The objective was to “reinvent the franchise for a new fan base while also recognizing the original. Now, Deadline reports that Disney has turned down the project, citing economic rather than creative reasons.<\/p>\n
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Simply, the cost of mounting a \u201chigh-end, live-action superhero series\u201d is not favorable for an IP that Disney doesn\u2019t own (Hasbro does).<\/p>\n
The initial series featured five teenagers who acquired the power to transform into superheroes called the Power Rangers, each equipped with their own mecha fighters. The series was translated into a film in 1995.<\/p>\n
Following that point, the property has seen various alterations, notably the $100 million-budgeted film reboot in 2017 from Lionsgate, which introduced a more serious version of the franchise. The film earned just $142 million, and plans for the franchise were dropped.<\/p>\n
Since then, the property has undergone several different iterations, most notably the $100 million budgeted film reboot in 2017 from Lionsgate, which added a more serious take on the franchise. That film grossed only $142 million, and franchise plans were scrapped.<\/p>\n<\/ins>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u24d2Courtesy of Lionsgate Disney+ won’t be moving forward with the initially announced live-action “Power Rangers” TV series, which was first proposed way back in 2025. The team behind the “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” TV series were tasked with writing, producing, and creating the show for the streamer along with Hasbro and 20th Century TV….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35027,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,20471],"tags":[31367,55,12238,474,31368,8385,31366],"class_list":["post-35026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-pick-up","tag-20th-century-tv","tag-disney","tag-hasbro","tag-lionsgate","tag-mecha-fighters","tag-percy-jackson-and-the-olympians","tag-power-rangers"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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