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April 22, 2024

Playmates secures exclusive rights to produce Power Rangers toys

Hasbro on Monday announced a global licensing agreement with Playmates Toys to produce and distribute Power Rangers toys. Under the deal, Playmates will release a kid-targeted Mighty Morphin Power Rangers toy line in 2025. Going forward, Playmates …

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April 3, 2024

Austin St. John walks back plans to release shirts with Hitler quotes

Austin St. John, best known as Jason in the Power Rangers franchise, has walked back controversial plans to include quotes from Adolf Hitler and other totalitarian leaders in a line of T-shirts. "For those of you who are concerned, there's no Hitle…

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Feb. 12, 2024

Tetsuo Kurata to make first US appearance at Power Morphicon

Tetsuo Kurata, the Japanese actor best known as Kotaro Minami in Kamen Rider Black and Kamen Rider Black RX, is making his first US appearance at Power Morphicon in August, the convention announced Monday. Kurata joins previously-announced guests S…

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Feb. 8, 2024

MMPR: The Return #1 sells out at distributor level

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Return #1, the first in the five-part limited comic series co-written by Amy Jo Johnson, has sold out at the distributor level, BOOM! Studios announced Thursday. The publisher announced a second printing with chara…

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Feb. 5, 2024

Rangers find an ally in MMPR #117

The rangers work to pull an ally from the Morphin Grid as the fight against Dark Specter intensifies in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #117, out later this month. BOOM! Studios on Monday gave a first look at the next chapter in the Darkest Hour arc. …

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Dec. 31, 2023

Lionsgate closes acquisition of Entertainment One

Lionsgate on Wednesday closed its $375 million acquisition of Entertainment One from Hasbro, the studio announced in a statement. The acquisition includes 6,500 film and television titles. Entertainment One productions include the ABC procedural "T…

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Dec. 17, 2023

Ryan Parrott returns to Power Rangers comics as Darkest Hour storyline continues

BOOM! Studios on Friday offered first looks at two Power Rangers comics, including former series writer Ryan Parrott's return to the line. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #116, out Jan. 24, continues the Darkest Hour storyline, with writer Melissa Flo…

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Dec. 13, 2023

Godzilla, Power Rangers set for second comic clash

The Power Rangers are once again set to meet the King of the Monsters. Toho announced Wednesday that Godzilla vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers II #1 will hit shelves in April, courtesy of IDW Publishing, in partnership with BOOM! Studios. The …

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Dec. 12, 2023

Hasbro announces licensing agreement with McFarlane Toys

McFarlane Toys on Tuesday announced an expansive licensing agreement with Hasbro that will add Power Rangers and other marquee properties to their Page Punchers lineup. Transformers and G.I. Joe products will be the first to be released. Each Page …

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Dec. 12, 2023

Hasbro announces another round of layoffs

Amid weak toy sales, Hasbro told employees Monday they will lay off 1,100 workers, or about one-fifth of their global workforce. Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks told employees in a memo that economic headwinds had been “stronger and more persistent th…

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