POWER RANGERS Star Dacre Montgomery Remains Optimistic About A Potential Sequel
While it's probably unlikely that we'll ever see a sequel to Dean Israelite's Power Rangers reboot, it sounds like the film's principal cast believe that a sequel could still be very much in the cards.
Prior to the release of Power Rangers this past March, Lionsgate and Saban remained quite bullish on the film's franchise-launching potential, with reports of the studio already mapping out a seven-film series - that would have encapsulated Zeo, Turbo, and In Space - doing the rounds for weeks before its worldwide debut. However, things quickly took a turn for the worse after the box office numbers started rolling in, with the Dean Israelite-directed reboot, which opened in the wake of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, ultimately managing to gross just over $142.3 million worldwide ($85.3M domestic, $56.9M foreign) on a reported $100 million budget. Certainly not an ideal start for a potential franchise-launcher.
Now, while Lionsgate was reported to have only been on the hook for 25% of the production budget, Saban Films and the film's many foreign investors likely suffered significant losses after the film's failure to take off in pretty much every international market. With that kind of turnout, it was hard to imagine the studio moving forward with a sequel. However, when the film hit Blu-ray and DVD, debuting at the #1 spot on both charts, there seemed to be renewed optimisim that a second chapter in the Rangers saga could, in fact, see the light of day. As of today's posting, Power Rangers has brought in over $13.1 million from home video sales, not including any Digital HD purchases or rentals.
Earlier this week, in an interview with The Wrap, Red Ranger actor Dacre Montogomery expressed his own optimisim about the sequel's chances, admitting that he doesn't believe it's quite as dead as many would like to believe. “I think that cast, we’re like family — we have a little group chat — we all would love to do a sequel. I know we’d all be there in a heartbeat and if something does come through the woodwork, which I’m not suggesting it wouldn’t — I actually don’t think it’s out of sight, but if it does, we’d be very excited to do a sequel.”
So, what do you guys think? Would you like to see a Power Rangers sequel? Sound off with your thoughts below!
Saban's Power Rangers follows five ordinary high school kids 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 that they are the only ones who can save the planet. But to do so they will have to overcome their real-life issues and band together as the Power Rangers before it is too late.
Power Rangers features:
Director: Dean Israelite
Dacre Montgomery as Jason Lee Scott, the Red Ranger
Naomi Scott as Kimberly Hart, the Pink Ranger
Ludi Lin as Zack Taylor, the Black Ranger
RJ Cyler as Billy Cranston, the Blue Ranger
Becky Gomez as Trini Kwan, the Yellow Ranger
Elizabeth Banks as Rita Repulsa
Bryan Cranston as Zordon
Bill Hader as Alpha 5
David Denman as Sam Scott
Anjali Jay as Maddy Hart
Emily Maddison as Rebecca
Patrick Sabongui as Mr. Kwan
Lisa Berry as Candace Cranston
Caroline Cave as Beverly Scott
Kayden Magnuson as Pearl Scott
Sarah Grey as Amanda
Power Rangers is out on 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray NOW!
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