Power Rangers: Legacy (2022)

Power Rangers: Legacy (internationally titled Power Rangers: Battle for the future) is a 2022 American superhero film featuring the Power Rangers. The film is directed by James Gunn, and Written by Anthony and Joe Russo. It is the 4th theatrical Power Rangers film distributed by Paramount Pictures, and is a reboot of the 2017 Power Rangers distributed by Lionsgate. The film stars Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Will Smith, Angela Bassett, Joel Kinnaman, William Shatner, Corey Burton, and Angelina Jolie.
Hasbro Studios first announced a remake in 2019, but it was halted three year late due to COVID-19. David F. Sandberg was originally assigned to direct and write the film, respectively, for a tentative 2020 release. The film was delayed numerous times, and Gunn signed on in 2020. In March 2020, Paramount Pictures announced an August 2021 release, but that was then changed to June 2022. The principal characters were cast from January to April 2020. Principal Photography began in May 2020 in Newark, New Jersey with additional locations in Santa Clarita, Los Angeles, California.
The film was released in the United States on June 22, 2022. Power Rangers: Legacy received positive reviews, with praise for some of the cast's performances, action, updates, style, social satire, Visuals, Emotional Weight, Direction, and Humor. The film grossed $771 million against its $353 million budget.
The film is intended to start a Power Rangers Shared Cinematic Universe. A spin-off set for April 25, 2024, and a sequel is also in development.
==Plot==
A select group of heroic figures, who are infused with unique superpowers, harness their abilities in order to save the world. But With Earth under attack from villains being resurrected from the past that not even one Ranger team can fight, the team must assemble the past rangers for one of earth's greatest battles.
==Cast==
Power Rangers
*Chris Evans as Jason Scott, the Red Ranger and the leader of the Power Rangers. Jason was a former Military Soldier who now works for the DIA.
*Scarlett Johansson as Kimberly Hart, the Pink Ranger and is a Navy veteran and DIA OIG agent who is also in a relationship with Jason Scott.
*Will Smith as Billy Cranston, the Blue Ranger, a socially competent scientific genius who graduated from SIT at age 20 and designs gadgets and weapons for the military.
*Angela Bassett as Trini Kwan, the Yellow Ranger, a police officer, who initially has to deal with her sexuallity of being into other women.
*Joel Kinnaman as Zachary Taylor, the Black Ranger, a Vietnam veteran and mercenary leader who now stays home to take care of his mother who is diagnosed with cancer.
 
Veteran Rangers
*Tyler Posey as Rocky DeSantos/Blue Zeo Ranger
*Harry Shum Jr. as Adam Park/Green Zeo Ranger
*Candice Patton as Tanya Sloan/Yellow Zeo Ranger
*Eliza Taylor as Katherine "Kat" Hillard/Pink Zeo Ranger
*Zac Efron as Trey of Triforia/Gold Zeo Ranger
*Ty Simpkins as Justin Stewart/Blue Turbo Ranger
*Chris Wood as Andros/Red Space Ranger
*Michael B. Jordan as T.J. Johnson/Red Turbo Ranger/Blue Space Ranger
*Diego Boneta as Carlos Vallerte/Green Turbo Ranger/Black Space Ranger
*Emma Roberts as Ashley Hammond/Yellow Turbo/Space Ranger
*Jenna Ushkowitz as Cassie Chan/Pink Turbo/Space Ranger
*Alex Pettyfer as Zhane/Silver Space Ranger
*Kate Mara as Karone/Purple Space Ranger
*Ian Somerhalder as Leo Corbett/Red Galaxy Ranger
*Aaron Yoo as Kai Chen/Blue Galaxy Ranger
*Brandon T. Jackson as Damon Henderson/Green Galaxy Ranger
*Alexandra Daddario as Maya/Yellow Galaxy Ranger
*Emily Bett Rickards as Kendrix Morgan/Pink Galaxy Ranger
*Paul Wesley as Mike Corbett/Magna Defender
*Armie Hammer as Carter Grayson/Red Lightspeed Ranger
*Steven Yeun as Chad Lee/Blue Lightspeed Ranger
*Anthony Mackie as Joel Rawlings/Green Lightspeed Ranger
*Lucy Griffiths as Kelsey Winslow/Yellow Lightspeed Ranger
*Elizabeth Olsen as Dana Mitchell/Pink Lightspeed Ranger
*Colton Haynes as Ryan Mitchell/Titanium Ranger
*Bret Harrison as Wes Collins/Red Time Force Ranger
*Telly Leung as Lucas Kendall/Blue Time Force Ranger
*Sean Michael Afable as Trip/Green Time Force Ranger
