Lionsgate released the first look image of actress Elizabeth Banks as Rita Repulsa for Saban’s Power Rangers releasing next year.
The primarily green color of the suit along with gold highlights certainly hints at a Green Ranger and Rita’s connections to it. The look is sure to divide the fan base.
Elizabeth Banks as RITA REPULSA
It’s time to Ranger Up with @trekkieb47 @secretrangerfan & @TheCinemaSlob as they talk all things Power Rangers on the Four Eyed Radio Network with RANGER COMMAND POWER HOUR!
In today’s episode we interview Mike Hollander (formally Michael Bacon) best known in Ranger Nation as J.B. Reese from Saban’s VR Troopers! Currently he is an Animator at Telltale Games and worked on such games as The Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us, Tales from the Borderlands and Game of Thrones.
We talk about his time on the set of VR Troopers, being a black actor in early 90’s Hollywood, becoming a video game animator, advice for getting into the industry, current thoughts on virtual reality and more!
WE ARE VR.
Listen now: RCPH Episode 66: “Ranger Nation Interview: Mike Hollander”
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It’s time to Ranger Up with @trekkieb47 @secretrangerfan & @TheCinemaSlob as they talk all things Power Rangers on the Four Eyed Radio Network with RANGER COMMAND POWER HOUR!
Once again Eric travels to Lexington, Kentucky for the Lexington Comic and Toy Convention, this time with co-host Zach in tow. They discuss their favorite moments of the convention, their con hauls and more. Then, we give you the very best highlights of the Lex Con Power Rangers panels!
We also discuss the news such as Power Morphicon guest announcements, the new Power Rangers movie news and Ninja Steel casting sides.
Below we have included timestamps to make it easier to listen to a specific panel’s highlights.
VR Troopers Mike Hollander – 00:25:00
Jason David Frank Panel – 00:58:15
Johnny Yong Bosch Q&A – 1:20:30
Power Rangers Time Force Panel – 1:47:47
The Ritas Q&A – 2:24:08
For full panels, please visit Lex Con’s official Youtube channel.
Special thanks to the Lexington Comic and Toy Convention for providing us with Press access for the weekend.
Listen now: RCPH Episode 64: “Ranger Command at Lex Con 2016”
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It’s time to Ranger Up with @trekkieb47 @secretrangerfan & @TheCinemaSlob as they talk all things Power Rangers on the Four Eyed Radio Network with RANGER COMMAND POWER HOUR!
In this post Thanksgiving episode, Eric and Zach reflect on the DiFilippo Triplets flipping out. Determining that they weren’t very thankful, we discuss what we are thankful for in Power Rangers and the fandom this year. We then read Ranger Nation listener responses and see what everyone else is thankful for.
Finally in a new segment, “Zach’s Cooking Corner”, Zach talks about the best Thanksgiving leftovers recipe you will ever try.
We are very thankful that you listen to us every other Saturday. Thank you.
Listen now: Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 56: “Rangers Thankful”
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It’s time to Ranger Up with @trekkieb47 @secretrangerfan & @TheCinemaSlob as they talk all things Power Rangers on the Four Eyed Radio Network with RANGER COMMAND POWER HOUR!
In October’s extra episode brought to you by our supporters on Patreon, we interview Yoshi Sudarso who plays Koda the Blue Ranger in Power Rangers Dino Charge.
Listen to the story of how he came to be the first Power Rangers actor to make a cameo in sentai, his current projects, behind the scenes moments, and more! We had a blast talking with Yoshi and we hope you enjoy this interview!
UNLEASH THE POWER!
Listen now: RCPH Extra Episode 010 : “Ranger Nation Interview: Yoshi Sudarso”
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Earlier this afternoon (10/7/2015) in an email to the Power Force, Saban Brands informed us and Ranger Nation to follow the new Power Rangers Movie Instagram account for a casting announcement for the upcoming movie. We will update this post as more casting news is revealed!
Official Movie Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/PowerRangersMovie
Update 3-3-2016: EW has a first look at the Movie Cast.
Update 12-17-2015: Variety reports the movie’s new release date is March 24th, 2017. Confirmed by the movie’s Instagram account.
