Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy fanfilms

From 2002 to 2011, there were originally going to be 9 fanfilm productions of Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy, developed by Anthony Marsh, Jr. Unfortunately, each of these films were completely non-existant and has been unreleased. Each of the films or their footages were never released.

The Power Rangers LG film series were currently consisting a planned 3-film trilogy series created by Anthony Marsh, Jr, emponyously based on Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy. However, the films have nothing to do with the actual TV series itself.

Unreleased PRLG fanfilms
Main Article: Power Rangers LG (film) in Development Hell

These unreleased fanfilms of Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy were thoughted out many times with Marsh finding a lot of facsination with considering what actors (in film and television) should be in his film project(s) to play the Power Rangers and their originally-fan-created villains. By 2009's unreleased Power Rangers: Lost Generation 3, a few of the Galaxy Rangers' villains were revived, most promenentally Trakeena. That also led to the 2011 derrided Power Rangers LG: The Rise of Trakeena, which was the most ignored fanfilm production of Lost Galaxy Marsh has ever made.

Power Rangers LG: The Rise of Trakeena (2011-12)
Power Rangers LG: The Rise of Trakeena was going to be an origin story, showing the rise of the evil insectoid bug-queen Trakeena. In terms of characterization, Tony Marshall( Tobey Maguire) and AJ Weems(Anthony Marsh, Jr) are newcomers to the Power Ranger team, providing the audience's point-of-view. Trakeenawould begin to seek revenge on the 4 main Rangers leaving Tony (as the 2nd Generation Red Galaxy Ranger) behind, luring him to her lost interest of love. She is also in mind-control, mainly (due to the end of the Lost Galaxy season, when she was destroyed by the Red Ranger in his armored battlized form in Journey's End, pt. 3) she is diagnosed with Schizophrenia, and is consided a "demented dame". Trakeena, according to Marsh's point-of-view, is also claimed as''' "The Queen of Darkness". '''The movie is mostly focusing on Tony Marshall, fulfilling his destiny as the Red Ranger, as he must make two choices, in favor of Trakeena's wicked desires: Live or Die a hero, or see himself long enough to become a villain. The epic battle for Terra Venture has begun and the Power Rangers must face these brutal and engaging challenges that the evil demented insectile villainess has created as she lures the Red Ranger multiple times while enforcing him to join her coming "Master Race" of insectiods, aliens, robots, and mutants.

This will have to be a choice Tony will have to face, even the enemy within himself.

The Rise of Trakeena was mainly and loosely based on the second half of Lost Galaxy, which mainly retold some story plotholes from the following episodes that focused on Trakeena for screentime, such as the most popular "Heir to the Throne" episode.

This is the first Power Rangers movie, however, NOT related to the TV show, to not feature none of the show's cast members or their original characters involved in this film, instead, this film has an annual cast and story. The film also spawned an annual suit design that initally began with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, along with an annual cast and story.

Power Rangers LG: Galactic Military Police Defenders
Based on the enponymous long-running comic book title, Power Rangers LG: Galactic Military Police Defenders will feature a non-human villain who will be the first Anthony Marsh-produced Power Rangers fan-created villain, obviously, it was confirmed that the villain is spawning a costume of one of the mutants from Power Rangers: Time Force, Mister Mechanu- who appeared in the TF episode Undercover Rangers. The voice actor for this character will be announced in June 2011. Instead of using the mutant's actual name, Marsh will rename him as Lord Metarex .General Havoc, a villain from Power Rangers: Turbo, will make his very first theatrical appearence. Joseph Gordon-Levitt (G.I. Joe, 500 Days of Summer) will voice him. With Havoc in the new film, it is possble for Marsh to include footage of him from Turbo's Carranger counterpart. Captain Mutiny and Barbarax are confirmed to return for the sequel. Since Marsh felt exhaused using the same fight sequences from PRLG's Gingaman counterpart, He will begin collecting only zord and monster stock/fight footages from Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue's Sentai counterpart. GoGo-V Prior to the declined promotion for 2011's Power Rangers LG: The Rise of Trakeena, Marsh has decided to have Paramount Pictures to develop a reboot sequel to the first film.

