'Power Rangers' Movie Reboot Release Date Delay: Pushed Back to January 2017 Premiere; Lionsgate Remains Silent

Fans of the "Power Rangers" franchise will have to wait longer as the screening of the movie has been pushed to a later date.

The film was originally set to be shown in theaters on July 22, 2016 but was later rescheduled for release on Jan. 13 of the following year.

Lionsgate did not explain why the movie's release will be delayed.

The movie is a reboot of the "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers," a team of ordinary high school students who are infused with extraterrestrial powers, according to the film's official synopsis. The kids must then use their powers together to save the world.

Lionsgate and Saban are collaborating on the project.

The movie will be executive produced by Roberto Orci, who was also involved in "Transformers," "Star Trek," and "Amazing Spider-Man 2."

The movie's screenwriters are Zack Stentz and Ashley Miller of "X-Men: First Class" and "Thor."

Dean Israelite of "Project Almanac" and "Acholiland" was reported last month to be in talks to direct the reboot. He is described by The Wrap as "an up-and-coming filmmaker who is a huge fan of the franchise and aims to bring a fresh voice to the property."

Last March, producer Adi Shankar's contentious "Power Rangers" fan film was brought back on YouTube and Vimeo following legal disputes and demand from fans and Jason David Frank, the actor who played the original Green Ranger.

Shankar said in a disclaimer: "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."

The film, described by Shankar as a "deboot" of the children's show, featured mature content and landed an R-rating.

It was taken off the said web sites following complaints from copyright owner SCG Power Rangers LLC.

The movie was directed by Joseph Kahn, who worked on the 2004 film "Torque," and starred James Van der Beek of "Dawson's Creek" and Katee Sackhoff of "Battlestar Galactica."