Power Rangers alum Jason David Frank (Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers) is starring in the upcoming project Legend of the White Dragon, a Power Rangers-inspired film produced by Bat in the Sun (Super Power Beat Down) and directed by Aaron Schoenke and Sean Schoenke. The project began in 2019 as a Kickstarter campaign, with a short teaser released to promote the campaign. By April 2020, the Kickstarter reached its initial goal of $100,000 to produce Legend of the White Dragon as a miniseries.
Later in May, the campaign reached its ultimate stretch goal of $500,000, solidifying Legend of the White Dragon for a feature film release.
Legend of the White Dragon Cast & Story Details
Legend of the White Dragon follows the titular White Dragon, played by Frank. He isn't the only Power Rangers alum making a morphenominal return: Jason Faunt (Power Rangers Time Force) and Ciara Hanna (Power Rangers Megaforce) are involved with the project as well. The film also stars Mayling Ng (The Suicide Squad), KingBach (Greenland) and Mark Dacascos (John Wick 3).
Frank stars as Erik Reed, a disgraced hero who goes into exile following a horrific event known as The Aftermath, which left a city destroyed. Blamed for the catastrophe, the city's protectors were stripped of their titles and hunted. But when an evil threatens to return, the heroes must reunite, with Erik once again wielding the crystal that allows him to call upon the power of the White Dragon.
White Dragon Isn't a Tommy Oliver Doppelganger
Although Power Rangers similarities -- from the cast to the costumes to the premise -- are obvious in The Legend of the White Dragon, Frank insists Erik Reed isn't a Tommy Oliver clone.
"The audience, I think, is going to really relate to Erik Reed because he's completely different opposite than Tommy Oliver," Frank recently told ComicBook.com. "And I think if they can imagine what my... It has no relation at all, but I'm saying as far as my audience, it's a deeper, older, I wouldn't say version of Tommy Oliver at all. It's a completely different character. But what they're going to see is Jason David Frank in a more mature role, meaning that he's... I can finally express on television, that's not for kids, nothing that's PG-13."
Frank has reprised his role as Tommy Oliver on numerous occasions, the most recent being in Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel, Season 1, Episode 10, "Dimensions in Danger."
No release date has been announced, although Frank and his co-stars continue to promote the film on their social media pages. Bat in the Sun recently released its new Batman fan film titled Batman: Dying is Easy, meaning there's a chance the independent film company's attention will focus back on promoting Legend of the White Dragon.