Did you ever want to see a dark gritty version of the Power Rangers?  Well now you can!  Director Joseph Kahn (Torque) and Producer Adi Shankar (Dredd) have brought us an almost 15 minute version called “Power/Rangers” starring James Van Der Beek (Dawson’s Creek) and Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica).

I was never really a Power Rangers fan (not sure if I should admit that or not), but I would definitely see a feature version based on this short.  Unfortunately, Saban Brands who owns the copyright to this property isn’t too thrilled with this unauthorized short film.  Though it is considered a ‘fan film’ and will not make any money, they just don’t seem to like anyone touching their property.  My guess would be because whatever they have currently planned with Lionsgate for the future of the “Power Rangers” franchise, the vision portrayed in this excellent short film isn’t it.  And I’m thinking they probably don’t want any comparisons, especially since the short is feature quality.

So here’s the short.  Various screenshots follow. 

For more info, visit an informative article over at HitFix!