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Elizabeth Banks has been cast as the villainous Rita Repulsa in Lionsgate’s

movie. The production tweeted out the news this morning and so did she:

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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

Rita Repulsa, an alien witch in Power Rangers mythology, was the main baddie in the first season of the

Lionsgate has set a March 24, 2017 release date for its reboot, with the new incarnation serving as an origin story. Dean Isrealite is directing and the ninja-skills foursome will be played by Becky G, Ludi Lin, Dacre Montgomery and R.J. Cyler.

I like her but she makes the worst career choices of any actress I can think of....

A reboot is a great idea. They need to separate themselves from any connection to the cheesy...

Perhaps she just wants to have some fun playing an OTT villain.

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Just don’t be a reboot for God’s sake – have it be a regeneration of Rita’s or something. A reboot would be a stupid idea, after all, multiple universes aren’t part of Power Rangers’s myth- *remembers RPM*

A reboot is a great idea. They need to separate themselves from any connection to the cheesy classic Power Rangers.

After all the diversity talk in Hollywood they cast a blonde Caucasian. Michelle Yeoh would’ve been a better choice or even Lucy Liu.

I like her but she makes the worst career choices of any actress I can think of. She should be doing movies that are actually worthy of her talent. Instead she does garbage like this and Pitch Perfect. *shakes head*

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