Due to the promotion for The Rise of Trakeena being declined, a sequel has been in discussion. When Power Rangers LG: The Rise of Trakeena was in a struggling production stage (lasting 5 1/2 months of filming), Paramount announced that the sequel should be a reboot (dubbed as a "Requel", according to producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura) to this film. Still, some of the film's actors would return for it but Amy Rolle (Trakeena) and Shannon Spruill (Gwen McQueen/Pink Ranger) will not. James Vanderbilt and Skip Woods would continue as screenwriters for this series with the addition of Scott Rosenberg and Akiva Goldsman teaming up with Vanderbilt and Woods to write it. Bryan Spicer said he would return to direct the new Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy requel film. This requel wasl set for a Summer 2012 release. Despite TNA Wrestling releasing Spruill (Daffney) in March 2011, Spruill will not appear in future installments as Gwen McQueen in the PRLG reboot sequel Galactic Military Police Defenders. Rolle is also not returning, due to her promotion for this film being shunned (in these cases: declined). Since she will not play Trakeena in Marsh's next Power Rangers LG film, she is planning on working on Marsh's side-project films that are not related to Power Rangers and may return being the lead singer and vocalist for Marsh's metal band The Scorpion Screamers. However, Rolle is repraising Trakeena for the aforementioned spin-off film of her character. The spin-off will start work in November 2011. Marsh created the spin-off film's title after the villain's campaign, it is entitled Trakeena: The Queen of Darkness (film). However, Tobey Maguire has expressed interest in returning as Tony Marshall for this requel, even though Power Rangers LG: The Rise of Trakeena's promotion rates went downhill while filming the movie's second half of its story. Charlie Murphy, Rider Strong, Kristen Bell, and Anthony Marsh, Jr. will return for future installments but there were plans on dropping Marsh from playing his A.J. Weems character and rather have him as creative consultant. It was also announced that Sienna Miller(who was suppose to appear in the first film) will play Gwen McQueen in Spruill's absence. Despite Miller's career in film down in the ratings (due to her negative reaction by critics, audiences, and fans about her performance as The Baroness in G.I. Joe), Marsh decided to make Miller's repraisal of Gwen to have a small role and "I think I want her to appear in 3 scenes and that's it, it's back to going to broadway bitch!"

Hilary Shepard Turner, a former Power Rangers: Turbo cast member, was in negoiations to play Trakeena for the sequel, if optional.In May 2011, it was confirmed that Turner will not partake the continuing repraisal of the villain, instead she will play twin villainess roles - Desireeand Dixie, who are Divatox wannabes. Galactic Military Police Defenders will also feature a non-human villain who will be the first Anthony Marsh-produced Power Rangers fan-created villain, obviously, it was confirmed that the villain is spawning a costume of one of the mutants from Power Rangers: Time Force, Mister Mechanu- who appeared in the TF episode Undercover Rangers. The voice actor for this character will be announced in June 2011. Instead of using the mutant's actual name, Marsh renamed him as Lord Megatron (NOTE: Do NOT get confused with the Transformers character- Megatron, the Decepticon leader)It was later confirmed as Lord Metarex.General Havoc, a villain from Power Rangers: Turbo, will make his very first theatrical appearence. Joseph Gordon-Levitt(G.I. Joe, 500 Days of Summer) will voice him. With Havoc in the new film, it is possble for Marsh to include footage of him from Turbo's Carranger counterpart. Captain Mutiny and Barbarax are confirmed to return for the sequel. Since Marsh felt exhaused using the same fight sequences from PRLG's Gingaman counterpart, He will begin collecting only zord and monster stock/fight footages from Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue's GoGo-V counterpart.

