It’s morphin’ time!

‘Power Rangers’ film to hit cinema screens in 2017

TV staple Power Rangers is coming to theatres in 2017 with a big-screen revival that will introduce a new version of the classic line-up of five alien-blasting teens, reported Entertainment Weekly. The first look of pop star Becky G, RJ Cyler, Naomi Scott, Ludi Lin, and Dacre Montgomery, Billy, Kimberly, Zack, and Jason, was unveiled recently.

While the roster might sound familiar, director Dean Israelite shared he wanted this superhero story to reflect the lives of the teenagers of today. The new Power Rangers is a coming-of-age story for this “disenfranchised and disparate” group of teens, who do not know each other when the new story begins.

This modern setting was also taken into account during the casting process. “From the very beginning, diversity was a very important part of the whole process,” he said. “We switched all of the races around but we made sure that the essence of each of those characters remains intact.”



Speaking about the costumes for the actors, Israelite added, “We’ve really pushed ourselves to make them different from other superhero costumes that are out there.”

Published in The Express Tribune, March 5^th, 2016.

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