Power Rangers May Get an AI-Boosted Remaster

As the world waits to see what’s next for Power Rangers, the superhero franchise may return to its past with the help of generative AI. During this weekend’s New York Toy Fair, attendees learned Playmates, which has the franchise’s toy license, was teaming with Hasbro to re-release Mighty Morphin Power Rangers on YouTube and Netflix in July, with the age-old goal of trying to bring new audiences into the morphin fold. That’s nothing terribly new, as MMPR got a rebroadcast on ABC back in 2010 with updated visual effects and a new intro sequence. What’s different with this new version—subtitled Re-Ignition—is that it’ll employ the controversial technology to remaster the series, and it may be used for later seasons of the series going down the line. Playmates in association with Hasbro is using AI to digitally enhance Season 1 of “Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers” to be released on YouTube and Netflix. “Now even MORPH-Enominal with the power of AI” Season 1 will start dropping in July wit ... Read full article.