The movie reboot of the "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" will hit theaters on July 22, 2016, and official production will likely start early next year, reported Screen Rant.
Even before official production begins, the movie has already hit a major snag last month, as executive producer Roberto Orci quit the project, according to Kpop Starz.
Orci dropped out of the Power Rangers movie reboot because of scheduling conflict with "Star Trek 3," which he will be writing and directing too, added the report.
Lionsgate Films has yet to announce the cast for "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" but "throwback" promotions of the very popular Haim Saban franchise have already started focusing on stories about the original Power Rangers cast.
The Huffington Post has in fact, published on November 4, an article detailing several behind-the-scene stories after interviewing five of the original cast members.
The interview came more than 21 years after the "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" hit the TV airwaves back in 1993, notes ABC News.
Yost's controversial revelation
Fan-wise, the most popular among the Power Rangers then was the Blue Ranger, whose alter ego, Billy Cranston, was played by David Yost.
During his interview with the Huffington Post, Yost said that he decided to quit because of homophobic slurs on the set.
"I was struggling with my sexuality for the majority of my life up to that point. People would say things and there were rumors about my sexuality on the set. Or people would make up lies about things I was doing and it would just become upsetting. I just wanted to go to work and do my job. I didn't think it (being gay) was anybody's business," Yost revealed in the interview.
"I left the show because I do not want to be in an environment not to my liking. I did try several things to correct being gay. I tried religious therapy but that was unsuccessful even resulting to a nervous breakdown. After that, I accepted myself for who I was. Accepting that I was a gay man proved to be okay," Yost added.
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