Dacre Montgomery is the Red Ranger in Dean Israelite's "Power Rangers." (Photo : Twitter/@PowerRangers)
Dean Israelite's upcoming costume hero film "Power Rangers" has found its Red Ranger in "Betrand the Terrible" actor Dacre Montgomery.
It has been tweeted by the official "Power Rangers" Twitter account that Montgomery is set to don the red Power Ranger suit in Israelite's forthcoming film. The tweet shows a photo of the actor along with his name as the red ranger. The caption red "Every #PowerRangers squad needs a leader. Welcome Dacre Montgomery as the Red Ranger in the 2017 #PowerRangersMovie!"
Overall, the post got more than 250 favorites and more than 300 re-tweets.
The Twitter post did not mention the name of the Red Ranger, which suggests that casting for Israelite's coming project had been strategic to ensure that the actual names of the Power Rangers would not be revealed, according to Screen Rant.
For the time being, Montgomery seems to have a short list with regard to his appearances in films. Aside from Karen Farmer's short adventure fantasy "Betrand the Terrible," Montgomery was also part of David Vincent Smith's drama television movie "Family Tree Plot." The actor has no other ongojng projects at this point.
Israelite's "Power Rangers" is set to pick up from the events in the most recent television series "Power Rangers Dino Charge," according to Comic Book Resources. The film's villain will be Scorpina, Rita Repulsa's cruel and threatening follower who is set to return to torment the titular team.
The 1993 "Might Morphin Power Rangers" followed a group of teenagers who can morph into superheroes who wear colored costumes tasked to fight monsters that threaten Earth, along with the giant robots called Zords. The Zords can be summoned to battle colossal aliens and they can also assemble themselves into a single fighting robot.
Along with Montgomery, "The Martian" actress Naomi Scott is set to play the Pink Ranger. Meanwhile, "It Follows" actor Daniel Zovatto, "Chasing Life" star Ross Butler, and "Major Crimes" actor Brian "Sene" Marc auditioned for the role of Zack/ the Black Ranger
Aside from Israelite as the film's director, "X-Men: First Class" writers Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz are on board to pen the script of the upcoming "Power Rangers."
Israelite's new "Power Rangers" is slated to premiere in theaters in the United States on Jan. 13, 2017.
