Power / Rangers - wikipedia Power / Rangers This article is about the 2015 fan film. For the franchise, see Power Rangers. For the 2017 film, see Power Rangers ( film ). Power / Rangers Official poster Directed by Joseph Kahn Produced by Adi Shankar Jil Hardin Written by Joseph Kahn James Van Der Beek Dutch Southern Starring Katee Sackhoff James Van Der Beek Music by Brian Mantia Melissa Reese Cinematography Christopher Probst Production company An Adi Shankar Production Release date February 24, 2015 ( 2015 - 02 - 24 ) Running time 14 minutes Country United States Language English Power / Rangers is a science - fiction action fan film directed and co-written by Joseph Kahn, produced by Adi Shankar and Jil Hardin, and co-written by James Van Der Beek and Dutch Southern. It is based on the franchise of the same name, which was released on YouTube and Vimeo on 24 February 2015. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 2.1 Power Rangers 2.2 Additional 3 Release 3.1 Critical reception 3.2 Removal by Saban and restoration 3.3 Possible television follow - up 4 References 5 External links Plot The Machine Empire defeats the Power Rangers in battle, destroying the Megazord. It is revealed that Earth 's governments then negotiate a truce with the Machine Empire and the Power Rangers are disbanded. Years later, Rocky, the second, now - prosthetic Red Ranger has defected to the Machine Empire, critical of Zordon 's use of Power Rangers as child soldiers. He interrogates a restrained Kimberly, the former Pink Ranger, about the location of Tommy Oliver, the former Green Ranger. He details the tragic lives of Jason, Rocky 's predecessor as Red Ranger, who was gunned down eight hours after marrying Kimberly, when Bulk and Skull revealed their location to a police force ; Zack, the former Black Ranger, was an insatiable action junkie who became a Machine Empire enforcer and was assassinated after a threesome with Divatox and Scorpina ; Billy Cranston, the former Blue Ranger, became an openly - gay trillionaire weapons manufacturer who seemingly committed suicide. Kimberly rejects Rocky 's claim that Tommy is hunting down the Rangers. She tells Rocky that she has n't seen him since Trini 's, the former Yellow Ranger, who died at the treaty negotiations, funeral. Rocky acknowledges that he already knew that ; she is really being held as bait. Tommy arrives and kills the guards, entering into single combat against Rocky in a sword duel. When Rocky gains the upper hand, Kimberly shoots and kills him. Tommy demands to know who she is, as the real Kimberly died in his arms during the final battle years earlier. It is revealed that she is Rita Repulsa, who killed all the others and wants to rule the world with Tommy. He denies her, attacking her as the film ends. Cast Power Rangers James Van Der Beek as Rocky, the former Red Ranger Katee Sackhoff as Kimberly, the former Pink Ranger Russ Bain as Tommy, the former Green Ranger Gichi Gamba as Zack, the former Black Ranger Yves Bright as Billy, the former Blue Ranger Stevin Knight as Jason, the first and former Red Ranger Camilla Lim as Trini, the former Yellow Ranger Additional Will Yun Lee as General Klank Tony Gomez as Bulk Matt Obja as Skull Bree Olson as Divatox Amia Miley as Scorpina Carla Perez as Rita Steffane Melanga as Cestria Adi Shankar as Billy 's husband Perez is the only returning cast member from the Power Rangers franchise. Release The film was released on February 24, 2015. Two versions of the film were released ; the version hosted on Vimeo included brief nudity not present in the YouTube version. Critical reception Members of the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers praised it, such as Austin St. John, Amy Jo Johnson and Steve Cardenas. Jason David Frank, the original Green Ranger, criticized the short film, thinking it was too violent and the fact the Power Rangers franchise is still being produced for children. However, he appreciated it on an `` inner geek level ''. Removal by Saban and restoration On February 24, 2015, Vimeo chose Power / Rangers as a `` Staff Pick ''. However, a few hours later Vimeo removed the film from its site entirely. On February 