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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…

Image: MaxBuster and Babs Bunny are back with the Tiny Toons crew in a revamp produced by Steven Spielberg of the filmmaker and WB Animation’s original 90's series for Max coming this fall. Favorite Vampires in Media | Jacob Anderson & Sam Reid io9 was in the audience for San Diego Comic-Con 2023's Tiny Toons Looniversity premiere screening and it felt like after-school all over again. I can’t wait for a new generation to experience it the already destined for memes hilarious slapstick fun. Just the update of the…

Yes, we’ve all seen the meme, but you know what, I’ll take 3 seconds of fanservice in a film that clearly cares about the way that it interacts with the multiplicity of the Spider-Man Spider-Verse. Read on for a lot of horror updates, including a twisted Peter Pan adaptation, which... why not, I guess. Second star to the right and straight on to spoilers!The Woman Who Would Be PhotonPeter Pan Goes to Hell/Winnie the Pooh: Death HouseVariety reports two more horror films based on children’s characters newly freed from…

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: HasbroThis week we got our first look at Power Rangers’ big celebration for its 30th birthday—a new special episode reuniting a mix of first and second-generation rangers from the original Mighty Morphin’ team. But a notable face was missing among them.Amy Jo Johnson, who played Kimberly,the first Pink Ranger, will not appear alongside fellow returning original stars David Yost (Billy, MMPR’s Blue Ranger) or Walter Emanuel Jones (Zack, MMPR’s first Black Ranger) in Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: Once & Always.…

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…