Roberto Orci, who is one of the men responsible for
Star Trek Into Darkness and
The Amazing Spider-Man 2, promised Haim Saban he wouldn't ruin the
Power Rangers franchise. Saban believed him and that is how he became one of the producers on the project. And that is just some of what Orci told
IGN in a recent interview. For the most part Orci gave vague responses, especially when asked about the continuity. "
It's got a continuity within the world," told
IGN. "
I can't tell you what, but it does have a continuity. As for a potential director? That'll have to wait. When
X-Men: First Class' screenwriters Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz do complete their script, that is when Orci and the rest of his team will search out the best director for
Power Rangers. And Orci provided hope that there could be cameos for the original
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers cast members:
Austin St. John as
Jason Lee Scott (the Red Ranger),
Amy Jo Johnson as
Kimberly Ann Hart (the Pink Ranger),
Walter Jones as
Zack Taylor (the Black Ranger),
Thuy Trang as Trini Kwan (the Yellow Ranger), Jason David Frank as Tommy Oliver (the Green Ranger) and
David Yost as
Billy Cranston (the Blue Ranger).
IGN: Presumably it's not tied to the 21-year of history of the show. Are you going to use the same characters from the original series?
Orci: One of the first things we did was learn and read... They have 600 pages of research that they have on their stuff. We read through the synopsis of everything they did and we are actually taking into account quite a bit of the canon in a real way. We're not just a leave it behind reboot. [Haim] Saban cares very much about that. This is something that he created. I had to go to his house, personally, to tell him, "Listen, I'm your man. Miller and Stenz, these are your guys. I promise you I won't ruin your franchise." And he said, "It's very important to me, because kids around the world know what the Power Rangers are. So you can't just come in here and walk all over it. It better be consistent with what I've been doing." And I said, "Yes sir!"
IGN: Lastly, I’m sure you know you're going to be getting this question... Any possibility for cameos or appearances by original cast members?
Orci: Of course. That's something we want to rely on the Saban group to tell us. They have a lot of internal knowledge of their franchise and we're just learning now. We've seen it only as fans, but they actually know it inside and out, so I'd love to know what fans want to see.
The new movie promises to completely re-envision the Rangers, a group of high school kids who are infused with unique and cool super powers but must harness and use those powers as a team if they have any hope of saving the world.