*Rutina Wesley as Katie Walker/Yellow Time Force Ranger
*Erin Richards as Jen Scotts/Pink Time Force Ranger
*Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Eric Myers/Quantum Ranger
*Channing Tatum as Cole Evans/Red Wild Force Ranger
*Corbin Bleu as Max Cooper/Blue Wild Force Ranger
*Victor Rasuk as Danny Delgado/Black Wild Force Ranger
*Adrianne Palicki as Taylor Earhardt/Yellow Wild Force Ranger
*Génesis Rodríguez as Alyssa Enrilé/White Wild Force Ranger
*Charlie Hunnam as Merrick Baliton/Lunar Wolf Wild Force Ranger
*Jacob Latimore as Shane Clarke/Red Wind Ranger
*Virginia Gardner as Tori Hanson/Blue Wind Ranger
*Booboo Stewart as Dustin Brooks/Yellow Wind Ranger
*Dylan O'Brien as Hunter Bradley/Crimson Thunder Ranger
*Jamie Blackley as Blake Bradley/Navy Thunder Ranger
*Christopher Larkin as Cameron Watanabe/Samurai Ranger
*Ansel Elgort as Conner McKnight/Red Dino Ranger
*Shameik Moore as Ethan James/Blue Dino Ranger
*Olivia Holt as Kira Ford/Yellow Dino Ranger
*Henry Zaga as Trent Mercer/White Dino Ranger
*Daniel Kaluuya as Jack Landors/Red S.P.D. Ranger
*Sam Claflin as Sky Tate/Blue S.P.D. Ranger
*Nicholas Hoult as Bridge Carson/Green S.P.D Ranger
*Eiza González as Elizabeth "Z" Delgado/Yellow S.P.D. Ranger
*Gabriella Wilde as Sydney Drew/Pink S.P.D. Ranger
*Brad Pitt as Anubis "Doggie" Cruger/Shadow S.P.D. Ranger
*Grant Gustin as Sam/Omega S.P.D. Ranger
*Kate Beckinsale as Katherine "Kat" Manx/Kat S.P.D. Ranger
*Melissa Benoist as Nova/Nova S.P.D. Ranger
*Robert Sheehan as Nick Russell/Red Mystic Ranger
*Yasmin Paige as Madison Rocca/Blue Mystic Ranger
*Brenton Thwaites as Xander Bly/Green Mystic Ranger
*Cameron Monaghan as Chip Thorn/Yellow Mystic Ranger
*Olivia Cooke as Vida Rocca/Pink Mystic Ranger
*Catherine Keener as Udonna/White Mystic Ranger
*Henry Ian Cusick as Daggeron/Solaris Knight
*Sean Bean as Leanbow/Wolf Warrior
*Alden Ehrenreich as Mack Hartford/Red Overdrive Ranger
*Justin Chon as Dax Lo/Blue Overdrive Ranger
*Dayo Okeniyi as Will Aston/Black Overdrive Ranger
*Shailene Woodley as Ronny Robinson/Yellow Overdrive Ranger
*Zoë Kravitz as Rose Ortiz/Pink Overdrive Ranger
*Jamie Campbell Bower as Tyzonn/Mercury Ranger
*Jake Abel as Casey Rhodes/Red Jungle Fury Ranger
*Mason Lee as Theo Martin/Blue Jungle Fury Ranger
*Lily Collins as Lily Chilman/Yellow Jungle Fury Ranger
*Ryan Hansen as Robert "RJ" James/Wolf Jungle Fury Ranger
*Lucas Till as Dominic Hargan/Rhino Jungle Fury Ranger
*Ellen Wong as Gemma/Ranger Operator Series Silver
*Logan Lerman as Jayden Shiba/Red Samurai Ranger
*Franz Drameh as Kevin/Blue Samurai Ranger
*Jake T. Austin as Mike Jackson/Green Samurai Ranger
*Lili Reinhart as Emily/Yellow Samurai Ranger
*Lyrica Okano as Mia Watanabe/Pink Samurai Ranger
*Ezra Miller as Antonio Garcia/Gold Samurai Ranger
*Amadeus Serafini as Troy Burrows/Red Megaforce/Super Megaforce Ranger
*Rhenzy Feliz as Noah Carver/Blue Megaforce/Super Megaforce Ranger
*Alberto Rosende as Jake Holling/Black Megaforce Ranger/Green Super Megaforce Ranger
*Skyler Samuels as Gia Moran/Yellow Megaforce/Super Megaforce Ranger
*Lana Condor as Emma Goodall/Pink Megaforce/Super Megaforce Ranger
*Mason Dye as Orion/Silver Super Megaforce Ranger
*Peter Weller as Robo Knight
*Jorge Lendeborg Jr. as Tyler Navarro/Red Dino Charge Ranger
*Ryan Potter as Koda/Blue Dino Charge Ranger
*KJ Apa as Chase Randall/Black Dino Charge Ranger
*Tom Holland as Riley Griffin/Green Dino Charge Ranger
*Kiersey Clemons as Shelby Watkins/Pink Dino Charge Ranger
*Sean Teale as Sir Ivan of Zandar/Gold Dino Charge Ranger
*Lucy Hale as Kendall Morgan/Purple Dino Charge Ranger
*Gregg Sulkin as Prince Philip III/Graphite Dino Charge Ranger
*Oscar Isaac as James Navarro/Aqua Dino Charge Ranger
*Andy Serkis as Zenowing/Silver Dino Charge Ranger
*William Shewfelt as Brody Romero/Red Ninja Steel Ranger
*Brandon Soo Hoo as Preston Tien/Blue Ninja Steel Ranger
*Nick Robinson as Calvin Maxwell/Yellow Ninja Steel Ranger
*Zendaya as Hayley Foster/White Ninja Steel Ranger
*Hailee Steinfeld as Sarah Thompson/Pink Ninja Steel Ranger
*Jordi Webber as Aiden Romero/Levi Weston/Gold Ninja Steel Ranger
Allies
*Corey Burton as the voice of Alpha 5, the robot assistant to zordon.