25, Vimeo released a statement that the film was removed due to a copyright claim from Saban, the original copyright holders of the Power Rangers franchise. On February 26, Saban had the film removed from YouTube, once again citing copyright claim. On February 27, Power / Rangers was restored to both Vimeo and YouTube. Possible television follow - up Joseph Kahn has shown interest in making an R - rated re-imagining television series of the original television show. References Jump up ^ `` Austin St. John Facebook ''. Retrieved February 27, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Amy Jo Johnson Twitter ''. Retrieved February 25, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Steve Cardenas Instagram ''. Retrieved February 26, 2015. Jump up ^ `` The original Green Ranger did n't love that Power / Rangers short film ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 26, 2015. Jump up ^ `` POWER / RANGERS in Vimeo Staff Picks ''. Retrieved February 24, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Power / Rangers video removal ''. Retrieved February 25, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Adi Shankar Developing an R - Rated Power Rangers Animated Series ''. Slashfilm. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017. Jump up ^ `` That great Power / Rangers short film is being made into an animated series ''. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017. Jump up ^ `` ' Dark ' Power Rangers TV Show in the Works From Adi Shankar ''. Screen Rant. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017. External links Power / Rangers on Facebook Power / Rangers on IMDb Power / Rangers on YouTube Power / Rangers on Vimeo Power Rangers Media TV series Saban Entertainment Mighty Morphin Power Rangers ( 1993 -- 1995 ; 2010 ) Season 1 2 3 2010 re-version Alien Rangers ( 1996 ) Zeo ( 1996 ) Episodes Turbo ( 1997 ) Episodes in Space ( 1998 ) Episodes Lost Galaxy ( 1999 ) Episodes Lightspeed Rescue ( 2000 ) Episodes Time Force ( 2001 ) Episodes Wild Force ( 2002 ) Episodes Disney Ninja Storm ( 2003 ) Episodes Dino Thunder ( 2004 ) Episodes S.P.D. ( 2005 ) Episodes Mystic Force ( 2006 ) Episodes Operation Overdrive ( 2007 ) Episodes Jungle Fury ( 2008 ) Episodes RPM ( 2009 ) Episodes Saban Brands Samurai & Super Samurai ( 2011 -- 2012 ) Season 1 2 Megaforce & Super Megaforce ( 2013 -- 2014 ) Season 1 2 Dino Charge & Dino Super Charge ( 2015 -- 2016 ) Season 1 2 Ninja Steel & Super Ninja Steel ( 2017 -- 2018 ) Episodes Films Mighty Morphin Power Rangers : The Movie ( 1995 ) Turbo : A Power Rangers Movie ( 1997 ) Saban 's Power Rangers ( 2017 ) Video games Mighty Morphin Power Rangers ( 1994 ) The Movie ( 1995 ) The Fighting Edition ( 1995 ) Zeo : Battle Racers ( 1996 ) Lightspeed Rescue ( 2000 ) Time Force ( 2001 ) Wild Force ( 2002 ) Ninja Storm ( 2003 ) Dino Thunder ( 2004 ) S.P.D. ( 2005 ) Super Legends ( 2007 ) Legacy Wars ( 2017 ) Others `` Go Go Power Rangers '' ( theme song ) `` Power Rangers '' ( song ) A Rock Adventure World Tour Live on Stage Collectible Card Game Comics Justice League / Power Rangers Home video Universe Rangers Planets Races Villains Zords Related articles Cast members Power / Rangers Super Sentai Power Rangers Dino Force Brave Power Rangers Hyperforce Corporate Haim Saban Saban Entertainment Saban Brands Shuki Levy Tony Oliver Bandai Namco Entertainment Bandai Related Saban series VR Troopers Masked Rider Big Bad Beetleborgs Ninja Turtles : The Next Mutation Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog Related DIC series Superhuman Samurai Syber - Squad Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills Related Adness series Kamen Rider : Dragon Knight Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Power/Rangers&oldid=804282712 '' Categories : 2015 films English - language films Power Rangers Fan films American short films American films Films directed by Joseph Kahn Talk Article Talk More Contents About Wikipedia Español Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 7 October 2017, at 23 : 34. 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Question: who was james van der beek in power rangers
Answer: Rocky, the former Red Ranger