The sequel would be set two and a half years after the first film, The Power Rangers are up for the challenge against a new menace rather than Trakeena. Villains from different galaxies such as Captain Mutiny, General Havoc, and the Dark Galaxy's original ruler, Lord Metarex unite to plan an evil scheme/plot upon Earth, and a differently constructed Terra Venture space colony -Terra Venture XB-800- as it is wreaked upon newly destruction. Also set two and a half after it, A.J. Weems (Anthony Marsh, Jr) is having some difficult issues, balancing his duties as a Ranger and attending college. Although, he graduated High School in the previous film, he is having problems maintaining his Ranger duties. If this continues, he may end up quitting the team since he can't balance this struggling mantle.

Power Rangers LG: Vanguard
Power Rangers LG: Vanguard was going to be one of the few Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy fanfilms that was concurrently in early pre-development. It was going to be the third installment of the series set for a planned 2014 release (after Power Rangers LG: Galactic Military Police Defenders (film)- for 2013), but the first of a rebooted PRLG film continuty will a different cast and director. In addition to this film being a reboot within a currently planned trilogy, Saban Brands decided to make more films, continuing the Power Rangers' adventures. Although, Marsh's fanfic era of Power Rangers: Lost Galaxywould still carries the themes of its Super Sentai counterpart, Seijuu Sentai Gingaman, it's secondary Sentai counterpart has been announced to include action footage and some props from Goseiger (which is now Power Rangers: Megaforce's Sentai counterpart)- which will be adapted as the 20th Anniversary season of Power Rangers by Saban in 2013. Power Rangers LG: Vanguard would also include a much younger cast to play the Rangers. Shadowborg, Tenaya 7, and Camille were new villain additions for the third film. For the role of Tenaya, Marsh was going to choose Jenna Dewan, who is set to appear in his romantic-comedy wedding film Big Day. For the voice role of Shadowborg ( a character from Big Bad Beetleborgs, which was also Saban's American adapt of the B-Fighter series), Vernon Wells, who appeared as Tony Marshall's deceased father, would voice him.

Masked Rider, a non-canonical character of the Power Rangers, mainly based on Saban's short-lived American adapt of 1989's Kamen Rider Black RX, would be a guest starring character in this ungreenlit new sequel.

Power Rangers LG: Galactic Underground/
Power Rangers LG: Galactic Underground was going to be yet another next title to be a then-upcoming reboot film of the series, since the Galactic Military Police Defenders and Vanguard films have been stalled during the summer of 2011. Marsh would direct this reboot, but he stated that he will not show his face on any more Power Rangers paper-puppets "because you know what happened the last time [even for those who didn't know it], my dad didn't liked it because he said it was bad luck." It's direction work is being planned to be given to either Brett Ratner (Rush Hour, X-Men: The Last Stand), Mark Steven Johnson (Daredevil, Ghost Rider), or Rob Bowman. It was announced that Christian Busic (video game creative director of Activision's Call of Duty 2) will co-direct the reboot and the cast consists Jake Gyllenhaalas Tony Marshall, Noelle Beckas Wendy Jane O'Hara, Martin Lawrenceas Browne Jones, Marlon Wayansas AJ Weems, and Casey Jon Deidrickas Billy James, with actress Kate Walsh(of ABC's Private Practice) being considered for the villainous role of Trakeena.

After more negative responses about the casting, this film was canceled in November 2011.

Planned Steven Soderbergh-like Reboot (fake)
The new film would follow Leo's forecoming destiny as the Red Ranger as his friends Maya, Kendrix, Damon, and Kai insist on helping. It is also an untold retelling of how they first met, battling Scorpius' army for 15 days, how they became the Galaxy Power Rangers, and some following events to mention a few. Villains will include Scorpius, Furio, Treacheron and Villamax. Trakeena will not be in the reboot, but may be reintroduced in a sequel of this new reincarnation.

As known as this version of a 15th Anniversary film, This would also discover Leo's untold past- mainly his dark teen years (from late High School and beyond)- and his befriended relationship with Kendrix. It is also confirmed that the original Magna Defender will reappear in the reboot, avenging the death of his son Zika and the destruction of his home planet which was based upon Scorpius' plan to rid the Magna Defender out of existence from beyond the universe.

