The new Power Rangers movie adds another Ranger to its ranks. Chinese actor Ludi Lin has been cast as Zack, the Black Ranger, in Lionsgate's upcoming movie reboot of Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers.
Lionsgate's 'Power Rangers' Movie Casts Chinese Actor Ludi Lin as Black Ranger
Lin joins Naomi Scott, the Pink Ranger, and Dacre Montgomery, the Red Ranger, in the upcoming feature film reboot of the iconic 1990s kids action series. His previous credits include a small role in Monster Hunt, China's highest-grossing film ever, and a role in the upcoming second season of Netflix's Marco Polo.
The studio made the announcement via Instagram:
Based in part on the Japanese TV show Super Sentai, the original Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers centered on a group of ordinary high school students who are bestowed with extraterrestrial superpowers to fight alien evil.
The reboot will be directed by Dean Israelite (Project Almanac), from a script written by Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz, the screenwriting team behind X-Men: First Class.
The new Power Rangers is set to hit theaters in January 2017.
