[Dizagaox]

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Lucha

Actually, he's right on one count. As of two weeks ago, MASK, directed by F Gary Gray, is in development, though there isn't a scheduled release date like there is with GI Joe, Micronauts, and D&D.

Unless I'm wrong, those last three are on backburners. Mask is the only focus now, followed by Action Man. GI Joe seems to have got a new screenwriter but it's not yet happening.

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There's a huge difference in profile between Voltron on Netflix and the Transformer mega franchise, which spans 6 $200 million+ movies (if you include the upcoming Bumblebee movie) and multiple animated TV series. Retail expectations for Transformers are infinitely higher than they are for Voltron, so even if the Transformers toy line sells better than Voltron's, it could still be a failure for Hasbro.

If you really do work on Voltron in some capacity, I'd expect you to know that...

The Transformers movie toys are still their #1 product line. The issue is the films are, you know, kinda shite and not what they envisioned when they licensed the rights to Steven Spielberg in the first place.

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Dizagaox, who are you? You make oblique references to working on Voltron, but that doesn't really give you much authority on Power Rangers. I'm super fascinated by what you're saying about Power Rangers and their inability to license future Sentai shows, but there are certain factors that lead me to believe that's unlikely.

I'm a freelance brand consultant for Playmates, who are a Chinese/HK toy company that has the master license for various kids entertainment brands. They have no UK office so I act as a middleman between UK-specific licensees and retailers and their main HQs. I used to work on TMNT, then moved over to Voltron: Legendary Defender, and now I'm just squarely focused on launching my media marketing agency so don't really have time to do much. I consult for Toy Wiz every now and then. The brand licensing stuff I fell into accidentally with Bandai, where I held the UK license to Figuarts and supplied mostly DBZ merch to indie vendors and convention scene. I've become good friends with lots of people in the London/Brighton scene as a result.

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Questions for you:

- Why would BoJ and Toei involve BoA and Saban in the development of Kyuranger if they had no plans to license Sentai shows beyond Ninninger?

I would guess they didn't anticipate falling out with Saban Brands?

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- I have a friend who works at Hasbro, and he has said similar things regarding their desire to become, basically, the next Marvel Studios. But you're contradicting yourself. You say that Hasbro is moving away from live action to focus on animated features, but then you say that they're starting a live action "One Universe" with MASK. Why do you think that Hasbro is trying to move away from live action output when you, yourself, recognize that there are no less than four live action Hasbro movies due out in the next four years (in addition to like, five more live action Transformers movies that I'm aware of that are still in development), all of which are intended to be major franchise-starters?

I didn't say they were moving away from live action output. I'm saying they want to do their own films, including a CGI Transformers film produced in-house. And I think all of those films are on hold for now except MASK and Action Man.

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- Why would Hasbro begin live action production of Beast Morphers if they're actually interested in turning Power Rangers into an animated series? Cause I guarantee that Beast Morphers was being developed by Hasbro from day one, hence the new PR logos, the new toyline by Hasbro, etc. Buyouts on this scale tend to take over a year to finalize, so they've been working on this deal, and thus the next show, since well before the announcement that the license had transferred. That's just how TV production works. Why wouldn't they just announce an animated Power Rangers series right out the gate?

Because they didn't plan on the buyout happening for a little while longer, so it was business as usual? I don't know and can't pretend to know. But you're wrong on how buyouts work, it's been announced now and it's from here on they work out logistics for all third parties to transfer/return rights, etc. That said, Hasbro has had IDW working on Power Rangers for a little while. Enough for us to begin seeing reboot timeline material from October. It's more than just the comics. What I was told at BLE 2017 was IDW writers are now involved in all storytelling for Hasbro, and their reboot will be the new timeline all the franchises follow.