March 24 2017
Things always come full circle when trying to reboot a franchise. With all the iterations of the Power Ranger Series it was hard to keep track of them all and the plot lines. But this movies promises from the look of the trailer to be a more edgier version of the original that started it all. I guess its target audience is the ones that grew up with the series and to do so they had to make it more appealing to an older audience in the meantime not losing the corny campy charm of that made the series popular with children. It will be interesting to see how they balance that out.
Plot and Character list from Wikipedia
Five teens with attitude are inexplicably brought together by coincidence or destiny to become the newest generation in a line of warriors known as the Power Rangers. The world rests in their hands as Rita Repulsa, a powerful witch, launches an assault with a army of stone golems and a giant golden monster.
Cast
- Dacre Montgomery as Jason Lee Scott/Red Ranger: The leader of the Power Rangers and Kimberly’s love interest
Naomi Scott as Kimberly Hart/Pink Ranger: A member of the Power Rangers and Jason’s love interest.
RJ Cyler as Billy Cranston/Blue Ranger: A member of the Power Rangers.
Becky G as Trini Kwan/Yellow Ranger: A member of the Power Rangers.
Ludi Lin as Zack Taylor/Black Ranger: A member of the Power Rangers.
Bryan Cranston as Zordon: The mentor of the Power Rangers, and original ancient Red Ranger. Zordon lived millions of years ago before becoming a part of the Morphing Grid, as he is in modern-day.
Elizabeth Banks as Rita Repulsa: An alien invader, and enemy of the Power Rangers. Repulsa is a 65-million-year-old former Green Ranger, who has gone rogue. She creates the monster Goldar in attempts to steal the Zeo Crystal, an artifact that channels the Morphing Grid, a dimension that weaves through all things and gives the Power Rangers their powers. Repulsa seeks to return the crystal to her master, Lord Zedd.
Bill Hader as Alpha 5: The robot assistant of Zordon, whose metallic body can mutate for various purposes.
David Denman as Sam Scott: Jason’s father.
Sarah Grey as Amanda
Anjali Jay as Maddy Hart: Kimberly’s mother.
Patrick Sabongui as Mr. Kwan: Trini’s father.
Emily Maddison as Rebecca
Kayden Magnuson as Pearl Scott: Jason’s sister.
Ranjit Samra as Security Guard
Jaime Callica as Officer Bebe
Goldar and the Putty Patrol will also reportedly be appearing in the film.
Link to Sabans Official Power Ranger Website