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Elizabeth Banks Joins ‘Power Rangers’ Movie As Rita Repulsa

I’m all about nostalgia — I’ve been parked in front of my TV watching the X-Files reboot faithfully, despite the fact that it will never, ever live up to the original — but some things are just unnecessary. The fact that there’s going to be a Power Rangers movie is one of them. As of this year, the series has been off of our screens for 20 years, and sure, it was fun while it was on, as most kids of the ’90s will attest to… but do we really need a movie? I think not, but it’s happening, and Elizabeth Banks has been cast as Rita Repulsa in the project.

The announcement was made via the Power Rangers Instagram account this morning (LOL), and I mean… I guess that’s cool? Elizabeth has already been part of one popular kids franchise, playing Effie in the Hunger Games movies, so I suppose this is in line with her established career trajectory. I do find her rather likable and it gives me hope that she’s in this. Maybe it won’t be a low budget mess? I mean, it’ll probably be a high budget disaster, but whatever!

Will you go see the Power Rangers movie? Do you think kid these days will be into it? Remember when that guy who played Deker in Power Rangers Samurai stabbed his roommate with a samurai sword and got charged with his murder?