Bat in the Sun is an independent production studio based in
Los Angeles, California. Co-founded and co-owned by Aaron Schoenke and his father, Sean Schoenke, the studio gained notoriety in 2010 with the release of their Batman fan film,
City of Scars and their YouTube web series Super Power Beat Down. In 2013, Schoenke met Jason David Frank when he appeared on Super Power Beat Down. Over the next few years, Frank and Schoenke started early discussions for a new project, which would become Legend of the White Dragon.
Saban Brands worked with Bat in the Sun in a professional capacity, when they produced a live action advertisement for the addition of
Street Fighter content to the
Power Rangers: Legacy Wars mobile game in 2018. On July 18, 2019, a
Kickstarter campaign was launched, hoping to find production for the film. With a goal of $500,000, Power Rangers actors'
Johnny Yong Bosch, Jason Faunt, Ciara Hanna,
Yoshi Sudarso, and Chrysti Ane had signed on, along with Jason's daughter, Jenna Rae Frank. The campaign ended on August 18, 2019, unsuccessful in reaching its goal. A second campaign began on March 20, 2020 and lasted for 60 days, this time with a budget for a $100,000 mini-series, but offered a new stretch goal of $500,000 for a feature film. The initial goal was met in 11 days, and the campaign ended on May 27, 2020 with $508,578 raised, meeting the goal for a feature film. During the Kickstarter campaign,
Catherine Sutherland was announced to be in the film. Due to scheduling conflicts, Bosch left the project. Sudraso and Ane left the project for unknown reasons. Near the end of the campaign, the main cast was announced. Jason Faunt, Ciara Hanna and Jenna Frank remained from the original cast, joined by Rachele Brooke Smith and Andrew Bachelor. Throughout production, several more cast members were announced, including Mayling Ng, Mark Dacascos and Michael Madsen. Production began in May 2021 in Los Angeles, lasting for 42 days. In December 2021, David Ramsey and Cerina Vincent were announced as cast members in the film. Vincent was cast to replace the role originally supposed to be played by Catherine Sutherland. In July 2023, the production was granted a waiver, allowing the cast to participate in additional photography through the
2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. In March 2025, executive producer Chris Jay announced that the film is "picture-locked" and undergoing color-correcting and sound mixing, hoping to present the film to distributors within a "couple months." In July 2025, their official Twitter account stated that the movie was complete and in the hands of their distribution agent. ==Release==