10/7/2015 – Pink Ranger played by: Naomi Scott
IMDB – Instagram – Facebook – Twitter
Announcement Picture: https://instagram.com/p/8jJNikGznp/
10/20/2015 – Red Ranger played by: Dacre Montgomery
IMDB
Announcement Picture: https://instagram.com/p/9E6Cx9mzg5
10/22/2015 – Black Ranger played by: Ludi Lin
IMDB – Instagram – Facebook – Twitter
Announcement Picture: https://instagram.com/p/9JdwZBGziq
10/23/2015 – Blue Ranger played by: RJ Cyler
IMDB – Instagram – Twitter – Facebook
Announcement Picture: https://instagram.com/p/9L6Gc3GzmK/
10/30/2015 – Yellow Ranger played by: Becky Gomez
IMDB – Instagram – Twitter – Facebook – YouTube
Announcement Picture: https://instagram.com/p/9eEG94Gzk3/
2/2/2016 – RITA REPULSA played by: Elizabeth Banks
IMDB – Instagram – Twitter – Facebook
Announcement Picture: https://www.instagram.com/p/BBSq6_ZGzlL/
6/21/2016 – Zordon – Played by: Bryan Cranston
IMDB – Twitter
Announcement Picture: https://www.instagram.com/p/BG710O8Gzuq
9/22/2016 – Alpha 5 – Played by: Bill Hader
IMDB
Announcement Picture: https://www.instagram.com/p/BKrSB9rgnyc/
Thanks to Saban Brands we have new pictures of Sir Ivan of Zandar (played by Davi Santos) from Power Rangers Dino Charge. We also have more details of the Gold Ranger from Examiner.com
The Gold Ranger has arrived on Power Rangers Dino Charge – but exactly who is the Gold Ranger?
Ivan, the Gold Ranger, is a valiant and brave knight from the ancient kingdom of Zandar. With a gentle and kind soul, he values honesty and loyalty above all else. Since Ivan is literally a figure from the past, he often uses odd, antiquated phrases resulting in some very amusing cultural clashes. Thankfully, he has his new friends, the Power Rangers, to help him understand and navigate the modern world.
800 years ago, the 18-year-old Ivan was escorting the Prince of Zandar through the woods when he came across the Gold Energem in a creek. Both knight and prince were viciously attacked by Fury, who trapped Ivan’s entire being into his body while Ivan was trying to protect the Prince. Ivan was then kept captive for many centuries, until the Power Rangers Dino Charge discovered the Gold Energem and helped him break out of his prison from within Fury.
Weapon: Ptera Morpher and Saber
Zord: Ptera Zord
Dinosaur Spirit: Pterodactyl
Energem Color: Gold
Click through our gallery below for hi-res exclusive images of the Gold Ranger in action.
Power Rangers Dino Charge airs Saturdays at 12 p.m. ET/PT on Nickelodeon.
For more on Power Rangers, visit the franchise’s website.
Pasadena, CA – The three-day event will be held on August 12th-14th, 2016, at the Pasadena Convention Center.
Yuuta Mochizuki, best known for his role as Geki, the red Tyranno Ranger, from Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger, will be making his second appearance at Power Morphicon.
Fellow Zyuranger cast members Seiju Umon , Reiko Chiba, and Takumi Hashimoto will be attending their first Power Morphicon event.
Seiji Umo, known for his role as Goushi, is the (black) Mammoth Ranger.
Reiko Chiba played Mei, the (pink) Ptera Ranger. After Zyuranger, Chiba made her J-Pop debut as a member of Aurora Gonin Musume. Chiba’s voice work includes playing herself in the anime movie Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture and the voice of Cham Cham in the Samurai Showdown video game series.
Takumi Hashimoto played Boi, the (yellow) Tiger Ranger. He later provided the voice of King Ranger, in Chouriki Sentai Ohranger and had a role in Denji Sentai Megaranger as a classmate of the Megarangers.
