For the first time after the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV series went off the air in the late 90s after its very last episode, the original cast members of the show will be reuniting for the first time in the upcoming Great Philadelphia Comic Con event slated on April 3 – 5, 2015.
While the original cast members, or whatever is left of them, are not in any way involved in a new project, their reunion at the Comic Con event is seen as part of the promotions for the movie reboot of the “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” scheduled to hit theaters on July 22, 2016.
Lionsgate Films has yet to announce the cast for “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” but ‘throwback’ promotions of the very popular Haim Saban franchise have already started focusing on stories about the original Power Rangers cast.
Trimmed down cast
Those who will be reuniting in the Comic Con event shall only be the three original Power Rangers plus the replacement Yellow Ranger since the actress who played the original Yellow Ranger already passed away, reports io9.
Expected to be present in the event are the four original Power Rangers including Jason Scott Lee, who played Austin St. John a.ka. the Red Ranger on the Mighty Morphin Power Ranger Series; Walter Jones, who played Zack Taylor a.k.a. the Black Ranger; David Yost, who played Billy Cranston a.k.a. the Blue Ranger and who also starred in the feature film “Power Rangers: The Movie;’ and Karan Ashley who played the replacement Yellow Ranger in both the TV series and the feature movie.
Also joining the original Power Rangers will be David J. Fielding, who played Zordon, the founding creator of the Rangers in the TV series and the film; Barbara Goodson, who played Rita Repulsa, the primary villainess in both the TV series and the feature film; and Kerrigan Mahan, who played Goldar, the main henchman of Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd in the TV series and the feature film.
Where they are now
After the show ended, Jason Scott Lee spent his time as an emergency medical technician both in Afghanistan and Washington, DC.
Walter Jones, on the other hand, became a world champion salsa dancer and even represented the US during the 1992 Olympic closing ceremonies.
David Yost, who struggled with his sexuality all throughout the running of the TV series, finally found peace with himself when he accepted that he is a gay man.
Karan Ashley replaced the late Thuy Trang, who played Trini Kwan, the original Yellow Ranger. He just stayed for two years and left the show in 1996.
David J. Fielding still writes and acts on some films while Barbara Goodson has gone on to voicing original and dubbed cartoons, with over 100 anime or cartoon characters to her credit. Kerrigan Mahan also continued his work as a voice actor.