2014 15th Anniversary fan-film Reboot
Main Article: Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy (2014 film)

Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy (PRLG 2014 ' sometimes can be perferred as Power Rangers Lost Galaxy: The Reboot Movie, Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy 2014 or Lost Galaxy 14) is an upcoming but long-awaited and much delayed fan-film to the Power Rangers'' franchise, which is now being pushed back 2 years later for a Summer 2014 release. However, it has nothing to do with the actual TV series itself, it's a fan-film that is being completely and mostly co-written, co-produced and directed by [http://gogalactic.wikia.com/wiki/Anthony_Marsh,_Jr Anthony Marsh, Jr. ]Unlike its actual TV counterpart, the reboot will serve as an untold alternate side-story set 15 years after "Journey's End" and avoiding the Galaxy Rangers' last appearence and involvement with the Rangers of Lightspeed Rescue in the teamup "Trakeena's Revenge".

On July 20, 2012, after Power Rangers Lost Galaxy: The Rise of Trakeena has been terminated, the cast in the fan-film currently still consisted big-name actors (excluding Marsh, who is just a regular person) to play the Power Rangers and their villains and allies, with the film set to star Wes Bentleyas Tony Marshall,Don Cheadleas Browne Jones, Noomi Rapaceas Gwen McQueen, and Marsh as his own character of AJ Weems. Rider Strongis still active to play Billy Jamesin the film. The Rangers in this film are completely different from the ones from the actual Saban-produced series - Leo Corbett, Damon Henderson, Kendrix Morgan, Maya, and Kai Chen, altogether played by Danny Slavin, Reggie Rolle, Valerie Vernon, Cerina Vincent, and Archie Kaorespectively - unfortunately, they will not be in this film since this is Marsh's reboot era of the same Power Rangers season because this is considered "The Untold Legacy", thus, they will be referrenced in the film throughout. On August 25, 2012, actress and model Jerry Hallhas been presumed to be cast as the Galaxy Rangers' most known enemy Trakeenaafter the character was originally to be played by Patricia Heatonbefore production on the reboot would even begin.

Production will be begin in June 2013 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

It was planned by Marsh that the film should be released in 2014, to accomidate the soon-to-be 15th Anniversary of Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy and Marsh's fanfic based-continuity of Lost Galaxy.

With Power Rangers Lost Galaxy: The Rise of Trakeena previously intended to be shut down, Saban intended a reboot of the series knowing Anthony Marsh, Jr's film was supposed to be scrapped consequently despite more strong and tough guilty issues with his[1] personal life and withdrawl of the project's completion (its progress was at 64%-incomplete). Saban told Marsh to shut The Rise of Trakeena down and "Forget it", knowing the film's promotion lacked interest with fans because of the series premiere and run of the 2011 season Power Rangers: Samurai. In favor of Samurai's popularity, PRLG's popularity died and Marsh's era of the series is shut down. In March 2011, Paramount confirmed that Marsh's era of Power Rangers will have to return sometime in the near future, since the first film's promotion "wasn't getting anywhere with fans, since everyone is into Samurai more" said CEO Brad Grey. Due to The Rise of Trakeena's cancelation, Paramount (and Saban) decided to reboot Lost Galaxyand its real film adaptation for a much more darker development. The studio said this film should be released in 2012 or 2013, but they haven't thought of the release date yet. With director Stephen Sommers originally considered to direct a Mighty Morphin Power Rangers reboot for 2012, Lost Galaxy's reboot film was undetermined for a release at this point.

