Power Rangers.
>Max Landis wrote the first – and very different – draft of the script: Jason, Zack, Billy, Trini and Kimberly are recruited by Zordon and Alpha-5 to protect the Power Coins from Rita Repulsa and her followers Goldar, Scorpina, Squat and Baboo. Rita is the former Black Ranger who was corrupted by Lord Zedd into betraying her comrades and helping him conquer the intergalactic empire of Eltar. Due to a mix up, Kimberly becomes the new Black Ranger, while Zack ends up as the Pink Ranger.
>In Landis’ draft, Jason is a troublemaker, Zack is his estranged best friend and a straight-laced football player, Trini is a control freak honor student, Billy is an introverted everyman, and Kimberly is Billy’s ex-girlfriend and an anti-establishment, edgy punk rocker. In the end, Jason and Trini hook up, while Billy and Kimberly get back together. After Rita is defeated, Lord Zedd turns Kimberly’s criminal ex-boyfriend Tommy Oliver into the Green Ranger in order to destroy the Power Rangers.
>In early drafts, Goldar's fragments are scattered across the world, and the Rangers must go to different locations, such as Russia, to retrieve them before Rita, but this was scrapped due to budget restraints.
>In early drafts, Lord Zedd is featured as Rita's master and Zordon's archenemy, but this was scrapped to keep the movie self-contained.
>KJ Apa, Austin Butler and Mitchell Hope auditioned for Jason before Dacre Montgomery was cast.
>Stefanie Scott and AnnaSophia Robb auditioned for Kimberly before Naomi Scott was cast.
>Daniel Zovatto, Ross Butler and Brian Marc auditioned for Zack before Ludi Lin was cast.
