to ditch their homes for a road trip.

Entwistle is currently in post on I’m Not Okay With This, another Netflix show he co-created, exec produced and directed. Also teenage-centric, Not Okay focuses on a girl dealing with high school life, her budding sexuality and superpowers.

But the director, repped by CAA and Grandview, has shown he has a grasp on the voice of the younger generation, which execs hope will translate into something unique and appealing onscreen.