The executive producer says the new tale of the color-coded superheroes written by Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz will not be 'a leave it behind reboot.'
- Jul 22, 2014
AceShowbiz - Roberto Orci promises not to ruin "Power Rangers" reboot. He serves as an executive producer with Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz ("X-Men: First Class") tapped to write the script. In a new interview with IGN, Orci dishes on that the new story will be set in continuity with the existing world of the TV series.
"It's got a continuity within the world. I can't tell you what, but it does have a continuity," he said. He also explained, "One of the first things we did was learn and read... They have 600 pages of research that they have on their stuff. We read through the synopsis of everything they did and we are actually taking into account quite a bit of the canon in a real way. We're not just a leave it behind reboot."
"[Haim] Saban cares very much about that. This is something that he created. I had to go to his house, personally, to tell him, 'Listen, I'm your man. Miller and Stenz, these are your guys. I promise you I won't ruin your franchise.' And he said, 'It's very important to me, because kids around the world know what the Power Rangers are. So you can't just come in here and walk all over it. It better be consistent with what I've been doing.' And I said, 'Yes sir!' "
Of the possibility of cameos by the original cast members, Orci said, "Of course. That's something we want to rely on the Saban group to tell us. They have a lot of internal knowledge of their franchise and we're just learning now. We've seen it only as fans, but they actually know it inside and out, so I'd love to know what fans want to see."
The upcoming movie 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. No director and actor have been cast for the new take on the six iconic color-coded superheroes.
