Final Film Coming to Theaters
The dying of Energy Rangers actor Jason David Frank was an enormous shock when the information broke final November. Following the top of his storied profession with the superhero franchise, Frank had moved on to different artistic pursuits, considered one of which was a 2020 brief movie known as Legend of the White Dragon. Due to crowdfunding, it’s since ballooned into its personal full-fledged function that’ll be seen by audiences past the Kickstarter backers.
Per Deadline, Bascule Productions and the movie’s producer Bat within the Solar have secured a fall launch for Legend of the White Dragon, across the time of Frank’s birthday on September 4. In the mean time, this solely covers North America, and there’s no point out concerning the potential of increasing past that. Talking to Deadline, co-director (and co-star) Aaron Schoenke stated he was “grateful for the chance to share [Jason’s] last efficiency with the world. Having been on this journey with Jason for 10 years, I do know he could be past excited to know that Legend of the White Dragon shall be opening in theaters.”
In that very same assertion, Schoenke’s co-director and father Sean added that the movie would “meet the excessive requirements that Jason set for himself. The result’s a strong and shifting tribute to his expertise and dedication.”
Set in its personal universe, Legend stars Frank as Erik Reed, the previous titular superhero who’s spent a long time on the run. Trying to clear his identify and struggle Dragon Prime (performed by Aaron Schoenke), Reed returns house to town he protected in his youth. Notably the movie options different Energy Rangers alums in its solid resembling Jason Faunt (Time Power) and Ciara Hanna (Megaforce). The solid is additional rounded out by Mark Dacascos, David Ramsey, Mayling Ng, and Frank’s daughter Jenna Rae Frank.
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