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There are arguably two dominant superhero cinematic universes around right now: the MCU (although that’s a little more debatable these days), and, as io9 has written about before, the Fast and Furious franchise. But while Fast has dabbled with superheroics and touched the edge of full-on cars in space movies, we now have a series brave enough to supplant it: Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger.Spoilers of the Week April 11-15The 48th and latest entry in the Super Sentai franchise—the Japanese tokusatsu series that forms the action…

Last year’s loss of fan-favorite actor Jason David Frank was a blow to us all. His commitment to not just his star-making role on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, but his love and passion for the pop culture community at large, was truly unique and special. Now, we get a chance to celebrate that with what’s being sold as Frank’s final film, Legend of the White Dragon.Buy Now or Wait? How to Avoid Tech Buyer's RemorseDirected by Aaron Schoenke (Ninjak vs. the Valiant Universe), Legend of the White Dragon is a sci-fifantasy…

We live in the age of reboots and re-sequels, an era where the childhoods of people over 30 are reborn and regurgitated on screens big and small—old favorites return! Mantles are inherited! Merchandise is sold! Some of these projects have a lofty intent of trying to find weight and meaning in their history. Power Rangers: Once and Always doesn’t want that. It wants pyrotechnics and backflips.Spoilers of the Week: July 1stThat might sound like a knock on Netflix’s nostalgic, hour-long special marking three decades of…

Although we’ve had a few glimpses here and there, today Netflix gave us our first proper good look at Power Rangers: Once and Always, a new reunion special to celebrate 30 years of teens with attitude and brightly colored Spandex. But here’s the surprising thing: not only does it look extremely good, it looks like it’s going to hit hard for MMPR fans.The new trailer sees the Mighty Morphin’ team band together once more as Rita Repulsa returns to wreak havoc on earth—this time in a robot body of her usual witchy getup. But…

Image: HasbroEver since Mighty Morphin Power Rangers debuted back in the halcyon days of 1993, there have been, conservatively speaking, an estimated one bajillion Red Rangers to grace our TV screens—yet a woman has only ever held the mantle in a temporary capacity. That finally changes when Power Rangers: Cosmic Fury debuts on Netflix this fall.According to EW, the sequel to 2021's Power Rangers: Dino Fury will see Pink Ranger Amelia (Hunter Deno) become the Red Ranger, which is pretty cool if long overdue (Call me when…

Screenshot: HasbroPower Rangers fans across the world are still in shock from the sudden passing of Mighty Morphin’ star Jason David Frank this past weekend at the age of 49, with tributes rolling in from across the worlds of Power Rangers and Super Sentai to honor the actor—including a touching new video from Hasbro.Hasbro shared the tribute this evening, after releasing a brief statement over the weekend in light of Frank’s death. “All of Ranger Nation is deeply saddened by the loss of Jason David Frank,” the statement…

Image: HasbroJason David Frank has passed away at the age of 49. The news was initially broke by his personal trainer and close friend, Mike Bronzoulis, and later corroborated by TMZ (via Frank’s representative), along with fellow Rangers actors Walter Jones and Blake Foster. Frank, born on September 4, 1973, was best known as Tommy Oliver in the long-running Power Rangers franchise. The series was his acting debut, and he would serve as the Green (and later White) Ranger for the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers…

Image: HasbroThe season of Cobra Kai crossovers is here, and this time it’s the turn of similarly crossover-manic teens with attitude to do so. Hasbro has announced its latest Power Rangers mashup is bringing two greats together in the holiest of martial arts matrimonies.Shortly after their trip into the world of Street Fighter, Hasbro has revealed three new figures in the Power Rangers Lightning Collection range that mash the classic Mighty Morphin’ looks with the world of Karate Kid continuation Cobra Kai. Inspired by,…

Photo: io9/GizmodoAnother day, another Mighty Morphin’ merchandise push. Power Rangers will likely never escape the shadow of its very first iteration, especially when it comes to toys, but Hasbro’s latest attempts to offer fans something it’s been trying to do for a while: a classic Megazord toy that’s worthy of being the heart of a Rangers fan’s collection.The “Zord Ascension Project” Dino Megazord is the first in a new line of Hasbro attempting a more premium riff on its Power Rangers mecha toys. There’s been plenty of…

Image: Hasbro/NetflixThroughout Power Rangers’ long, storied history, every new show offers a brand new set of Rangers to save the world. But, there have been cases of repeats: several of the Nickelodeon seasons such as Samurai and Ninja Steel had their teams stick around for an additional season, with that second string of episodes adding “Super” to the title. And the original Mighty Morphin season kept its Rangers around for three seasons, a move that hasn’t been repeated before until now.During this weekend’s Power…