Appearing for the 1st time at Power Morphicon, Keiichi Wada, best known for his role as Ryo of the Heavenly Fire Star, in Gosei Sentai Dairanger. Wada also played the first Kamen Rider Ryuki, Koichi Sakakibara and Akiba Red (Alternate Timeline) in Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger Season 2.
Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger was the basis for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. The White Ranger from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers originated from Gosei Sentai Dairanger, known as the “Kiba Ranger”.
More information about Power Morphicon can be found online at officialpowermorphicon.com
About Power Rangers
Power Rangers is a live action television series featuring a team of heroes in bright colored costumes, saving the world from evil on a daily basis. The show uses Japanese footage from Super Sentai, “Super” referring to mecha and “Sentai” is the Japanese word for “task force or ”fighting squadron”, produced by Toei Company. The show was first produced by Saban Entertainment, later by BVS Entertainment and as of 2015, by SCG Power Rangers. The very first season of Power Rangers, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, debuted on August 28th, 1993.
As of 2015, the franchise has 22 seasons with 19 different themed series and two theatrical films, with a third film currently in development with Lionsgate, with a January 13th, 2017 release date.
About Power Morphicon
Power Morphicon is a three-day convention held every two years that celebrate Power Rangers and related series such as VR Troopers, Beetleborgs, Kamen Rider, Superhuman Syber Squad, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The three-day event brings in over 7,000 people from all over the world to participate in cosplay events, panels featuring all guests, breakfast with the guests, martial arts classes/demo, prop/FX workshops, and more. Power Morphicon is a local business owned by painter and artist, Scott Zillner, and is an event that is directed by an all volunteer, unpaid staff.
For more information about Power Morphicon, please visit officialpowermorphicon.com
It’s time to Ranger Up with @trekkieb47 @secretrangerfan & @TheCinemaSlob as they talk all things Power Rangers on the Four Eyed Radio Network with RANGER COMMAND POWER HOUR!
On July 11th, host @trekkieb47 attended G-Fest 22. G-FEST is a family-oriented convention which caters to a wide variety of interests within the kaiju genre. It is the largest regular gathering of Godzilla and Japanese monster fans in the world. Held every summer, it typically attracts more than 1000 attendees and has seen a gradual increase in attendance over the past few years.
In this episode we present Noboru Kaneko‘s panel in its entirety. Noboru-san played the character of Kakeru who transformed into Blazing Lion, GaoRed, leader of the Gaorangers. Gaoranger was Toei Company’s twenty-fifth production of the Super Sentai series, which aired in 2001, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the franchise. For Godzilla fans, Mr. Noboru is best known for his role as lead scientist Yoshito Chujo in Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
Speaking of Tokyo S.O.S, at the end of Noboru’s panel we are including panel highlights from Masaaki Tezuka, Director for the Godzilla Millennium Series movies Godzilla vs. Megaguirus, Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla and Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
Enjoy the show!
Listen now: RCPH Extra Episode 007 : “Ranger Con Coverage: G-Fest 2015 – Noboru Kaneko (Gao Red) Panel + Masaaki Tezuka panel highlights”
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It’s time to Ranger Up with @trekkieb47 @secretrangerfan & @TheCinemaSlob as they talk all things Power Rangers on the Four Eyed Radio Network with RANGER COMMAND POWER HOUR!
In a bit of a surprise we have another bonus episode for you this weekend! One of our listeners, Charlie Niemeyer also known as @orangeranger198 on Twitter, went to the Tulsa Comic Expo this weekend and recorded the Power Rangers panel there.
This panel includes:
NAKIA BURRISE who played Tanya in Power Rangers Zeo and Turbo.
CATHERINE SUTHERLAND who played Kat in Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers season 3, Zeo and Turbo.
JASON NARVY who played Eugene “Skull” Skullovitch in Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers through Lost Galaxy and cameos in “Forever Red” and Power Rangers Super Samurai.
and PAUL SCHRIER who played Farkas “Bulk” Bulkmeier in Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers through Lost Galaxy and cameos in “Forever Red” and came back to play Bulk for Power Rangers Samurai and Super Samurai.
Enjoy!
Listen now: RCPH Extra Episode 005 : “Ranger Con Coverage: Tulsa Comic Expo”
