I recently had the pleasure of speaking with the talented costume designer Kelly Jones (Straight Outta Compton) about the most challenging and rewarding aspects of working in the sci-fi adventure POWER RANGERS.

The film, directed by Dean Israelite (Project Almanac), stars Elizabeth Banks, Naomi Scott, Becky G., Bill Hader, Dacre Montgomery, Ludi Lin, RJ Cyler, and Bryan Cranston.

POWER RANGERS is now available on Digital HD, and arrives on 4K Ultra HDTM Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack & DVD on June 27.

What was the biggest challenge bringing to life this existing property?

The suits are made out of 3D images, so you cannot have multiple fittings. They take a lot of time to be built, from 10 weeks to 3 months. Weta did the ones for the Rangers, and Legacy did Elizabeth Banks’. The actors’ bodies are scanned, so if someone gains or loses weight during the creation process, they just won’t fit. It was nerve wracking because in this case you could tweak very little. If a piece breaks you can replicate it, but you can’t remold it to change its shape.

Did they have different versions of the suits for different scenes?

No, those suits are really expensive. The Rangers had one for each actor, and two for each stunt-double, just in case something ripped. Usually you have darker and brighter versions for when you need to shoot inside or outside. So it was definitely challenging.

Can you talk about finding the right shade of color for each costume?

For example for Rita, Legacy would send us samples of the material they were going to use painted in the 7 different Pantone colors that we previously gave them. Then the Director of Photography would place them under his lights, and we decide what would look better. That was a big process too.

Was there one particular thing that you learned working in this film?

I learned about the entire process of creating these kind of costumes: Scanning the actors, etc. Sometimes you see these beautiful concepts on paper, but then you realize that they won’t be functional. There were several illustrations for Elizabeth’s costume, that we knew that if he put them on her, they wouldn’t hold around her breasts. I must be very aware of those things because there aren’t second chances.

Was the green Rita outfit that we see in the second half the most fun to create?

It was the most rewarding thing for me in this movie, for sure. The way that she wears it, specially in those battle scenes, I think it looked great.

It also helps to have the right actor for the outfit, right?

Yes. When I started working I just knew that they were trying to get her to play Rita. I was really hoping for it.

A group of high-school kids, who are infused with unique superpowers, harness their abilities in order to save the world.