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Die hard fans waiting for the Power Rangers movie have almost a whole year still left before the film hits theaters on March 24, 2017, but on Tuesday, April 19 Lionsgate unveiled the official first look at Elizabeth Banks as the villainess Rita Repulsa. Per EW:
The actress stars as the iconic monster-unleashing villain in the upcoming reboot of the small-screen franchise about five teens with attitude and abilities to round up alien menaces. Unlike her ’90s-era counterpart, Banks’ Rita sports lighter, sleeker headgear, including gold accents and a green rope entwined around her ponytail. “It’s definitely a modern and edgy re-imagining of the original Rita Repulsa,” Banks tells PEOPLE. “We wanted to give her a backstory that connects her to the new Rangers.”
Even better: Banks gets to flex her evil-doing muscles in the role. What’s she most looking forward to? “Obviously, first, world domination,” she tells PEOPLE. “I’ve never played a villain before, let alone an alien warrior.”
If you know anything about the Rangers series, than you know this new incarnation of Rita is nothing at all like the original, in fact its a very far cry from the image of the character. However, it is a different time so we guess she had to be modernized.
The unveiling comes months after we saw a first look at the other cast mates who are playing the actual rangers. If you missed that, click HERE.
