Joshua Moore
@joshuamoore.com
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Dad, husband, writer. Wrote a book about Power Rangers (Bloomsbury). EP/co-host of a movie podcast. Own/write a premium Kentucky HS basketball/football newsletter and a free Power Rangers newsletter. Links to all of it: joshuamoore.com
![In the latest edition of his newsletter, industry insider Jeff Sneider addressed the recent news of Disney+ cancelling a live-action Power Rangers series. Sneider speculated that Power Rangers being scrapped might have had something to do with The Daniels’ next film, which he said is “basically a Power Rangers movie … without the name.” According to Sneider, the film “follows a young cast in color-coded costumes who team up to fight kaiju with the help of a superhero-esque character played by Damon, who has a Jarvis-like AI assistant played (not just voiced) by [Sandra] Oh.” Sneider makes a point to mention that this movie “has no official connection to Power Rangers” but comparisons will definitely be made.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cgocg5yrvwh4okd274ya5xqd/bafkreiavk3xyk6f5jsapsgbguvnu7iryujkmnn532kr7lrhhmmhrg6wl4q)
![“Imagine like giant animatronic robot [say, perhaps, Optimus Prime?] walking around in a theme park and entertaining guests as they’re waiting in line. Suddenly, your one hour wait in line becomes a really fun and delightful and engaging experience,” she says. “Imagine you’re waiting on hold for a customer service agent playing a voice game of Trivial Pursuit. Suddenly, you wouldn’t mind your 10 minute wait. You might actually be like, ‘wait, I haven’t finished.’ At its most basic, there storytelling experiences with infinite branches, where, because these experiences are new and additive, they’re dynamic, they’re personalized. You can take a story in any direction.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cgocg5yrvwh4okd274ya5xqd/bafkreie7z34gngsfzer74dejdv7k2ceqjlnypn4swyhgcnshxpllfddsxi)
