Final 12 months’s lack of fan-favorite actor Jason David Frank was a blow to us all. His dedication to not simply his star-making function on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, however his love and fervour for the popular culture group at massive, was truly unique and special. Now, we get an opportunity to have a good time that with what’s being bought as Frank’s remaining movie, Legend of the White Dragon.
Directed by Aaron Schoenke (Ninjak vs. the Valiant Universe), Legend of the White Dragon is a sci-fi fantasy epic that follows a legendary warrior (Frank) as he returns to his hometown to guard it from a brand new evil. Frank is joined by style veterans like Mark Dacascos (Solely the Robust, Brotherhood of the Wolf) and Michael Madsen (Reservoir Canines, Kill Invoice) in addition to Schoenke himself because the villain. Right here’s the primary trailer.
Now, look. Does that look extremely tacky? In fact it does. Is it precisely what you anticipated once I mentioned “Legend of the White Dragon” and “Jason David Frank?” In fact it’s. And there’s nothing flawed with that. There’s loads to be mentioned for a way large administrators like Schoenke are in a position to make films with what we will solely imagine is a extra restricted funds. One which, for those who can imagine it, was bolstered by Kickstarter. However anytime you get two masked warriors combating with lasers popping out of superior armor, you’ve bought our consideration. Plus, it positive appears to be like like Frank has a giant, daring character to dive into right here. An appropriate send-off, one would hope.
Legend of the White Dragon additionally stars King Bach, David Ramsey, Jason Faunt, Rachel Brooke Smith, Ciara Hanna, Kevin Porter, Mayling Ng, Cerina Vincent, and Jenna Rae Frank, who occurs to be Jason David’s daughter. There’s no launch date but but it surely’ll be out typically in 2024. Keep an eye on the official site for more information.
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