Shouta
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That'd be an amazing way to involve JDF in the movie. He could teach his daughter martial arts as well to keep with the original character. I'm all for this. Someone get on it!
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THR(SPOILERS): 'Power Rangers' Cast Lobbying for a Female Green Ranger in Sequel
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That'd be an amazing way to involve JDF in the movie. He could teach his daughter martial arts as well to keep with the original character. I'm all for this. Someone get on it!
HeartlessNobody213
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The more and more I think about this, the more I like the idea.
I would actually really like that to happen now.
I would actually really like that to happen now.
ghostofsparta
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Tomi, pronounced Tammy. The teacher just mispronounced it. It'll be to get the right on board
Frozenprince
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But you can easily rewrote her to be Ken in personality and drive. Women can be alphas and desire to lead just as men can because, gasp, we're basically the same when afforded the opportunity to be.
Came to post this. I would be amazing to see JDF at 43 years old come in and play it straight as a high schooler
Just have him play Lord Drakkon, would make perfect sense.
Just have him play Lord Drakkon, would make perfect sense.
I'm sold now. Let's do this shit.
Frozenprince
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Man reading the boom series right now, if we ever got that adapted it would be TOO hype.Just have him play Lord Drakkon, would make perfect sense.
StalkerUKCG
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But instead
Godzilla's Left Toe
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So much salt is going to happen so they really should do it the only thing that would cause more 4chan Reddit anger would be a transwomen.
Ooooooooooooooooooo
ArchedThunder
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I'd be down for it, but I'd be terrified of the hate that the actress and the people making the movie would get from assholes on the internet.
That would be amazing, there could even be an in joke were JDF is like "If you're having problems you can always talk to me" and she could reply "I don't think you'd understand" and he replies with something like "I don't know, I had some pretty crazy things happen to me when I was your age."
Or something along those lines, something that just seems like normal parent and child talk, but is also a wink and a nod to the fans.
That would be amazing, there could even be an in joke were JDF is like "If you're having problems you can always talk to me" and she could reply "I don't think you'd understand" and he replies with something like "I don't know, I had some pretty crazy things happen to me when I was your age."
Or something along those lines, something that just seems like normal parent and child talk, but is also a wink and a nod to the fans.
MHWilliams
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Dear God no.
People need to let the JDF thing die. Maybe as the father, but otherwise, leave him out.
I mean how do we know he didn't bully him? Its possible they're just cool with each other now
MegaManTrigger
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Is it really a spoiler given how poorly the creative team hinted that?
SlipperyFishes
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For people going into the movie blind yeah. Always spoiler tag.
Ya know technically they would avoid this thread if they are going in blind lol
Meus Renaissance
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The "two faces to the same coin" metaphor is probably an apt description of their dynamic. It's never been a question of gender for me, but rather duality that was easily discernible.
Had Red been cast a woman, I'd be making the same argument in advocating for the Green Ranger to be a woman.
MHWilliams
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But that doesn't really tackle the original question. A challenge to the leadership and sharing a similar strong personality has little to do with a male-male dynamic. The duality was between two different types of leadership - one that played out in the production of the show itself - between a stoic current leader and the more dynamic and flashy upstart.
Like I don't really get "Red is male, so Green has to be male". In fact, the rivalry could be played in a more unique manner with a female Green. As a preference sure, but it's not a great reason. The closest I can come to this is I prefer Barry Allen to have blonde hair, despite the fact they keep avoiding it. It's not a great reason, just personal preference.
SolVanderlyn
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Cool
OG can't be topped though, shoulda gender swapped someone else instead because their thunder won't reach Tommy's
OG can't be topped though, shoulda gender swapped someone else instead because their thunder won't reach Tommy's
whyamihere
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DID SOMEONE SAY FEMALE TOMMY?
cj_iwakura
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It's way too long as it is. It's better for a sequel.
Frozenprince
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JDF will push this shit to the ends of the Earth. These Saban checks keep his lights on.
blankempathy
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Oh boy is this what the next fiasco going to be about? The problem with overhauling the green ranger is that Tommy Oliver is the quintessential power ranger for a lot of folks. JDF is power rangers for some people.
