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RJ Cyler cast as the Blue Ranger in Power Rangers

October 23, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl star RJ Cyler has become the latest addition to the cast of the Power Rangers movie, with the official Twitter account revealing that he’s secured the role of Billy Cranston, a.k.a. The Blue Ranger.

Cyler’s casting follows yesterday’s news that Ludi Lin (Marco Polo, Monster Hunt) will play Zack Taylor/The Black Ranger, while the cast also features Naomi Scott (The Martian) as  Kimberly Ann Hart/The Pink Ranger and Dacre Montgomery (Bertrand the Terrible) as Jason Lee Scott/The Red Ranger.

Power Rangers is set for release on January 13th 2017, with Dean Israelite (Project Almanac) directing from a script by Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz (X-Men: First Class).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL18yMRIfoszEaHYNDTy5C-cH9Oa2gN5ng&v=W04aXcyQ0NQ

Originally published October 23, 2015. Updated April 15, 2018.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Power Rangers, RJ Cyler

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, and the founder and editor-in-chief of the pop culture media brand Flickering Myth. As a producer, his work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and suspense thriller Death Among the Pines, and he is also the author of the book Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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