The creator of that gritty Power/Rangers short film wants to make an R-rated Mega Man
Dredd producer Adi Shankar got a lot of buzz when he reimagined Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers as Power/Rangers, an unofficial short film full of grisly violence and surprising performances from recognizable Hollywood actors. From there, he turned his dark-and-gritty gaze to the world of video games, helping to land a “super violent” cartoon adaptation of Castlevania at Netflix. Given that series’ history of violence and monster-movie camp, it’s perfectly suited to the Shankar treatment, but when gaming website WWG asked the producer what video game he’d like to tackle next, he gave a more surprising answer: Mega Man.