Elizabeth Banks has been cast as the Big Bad Rita Repulsa in Lionsgate's "Power Ranger" reboot. The production tweeted out the news earlier this morning as did the actress herself.
How evil @ElizabethBanks joins the #PowerRangersMovie cast as the villainous, #RitaRepulsa. pic.twitter.com/BJQV1KAwYv
— Power Rangers (@PowerRangers) February 2, 2016
After 10,000 years, I'm free! It's time to conquer Earth!!⚡️ Time to play #RitaRepulsa #PowerRangersMovie pic.twitter.com/ouzd2BtkUI — Elizabeth Banks (@ElizabethBanks) February 2, 2016
In the original series, Rita Repulsa was an alien witch and the primary antagonist in the first season of the "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" TV series in the United States.
Lionsgate plans to release this reboot on March 24, 2017 as an origin story. Den Isrealite is directing and the main four Power Rangers will be played Becky G, Becky G, Ludi Lin, Dacre Montgomery and R.J. Cyler.
Banks was last seen in 2015's "The Hunger Games: Mocking Jay - Part II" and "Pitch Perfect 2," the latter of which served as her directorial debut. She will next helm the reboot of the "Charlie's Angels" franchise for Sony Pictures.
