Joseph Kahn's brutal and dark take on the Power Rangers, a short well executed fan film titled Power/Rangers, took the world by storm last week when it was posted online. Just as soon as it went up, the bloody, definitely-not-safe-for-work film was pulled down. Now it seems it's back for good.
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The video was pulled due to a cease and desist letter sent by copyright holder Saban to Vimeo, which originally hosted the full NSFW cut of the film. Saban was not fan of the ultra-violent take on its characters.
Now the movie is back with a disclaimer from the producer Adi Shankar and age restriction, reports Deadline.
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"Deboot of the Power Rangers. My take on the FAN FILM. Not a pilot, not a series, not for profit, strictly for exhibition. This is a bootleg experiment not affiliated or endorsed by Saban Entertainment or Lionsgate nor is it selling any product. I claim no rights to any of the characters (don't send me any money, not kickstarted, this film is free). This is the NSFW version. An alternate safe version is on YouTube."
Which is exactly what Khan and Shankar have been saying from the beginning. The addition of the disclaimer seems to be enough to placate the copyright holders who are concerned that young fans of the show may accidentally stumble across the video and think that it's the real show.
You can watch the safe for work version below or head over to Vimeo to see the full NSFW version.
