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Disney+ is reviving Energy Rangers, and Vince Staples is already calling dibs on a spot within the franchise’s upcoming live-action collection.
Upon discovering out that “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” showrunners Jonathan E. Steinberg and Dan Shotz had a venture within the works for the streaming service, the “Yeah Proper” rapper took to Twitter on Wednesday (March 19) with a easy request: “Name me, [on the] lifeless homies.”
“Vince, you gon’ [get] struck with the Energy Rangers curse. Keep distant, bro,” somebody warned beneath the submit. Nevertheless, he quote-tweeted, “I’ll die for what I imagine in, n**ga.” Given his previous voice work and Netflix present, possibly it’s not such a protracted shot in spite of everything.
If one factor’s for sure, it’s that his followers are all for it. “[The] Blue Ranger gonna have a chopper and mad one-liners,” one reply learn. One other particular person cropped Staples’ face over that over Billy Yost — who performed the Blue Ranger all through the ‘90s — and dropped him someplace within the suburbs of Los Angeles.
Another person wrote, “Vince can be ranked No. 2 [of the best] Blue Rangers of [all] time. Nobody [is] beating the lil’ child from Turbo,” seemingly in reference to Justin Stewart, performed by Blake Foster, in 1997’s Turbo: A Energy Rangers Film. The consumer added, “[He] had each youngin’ considering something was attainable.”
In response to TheWrap, Disney+ might be producing the collection with Hasbro, which acquired the franchise’s rights in 2018. The publication reported that their purpose is to “reinvent the franchise for an entire new era of followers whereas delighting those that already know and love the world of Energy Rangers.”
As for Lengthy Seaside artist, his “The Vince Staples Present” aired its first season in February 2024 and was renewed for a second simply months later. Earlier than that, he took on minor roles in movies like Dope and White Males Cannot Soar whereas additionally guest-starring in “Insecure” and “Abbott Elementary.”