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 position on Mighty Morphin Energy Rangers, however his love and fervour for the popular culture neighborhood at massive, was actually distinctive and particular. Now, we get an opportunity to have fun that with what’s being bought as Frank’s last 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? After all it does. Is it precisely what you anticipated once I mentioned “Legend of the White Dragon” and “Jason David Frank?” After all it’s. And there’s nothing incorrect with that. There’s a lot to be mentioned for the way massive administrators like Schoenke are capable of make motion pictures with what we will solely imagine is a extra restricted finances. One which, when you can imagine it, was bolstered by Kickstarter. However anytime you get two masked warriors combating with lasers popping out of superior armor, you’ve obtained our consideration. Plus, it positive appears to be like like Frank has a giant, daring character to dive into right here. An acceptable 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. Regulate the official web site for extra info.
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