Well this is a bit of a curious thing. While Lionsgate preps a new Power Rangers movie for July 22, 2016, Joseph Kahn (Torque) has directed an R-rated short film inspired by the kid-targeted action property. The new film is said to be a “modern reinvention” of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, but I doubt it will have much in common with Kahn’s vision.
In an accompanying video, producer Adi Shankar, says, “I think the trick that I really wanted to do with this was to make that dark and gritty version that everybody keeps talking about, but really do it. Really see if I could totally accomplish it with essentially a really incredible incredibly silly property.” While the short isn’t what I would necessarily call “good”, it is a fun little watch and the fact it features James Van Der Beek and Katee Sackhoff hamming it up is mildly amusing.
Give the short a watch below along with the accompanying “Why This Bootleg Exists” featurette.
