James Van Der Beek stars in gritty 'Power Rangers' fan film

James van der Beek and Katee Sackhoff star as former Power Rangers in a new fan film about the popular children series.
The 14-minute short takes place in the aftermath of human's war with the Machine Empire and finds most of the rangers dead.
"The thought that weaponizing youth and training them to kill could've turned out so ugly for so many of them," Van Der Beek in character as Rocky tells Katee Sackhoff's Kimberly.
The violent film -- it contains lots of blood and nudity -- tells the story of the demise of the rangers. The clip was directed by Joseph Kahn.
Kahn, a famed music video director, said he was attracted to the project because of its mythology.
"I just took pieces that I liked and then streamlined it and made a bare-bones version and really expressed the versions that seemed like they naturally fit within the down-the-middle dark and gritty reboot," he said.
An official Power Rangers film is currently in production and will be launched by Lionsgate and Saban Entertainment in 2016.