Lionsgate’s “Saban’s Power Rangers” is designed to appeal to all ages — but that won’t happen in Russia, where the film received a last-minute rating change that will permit only viewers over 18 to see the movie.
“Power Rangers’” Russian distributor informed theaters on Friday that the film’s rating had been upped from 16+ to 18+. The move comes in the wake of comments from a hard-right legislator who ranted against the presence of a LGBTQ superhero — Trini, the Yellow Ranger — in director Dean Israelite’s action pic. The distributor provided no explanation for assigning the stricter age restriction.