Lost Galaxy 2014 sought the return of screenwriter James Vanderbilt, who wrote the "Power Rangers LG: The Rise of Trakeena" story and screenplay. With Vanderbilt in return, Marsh also brought on Steve Kloves(who has written screenplays for the Harry Potter films and The Amazing Spider-Man) and David KeoppOn March 11, 2011, Paramount instructed Zombieland writers Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese (who, both at the time, were set to pen the screenplay for G.I. Joe: Retaliation ) to write a firsthand rough draft of the script. Despite Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy's reboot film is pitched for a darker tone, Wernick and Reese were suggesting for the story if there should be any origins of Leo and Mike Corbett's earlier lives. In one scene of Reese's first draft, he included a flashback scene where he included a younger Leo Corbett (probably at age 10), after a tragic deadly car accident his parents died from, being afraid of his parents' death. In another flashback scene, Reese included a college-aged Leo, troubled with traumatic images of his parents' death, avenging them for revenge. James Vanderbilt pointed out that this script Reese wrote firsthand didn't make any sense with the origin of the Red Ranger. Vanderbilt said some of these flashback plots were based on the origin story influenced from Batman Begins (Christopher Nolan's reboot of the Batman film series) but he and Wernick would not include it in the final polishing of Reese's scriptment.

The Magna Defender's origin would be included somewhat. After the writing trio have observed footage of the Defender from Seijuu Sentai Gingaman, Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy's sentai counterpart, they were intending to make the film sound much darker with Magna Defender avenging the death of his son Zika, his home planet, and vowing on seeking revenge upon Scorpius, who is a insectile warlord and the father of Trakeena. In the film, like in the previous one, Trakeena would appear resembling a drag queen as her make-up scheme. Vanderbilt was considering a love story between Leo and Maya (compared to the Leo-Kendrix and/or Leo-Karone relationships in the show). Unfortunately, in March 2012, words spoke by Anthony Marsh, Jr had it that Trakeena will NOT be in the reboot.

Marsh who resently consulted and appeared in the resent scrapped Power Rangers LG film (The Rise of Trakeena), said he would appear in a planned reboot film but the producers felt that they can't carry on having him as a recurring cast member. Marsh would likely stay on as executive producer and creative consultant (or, literately, a voice actor) instead. This was a "Drop in the Bucket" moment for the series, prior to most of the first film's promotional failures after its release and when Marsh graduated from High School the following June. After Power Rangers LG: The Rise of Trakeena was released, the film flopped "big time" at the box office and fans gave the film universal panning and whilist to this result, Power Rangers Lost Galaxy's popularity with fans "died out" for good and the realization of Marsh's continuity of Power Rangers as a rising fad was quickly over. According to what producer Lorenzo di Bonaventurasaid about the Power Rangers LG sequel (which was currently left unproduced and unfilmed), if the sequel doesn't turn out to be as successful as the first film, then "We might as well 'reboot' the series entirely. I don't even know what is wrong with this Power Rangers series [based on a resent older show] turning out as a bad movie franchise. We [and Anthony] are trying to do the best we can".

With Galactic Military Police Defenders also canceled, the reboot project has been greenlit to be put into immediate development. Marsh, Jr was considering a fan-film reboot to Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy in May 2011 (sans Martin Lawrence, who is already attatched to play the Green Ranger), with Jerry O'Connellas Leo Corbett, John Choas Kai Chen, Erin Chambers as Kendrix Morganand Megan Fox as Maya. Marsh later cancelled this version of a PRLG reboot in late May 2011, "because it would not make [any] good sense (because there was no good story to tell for a reboot)". Instead, he rather do a reboot fan-film of his Power Rangers LG: Galactic Military Police Defenders comic book continuity, with a much younger cast. Since then, the following forementioned actors to play the Galaxy Rangers (O'Connell, Cho, Fox, and Chambers) were let go (except Lawrence) and all six Galaxy Rangers (Leo, Damon, Maya, Kendrix, Kai, and Mike) were deleted from the reboot and were written out entirely and Marsh had to throw the rough script of the pre-version of the reboot (with the actual Lost Galaxy Power Rangers involved) in the trash and would not have them shown or portrayed in the film ever again. At least some of the Lost Galaxy Rangers' respective villains such as Scorpius, Furio, and Trakeenawould star as exampled antagonists.

Though the last film was a "staggering struggle" and "a pain", according to Marsh, the new movie would be more "entertaining, exciting, and emotional". Marsh said he wants Power Rangers LG: Galactic Underground to be "a taunting dark and gritty backstory which would give the audiences (expecially the fans) tons of thrills throughout its epic, but dark, heroic development".