The latest details and spoilers for the 2017 "Power Rangers" movie will feature Zordon as a former ranger and a new series being developed on Netflix.
It seems that Zordon's backstory in the 2017 "Power Rangers" movie has been teased as "Breaking Bad" star Bryan Cranston's character could be one of the original Ranger before the events of the movie.
The theory was teased when an Instagram post from Andrew Grey (via Power Ranger Now) which featured Cranston's book "A Life in Parts" with a message that reads “To Andrew, Happy Birthday! To a Power Ranger, from a Power Ranger. Be well. – Bryan Cranston, 2017.”
With that in mind, this could mean that Zordon could be a former ranger, particularly the Red Ranger before Jason Scott (Dacre Montgomary). It is also theorized that the main villain in the "Power Rangers" movie, Rita Repulsa (Elizabeth Banks) was the Green Ranger, but was seduced and betrayed her fellow rangers for the Zeo Crystal, the source of there power.
Rita's mission in the movie to gain the Zeo Crystal using the monster Goldar and deliver it to her master Lord Zedd, which is Zordon will need Jason along with the other chosen teenagers Kimberly Hart (Naomi Scott), Billy Cranston (RJ Cyler), Zack (Ludi Lin) and Trini (Becky G) as the next Power Rangers to defend the earth.
In other news, it seems that a new "Power Rangers" series is being teased for Netflix being produced by "Punisher: Dirty Laundry" director Adi Shankar.
The new "Power Rangers" series is said to be "darker" than the ones shown in television, a nod on Shankar's version called "Power/Rangers", which took a dark path for the heroes in an altered/possible future.
Shankar told Polygon that the dark "Power Rangers" series is in the works, but it will not be a live-action series and instead it will be in animation. Shankar added that the new "Power Rangers" will be a dark retelling from all three seasons of the "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" from the 90's.
A dark tone comes as no surprise given the films produced by Shankar himself ina series of shorts. Animation is not a new to him either as his recent bootleg, "James Bond: In Service of Nothing", depicts an animated retired James Bond, who has had his “license to kill” revoked.
Shankar notes the Power Rangers is still very much in the conceptualization phase, but he hopes to see it land at Netflix where his current project, "Castlevania", has just been announced. He commented on the streaming service and how their format has changed the way people watch TV
The "Power Rangers" movie will be in cinemas on March 24, 2017.