*William Shatner as Zordon, the power ranger's mentor and the former red ranger, Zordon lived millions of years ago before his consciousness became a part of the Morphing Grid at the time of his death.
====Villains====
*Angelina Jolie as Rita Repulsa
*Mr. T as the voice of Goldar
*Willem Dafoe as Lord Zedd
*Ian McKellen as Master Vile
*Michael Fassbender as Thrax
*Robert Englund as Ivan Ooze
*Jeremy Irons as King Mondo
*Cameron Diaz as Divatox
*Josh Brolin as Dark Specter
*Ben Kingsley as Scorpius
*Kate Walsh as Trakeena
*Susan Sarandon as Queen Bansheera
*Manu Bennett as Ransik
*Liam Neeson as Master Org
*Brian Tee as Lothor
*Alexis Denisof as Mesogog
*Hugo Weaving as Emperor Gruumm
*Kyle MacLachlan as Octomus the Master
*Lee Pace as Flurious
*Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Moltor
*Mads Mikkelsen as Kamdor
*Ken Watanabe as Dai Shi
*James Spader as Venjix
*Rory McCann as Master Xandred
*Donal Logue as Admiral Malkor
*Matt Smith as Vrak
*Robin Lord Taylor as Prince Vekar
*Ron Perlman as Emperor Mavro
*Domhnall Gleeson as Heckyl
*Fred Tatasciore as Goldar
*Woody Harrelson as Rito Revolto
*Kevin Kline as Finster
*Patrick Warburton as Squatt
*Seth MacFarlane as Baboo
*Ming-Na Wen as Scorpina
*Emma Thompson as Queen Machina
*Luke Evans as Prince Gasket
*Hayley Atwell as Princess Archerina
*David Mazouz as Prince Sprocket
*Jared Harris as General Havoc
*Tyler Mane as Rygog
*Tom Hardy as Ecliptor
*Jason Clarke as Darkonda
*Aaron Paul as Psycho Red
*Sebastian Stan as Psycho Blue
*Neil Patrick Harris as Psycho Black
*Cobie Smulders as Psycho Yellow
*Margot Robbie as Psycho Pink
*Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Furio
*Tom Hiddleston as Deviot
*Richard Armitage as Villamax
*Idris Elba as Diabolico
*Cillian Murphy as Prince Olympius
*Lucy Liu as Vypra
*Derek Mears as Lokai
*Robert Knepper as Jinxer
*Elizabeth Henstridge as Nadira
*Toby Jones as Frax
*Dominic Purcell and Lucy Lawless as Mandilok
*John Barrowman as Nayzor
*Russell Crowe as Zen-Aku
*Clancy Brown as Zurgane
*Kevin Grevioux as Zeltrax
*Tom Cavanagh as Broodwing
*Colin Farrell as Deker
*Zoe Saldana as Dayu
*Jenna Coleman as Metal Alice
*David Morrissey as The Messenger
*Karen Gillan as Levira
Supporting
*Jonah Hill as Bulk
*Dave Franco as Skull
*John Goodman as Ernie
*Brian Tyree Henry as Marcus Reid
*Judi Dench as Martha Taylor
*Beyonce as Serena Moore
==Music==
The official soundtrack, with music by Bear Mccreary, was released digitally on June 20, 2021, and on CD on July 15, distributed by Varese Sarabande. A song titled “ Ride or Die" by Kane Brown. featuring”On Me” by Thomas Rhett, Kane Brown, and Ava Max which was played in the end credits.
==Release==
Originally scheduled for release on August 15, 2021, Paramount delayed it to June 22, 2022. The film received its world premiere in Berlin, Germany on June 19, 2022. All the film’s actors and the surviving rangers of the series attended the film's Los Angeles premiere on June 22, 2022.
==Reception==
Box Office
Power Rangers grossed $441.4 million in the United States and Canada, and $330.6 million in other territories, for a worldwide gross of $771.0 million, against a production budget of $353 million. Becoming the highest grossing power rangers movie.
Critical Response
Within its first week of release, Power Rangers: Legacy gained positive acclaim by both critics and audiences and has received an 91% rating score on Rotten Tomatoes as the consensus says "Power Rangers: Legacy matches bold storytelling with relatable commentary for a purely enjoyable adventure with heart, humor, and plenty of superhero action that tells a story like no other superhero film." This movie also has a 96% rating on Metacritic. The film also received a rating of 8.9/10 on IMDB, and a 4/5 on Common Sense Media.