Power Rangers Reboot Will Reportedly Feature A Trans Ranger

Lionsgate’s Power Rangers reboot from 2017 wasn’t the hit the studio were hoping for, but one thing about it that was widely praised was the increased diversity of the team. To be fair, the original 90s show had an Asian-American and an African-American actor in the cast, but that most recent movie included a few more firsts: including an autistic Ranger (Blue) and another (Yellow) who was hinted to be gay.

With Lionsgate’s franchise long dead, though, Paramount is now working on a new reboot. The project was officially announced last December, with The End of the F—ing World’s Jonathan Entwistle directing. And it seems Paramount 100% intends to continue what the previous film did and increase the diversity of the Ranger line-up, offering even more major breakthroughs for the franchise.

We Got This Covered has already brought you a lot of details about the reboot’s new team, and now sources – the same ones who confirmed Paramount was working on a Transformers reboot, which has since been confirmed – say that one of the group will be trans. We’re told that the plan is to have a young trans woman become one of the Rangers. We don’t currently know which one.

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This follows on from our prior reports that the Blue Ranger may be gay, the Red Ranger may be female (something that’s been controversially rare in the TV series) and that most of the roster will likely be female. Paramount are keen to make this project feel very contemporary, then. But, at the same time, it will still offer up a huge hit of nostalgia, too.

THR’s original report that broke the news confirmed the movie will feature time travel, with the modern-day team ending up in the 1990s. WGTC has furthered this up with the news that the new team will crossover with the original Mighty Morphin line-up, with the old actors brought back – CG will be used to de-age them to their 90s selves.

If they do this right, Paramount could have something on their hands that appeals to pre-existing Power Rangers fans and manages to win over a whole new generation. Fingers crossed it’s as morphenomenal as it sounds.

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