In the wake of the wildly popular “Power/Rangers”—the blood-spattered, adult-oriented Power Rangers reimagining that caught on like the clap—interest in the long-running franchise has been reinvigorated. In response, it would seem Lionsgate is working quickly to flesh out its forthcoming, arguably unnecessary live-action Power Rangers reboot, which will be (ostensibly) aimed at children.

Scripted by Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz (Thor, X-Men: First Class), the film will tell the origin story of the Rangers, which goes thusly: Centuries ago, a legendary interdimensional being known as Zordon came to the city of Angel Grove to establish a command center for his never-ending struggle against evil. The noble master sought six extraordinary teengagers and gave them the power to transform into a superhuman fighting force. In time of great need, the young heroes could use their powers to call upon colossal assault vehicles known as Zords. Now, in its time of great need, the production company known as Lionsgate has used its power to call on young, up-and-coming director Dean Israelite to helm its Power Rangers reboot.

Israelite’s found-footage Project Almanac opened in January, pulling in a little over $30 million on a $12 million budget. Greeted by middling reviews (as is the case with most found-footage films, which cover the film landscape like so many dandelions), the time-traveling film nonetheless displayed some playful self-awareness, casually riffing on Bill And Ted’s Excellent Adventure (purportedly getting a pseudo-sequel soon) and Groundhog Day (hopefully never getting a sequel). But more importantly, Israelite showed a deft ability to work with young actors, a big check in the plus column for a potential Power Rangers director.

With Israelite acting as the behind-the-camera Zordon and a screenplay penned by Marvel veterans, the Power Rangers movie could actually be pretty fun; that movie with the Ooze guy is a pretty bodacious camp comedy, if you dig cheesy ’90s movies. Have you hugged your Zords today?