Frozenprince
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This is a young adult movie franchise though. An excuse to get more young attractive women on board for marketing purposes is huge.
Nostalgia won't push the sequel like it did this one. If it helped this one at all in the first place.
blankempathy
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While I don't know if nostalgia would help a second one there's no doubt in my mind that it helped the first one. The movie wouldn't get nearly as much coverage especially early on if it were a fresh new ip.
properpropaganda
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Tommy was my favorite but I'm down for them mixing things up a bit.
DID SOMEONE SAY FEMALE TOMMY?
Trash monsters are usually cast as villains though.
I'm all for it. Gives the team an even male/female split. But also because I put some thought into how the Green Ranger could join up in the sequel:
Speculation, with some stuff from the movie:
Speculation, with some stuff from the movie:
I can see them tie up the Green Ranger with Rita in the sequel. I'm probably overthinking it, but Zordon was able to command the five power coins to find "worthy" people before the meteor hit. Rita could command her coin similarly, and put her essence into it (like Zordon in the ship, but more evil or something), and the person who finds her coin (a "lady" because she likes the word lol) starts to slowly inherit characteristics of Rita, until *insert plot stuff* and Tommi/Tommie/Tomi/Tommy ends up being part of the team and fucks up Lord Zedd or whoever comes up next.
SaviourMK2
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Tommy as a girl? Interesting.... make her kind of an uber tomboy?
Maybe a potential interest for Trini in the sequel?
Just_myles
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As long as the name of the character is named tommy Oliver and is a rival to the red ranger, we cool.
that would be hilarious, but i wouldn't want that.
by mirror you mean opposite then yes Tommy is a mirror version of Jason. Tommy is a leader but he came off as cold and a loner at first. He only warm up to the team after spending more time with them. Even then you can still see traces of his lone wolf mentality. Which is fine, that what make the friendship between Tommy and Jason so great.
You're goddamn right.
You get a real sense of Jason and Tommy's friendship when Tommy went AFK to grab their belts for the martial arts competition at the Youth Center, too bad he was intercepted by the Putties and had to inconveniently be tied up and not be able to help until the last minute.
Lights and Waves
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Honestly I'm so afraid of a Ghostbusters backlash, I'd rather they just stick to keep Tommy male. Let a Native American actor play him.
SlipperyFishes
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Surprising? The character of Green Ranger is 23 years old!
Paper Sparrow
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I'd be so up for this. I'm okay with people preferring male Tommy, but I know I'll have to listen to BS about why Tommy can't be female...
It's cool the cast is pushing for this.
It's cool the cast is pushing for this.
Whatever they do I'm down. It's not a bad idea so long as they do a good job of developing the character, which I thought this movie did well with the Rangers. Keep it up and they can do whatever. I don't need a 1:1 adaptation of a show that's barely mindless entertainment at best.
I'd rather they didn't. He's an established character, iconic even. If you're gonna make the green ranger a woman, sure, go for it, but don't call her Tommy. And if they were gonna go in that direction, I'd've preferred it if they just went with an entirely new cast of characters.
Is it unreasonable to think that? Maybe. But nostalgia's a powerful thing.
Is it unreasonable to think that? Maybe. But nostalgia's a powerful thing.
SapphiCine
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Hopefully they drop the boob armor for the sequel.
Catalix
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What was your opinion of switching up Zack, Trini and Billy's ethnicities for the movie? Those characters are equally as established and iconic as Tommy, but the changes still worked out pretty well.
Clever way to give Trini more spotlight in the sequel. I'd be down.
Yes! This would be great. She was the weakest character in the film and this would easily help develop her and create drama.
Please God
I thought we were past this
Yes, that was a great moment. Or when Tommy entrust Jason with the power armor and dagger.
Let's be real, as iconic as the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is, if we are talking about individual fame. No one is more well known and famous than Tommy Oliver. You can make a damn good case for Jason Scott. But I'm sorry the other four aren't nearly as well known as those two outside of the fandom. JDF made Tommy Oliver into the face of Power Rangers, I'm saying that as a bigger Red Ranger fan.
Personally I prefer Tommy to stay as a male, because I'm just used to it being that way. But if they make a damn good female Tommy, I wouldn't be opposed to it.
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