A ‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’ Movie is Coming

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Power Rangers are GO!
Hold on to your hats, Millennials; The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers are returning to the big screen in a new live-action film.

Lions Gate Entertainment and Saban Entertainment announced on Wednesday that a Power Rangers flick is coming, and that it’s presumably coming soonish.

Saban says, in their press release, of their partnering with Lionsgate for the project:

The two companies noted that, with an extensive and extremely devoted worldwide fan base as well as a deep and detailed mythology, the Power Rangers are primed for the big screen. The new film franchise will re-envision the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, a group of high school kids who are infused with unique and cool super powers but must harness and use those powers as a team if they have any hope of saving the world.

“Lionsgate is the perfect home for elevating our Power Rangers brand to the next level,” said Saban. “They have the vision, marketing prowess and incredible track record in launching breakthrough hits from The Hunger Games to Twilight and Divergent. In partnership with the Lionsgate team, we’re confident that we will capture the world of the Power Rangers and translate it into a unique and memorable motion picture phenomenon with a legacy all its own.”

So, that’s that. Perhaps they’ll re-imagine it as something really dark, dire, and unpleasant, with a lot of hamfisted symbolism, or perhaps it will be more or less the same thing as the original, only with some former-Disney Channel stars in the cast, and a lot of CGI.

And, since we have your attention, we give you this; a bonus PeekScore list, asking “where on the internet are they now?” of the (American) cast from the original, 90s series.

If you’ve somehow read this far but are unacquainted; the series was a mishmash of footage from the Japanese children’s program Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger mixed with original American footage, and cut together to create this new show; a sort of Saved by the Bell-meets-Ultraman hybrid. Below are the ten most prominent of the American actors from the show’s original U.S. run, measured where they currently stand here in the online realm — in terms of presence, influence, and impact — and ranked according to their PeekScores.

This is a group who seem to be active; some in music, others in martial arts, and others still are making the rounds on the sci-fi and comic convention circuit. None seem to be in hiding, and most have websites, Facebooks, Twitters, and so forth. Accordingly, their PeekScores are present and accounted for.

Rank Picture Name Character Current PeekScore
1

Amy Jo Johnson Kimberly Ann Hart 7.34 / 10.00
2

Steve Cardenas Rocky DeSantos 7.26 / 10.00
3

Austin St. John Jason Lee Scott 7.22 / 10.00
4

Jason David Frank Tommy Oliver 7.18 / 10.00
5

Paul Schrier Farkas “Bulk” Bulkmeier 7.13 / 10.00
6

Jason Narvy Eugene “Skull” Skullovitch 7.11 / 10.00
7

David Yost Billy Cranston 7.10 / 10.00
8

Catherine Sutherland Katherine “Kat” Hillard 7.05 / 10.00
9

Johnny Yong Bosch Adam Park 7.03 / 10.00
10

Walter Emanuel Jones Zack Taylor 7.02 / 10.00