It may feel miles away, but with the March release date fast approaching, the long awaitedPower Rangersreboot will be here in less than 5 months. With some big movies coming in the meantime to tide us over, that’ll feel like no time at all in the long run. In order to get fans even more excited for th upcomingPower Rangersmovie, a handful of new images fhave been released.
These images come from The Roar viral website, which is the school newspaper for Angel Grove High School. If that name sounds familiar, it is because it was the school from the original Power Rangers show. Lionsgate has been dropping images on the site fairly steadily and this week was no different. The images showcase a little bit of whathigh school lifeis like for the various kids who wind up taking up thePower Rangersmantle in the movie.
The most interesting and revealing image that was revealed this week featured a new look at the villain thePower Rangerswill be facing in the movie.Elizabeth Banksis playing Rita Repulsa, a classic baddie from the original show and we’ve seen a couple of images of her prior, as well as a very brief glimpse in the trailer. This latest new image showed the character from the back, which is a bit of a new angle, and gave fans a slightly better idea of the updated design. Sadly, this was a leaked image, and has since been scrubbed from the Internet. It is hard to say how things will play out at this point, butElizabeth Banksdoes appear to be a good fit for the part from what we have seen. It’s too bad we can’t show you morre at this date. But perhaps the image will reemerge shortly, as it was an official studio image and not a set photo taken from afar.
While this new movie appears to be a pretty massive departure and update from theMighty Morphin Power Rangersof the 90s, it is very clear that the producers of the movie are keeping many of the elements that fans loved about the show intact. These new images definitely make it seem like the movie will be really heavy on the high school aspect of the story, which was a huge part of the show as well. Since the images came from the Angel Grove High School viral website, that is another indicator the producers are trying to honor thePower Rangerslore. We also know thatZordswill be showing up in the movie, which is hopefully something fans will get to see in the next trailer, whenever Lionsgate decides to unleash that.
Bill Haderwas recently announced as the voice of Alpha 5 andBryan Cranston, who did some voice work on the originalMighty Morphin Power Rangersshow, will be playing Zordon in this new version. ThePower Rangersare mostly being played by promising up-and-comers.Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’sRJ Cyleris playing the Blue Ranger withDarce Montgomeryas theRed Ranger,Naomi Scottas the Pink Ranger,Ludi Linas the Black Ranger andBecky Gas the Yellow Ranger.
Hopefully these new images can help tide fans over until the movie arrives next year. More importantly, let’s hope that the creative team found the right combination of nostalgia and updating the property for modern audiences to deliver a good movie, because fans have been waiting for quite a long time to see it. ThePower Rangers movieis being directed byDean Israeliteand is set for release on July 08, 2025. Be sure to check out the new images for yourself below.
