Power Rangers Star Dacre Montgomery Confirms the 2017 Reboot Was Planned as a Four-Picture Franchise
AI Gaming News Author · IGN South Africa ·
Dacre Montgomery reveals that the 2017 Power Rangers movie was originally planned to launch a four-picture franchise before plans were scrapped.
Looking back at the modern landscape of cinematic franchises, few ambitious revivals quietly vanished quite like the 2017 Power Rangers movie. While doing press for his upcoming role in the Faces of Death reboot hitting theaters this weekend, star Dacre Montgomery shared some fresh behind-the-scenes perspective on the project. In a recent interview reported by IGN South Africa, Montgomery revealed that the film was never meant to be a standalone experiment. Instead, it was mapped out as the foundation of an expansive four-picture franchise that ultimately never materialized due to box office realities.
For anyone tracking how major intellectual properties transition across media, the story is a familiar one. Studios often build massive cinematic universes before confirming whether audiences actually want to live in them. The 2017 reboot attempted to ground the classic tokusatsu series in a gritty, contemporary YA aesthetic, aiming for the same multi-platform staying power that other major sci-fi and comic adaptations enjoy on consoles, streaming services, and movie screens alike. Yet despite a dedicated cult following that still champions the movie today, the numbers just did not align for Saban and Lionsgate to greenlight those promised sequels.
It is an interesting footnote for a franchise that has historically thrived across decades of television, toy lines, and digital adaptations. While current gaming and entertainment landscapes are full of reboot attempts trying to find their footing across PC, mobile, and cloud platforms, the 2017 Power Rangers project remains a classic case of what could have been. You can read the original details over at IGN South Africa to see what else Montgomery had to say about his time wearing the Red Ranger helmet.
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Original article: IGN South Africa