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Last week, producer Adi Shankar released the latest installment from his Bootleg Universe, a new short film entitled Power/Rangers. Just a few days later, it was pulled from Vimeo and YouTube after a copyright dispute with Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers creator Haim Saban and his Saban Brands company. But the short film came back online over the weekend. Today, Adi Shankar has released a behind-the-scenes video featuring director Joseph Kahn on the set, along with stars Katee Sackhoff and James Van Der Beek.

This is the fourth short film in Adi Shankar's Bootleg Universe, following The Punsher: Dirty Laundry, Venom: Truth in Journalism and last year's Judge Dredd: Superfiend. Joseph Kahn called this project a "deboot," which features characters popularized on the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, but in a much darker and gritty film that explores their origins. Russ Bain, Will Yun Lee, Gichi Gamba, Yves Bright, Stevin Knight,...

The controversial short Power/Rangers is back online after Saban Brands settled their copyright dispute with the makers of the film. The movie has now returned to Youtube and Vimeo after being pulled by both streaming video sites earlier in the week. And it looks like no further legal action is being pursued. You can also see the video below.

This past week, a tsunami of copyright controversy began to swirl after producer Adi Shankar unveiled his latest entry in the so-called Bootleg Universe, this time debuting a Power/Rangers fan film from Torque and Detention director Joseph Kahn. The 15 minute short was an instant sensation, starring Katee Sackhoff, James Van Der Beek and Will Yun Lee from a script Joseph Kahn wrote with James Van Der Beek and Dutch Southern. They called it a 'deboot' of the Power Rangers franchise, and Saban Brands, who own the Power Rangers copyright,...

Recently, ABC served up the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Castle" episode 18 of season 7. The episode is entitled, "The Wrong Stuff," and it turns out that we're going to see some pretty wild and intriguing stuff go down as Castle and Beckett take their investigative work into outer space to investigate a space simulation murder that proves to be quite shocking, and more. In the new, 16th episode press release: An astronaut in a realistic Mars simulation is going to get murdered, launching Castle and Beckett onto a case that is out of this world. Press release number 2: When an astronaut training for a trip to Mars is mysteriously killed inside a Mars simulation, Castle and Beckett will don spacesuits to investigate. But when they discover no one inside the sealed simulation could have committed the murder and no one from the outside could get in, the...

Recently, CBS released the new, official,synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "The Mentalist" episode 20 of season 6. The episode is entitled, "Il Tavolo Bianco,” and it definitely sounds like things will get pretty drama-filled for Patrick as he might get put on trial for the murder of Red John, and more! In the new, 20th episode press release: Jane's freedom is going to be at stake when a grand jury is empanelled to decide if he should be tried for the murder of Red John. Press release number 2: Jane’s freedom will be at stake when a grand jury is empanelled to decide if he should be tried for the murder of Red John. In the meantime, Lisbon is going to try to find out how Jane feels about the possibility of her leaving Austin with Agent Pike, and Cho and Abbott are going to follow new leads in the...

Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games) and Dane Cook (Good Luck Chuck) star in the instant cult classic Detention, coming to Blu-ray, DVD and Digital July 31st from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. In this comedy-horror hybrid, a group of high school seniors must prevent themselves from becoming the victims of a slasher movie villain terrorizing their small town of Grizzly Lake. Along the way they encounter body switching, time travel, and even a human-insect hybrid. The film also stars Spencer Locke (TV's Cougar Town) and Shanley Caswell (upcoming The Warren Files) and features music by The Kills, The Pussycat Dolls, 50 Cent, Hole, C&C Music Factory and Public Enemy.

The Blu-ray, DVD are packed with bonus materials, including a feature-length featurette. "Cheat Mode: The Unbelievably Mind Melting Making of Detention" provides detailed insights from cast and crew on the making of the film as well as trivia throughout. In addition, the...

Joseph Kahn’s Detention had a limited theatrical release earlier this year and will be released to Blu-ray/DVD on July 31st. For those interested in learning more about the movie, we have a photo gallery and trailer, along with the cover art and a list of bonus features:

“Josh Hutcherson, Dane Cook and Spencer Locke star in Detention, a hipster, teen horror-comedy where the local students of Grizzly Lake must survive their final year of high school. Standing in their way is Cinderhella, a slasher-movie killer who has seemingly come to life and is preying on the school’s student body. As the clock ticks and the bodies pile up, the likely suspects are embroiled in a race against time to stop Cinderhella and ultimately save the world… if only they can get out of detention.”

Bonus Features:

-Cheat Mode: The Unbelievably Mind Melting Making Of Detention

-Screen Tests...

Sony Pictures has announced the imminent release of Detention, a teen-horror comedy starring Hunger Games’ Josh Hutcherson and Good Luck Chuck’s Dane Cook.

The film, according to Sony, “is a hipster, teen horror-comedy, in which the students of Grizzly Lake must survive their final year of high school. Standing in their way is Cinderhella, a slasher-movie killer who has seemingly come to life and is preying on the school’s student body. As the clock ticks and the bodies pile up, the likely suspects are embroiled in a race against time to stop Cinderhella and ultimately save the world . if only they can get out of detention.”

It’s Breakfast Club meets Carrie meets Halloween and directed by Joseph Kahn. The DVD and Blu-Ray set bows on July 31st with the following bonus features: Cheat Mode: The Unbelievably Mind Melting Making of Detention Featurette, a Fight Rehearsal Featurette, a Riffing with Dane Featurette,...

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The cult-classic film Detention starring Josh Hutcherson and Dane cook will release on Blu-ray., DVD and Digital July 31st from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Check out the official details below, as well as the official movie trailer.

From the Official Release:

Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games) and Dane Cook (Good Luck Chuck) star in the instant cult-classic Detention, coming to Blu-Ray., DVD and Digital July 31st from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. In this comedy-horror hybrid, a group of high school seniors must prevent themselves from becoming the victims of a slasher-movie villain terrorizing their small town of Grizzly Lake. Along the way, they encounter body-switching, time-travel, and even a human-insect hybrid. The film also stars Spencer Locke (TV.s .Cougar Town.) and Shanley Caswell (Upcoming The Warren Files) and features music by The Kills, Pussycat Dolls, 50 Cent, Hole, C&C Music Factory and Public Enemy.

The Blu-Ray...

The official home video announcement for Joseph Kahn's new slasher flick Detention has arrived, and we've got the goods for you right here. Read on to find out what to expect when this much talked about flick makes its way home.

From the Press Release

Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games) and Dane Cook (Good Luck Chuck) star in the instant cult classic Detention, coming to Blu-Ray™, DVD and Digital July 31st from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. In this comedy-horror hybrid, a group of high school seniors must prevent themselves from becoming the victims of a slasher movie villain terrorizing their small town of Grizzly Lake. Along the way they encounter body switching, time travel, and even a human-insect hybrid. The film also stars Spencer Locke (TV’s “Cougar Town”) and Shanley Caswell (upcoming The Warren Files) and features music by The Kills, Pussycat Dolls, 50 Cent, Hole, C&C Music Factory and Public Enemy.