Originally published March 27, 2017. Updated April 16, 2018.
Minor spoilers for Power Rangers follow. You have been warned…
Lionsgate and Saban’s big screen reboot of Power Rangers ends on a cliffhanger that a new student named Tommy will be joining them in Saturday afternoon detention. Traditionally, Tommy has been depicted as a male, but the Red Ranger (Dacre Montgomery) says he and the rest of the cast are in favor of flipping the gender role.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Montgomery explains: “A lot of the cast and I have discussed that we think it should be a girl. It makes it even three girls, three boys. It’s left blank. It’s a cliffhanger. Whoever you’re going to drop into that position — whether it’s a girl, it’s inevitably going to create drama. It’ll be interesting to drop that drama into it and see how we all relate to it and work with it.”
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Let us know in the comments how you’d feel about a gender-switched Tommy in the Power Rangers series of films…
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Saban’s POWER RANGERS follows five ordinary teens who must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town of Angel Grove — and the world — is on the verge of being obliterated by an alien threat. Chosen by destiny, our heroes quickly discover they are the only ones who can save the planet. But to do so, they will have to overcome their real-life issues and before it’s too late, band together as the Power Rangers.
Power Rangers stars Becky G as the Yellow Ranger, Ludi Lin as the Black Ranger, Naomi Scott as the Pink Ranger, Dacre Montgomery as the Red Ranger, R.J. Cyler as the Blue Ranger, Bryan Cranston as Zordon, Bill Hader as Alpha 5 and Elizabeth Banks as Rita Repulsa.
