Newcomer Dacre Montgomery has been cast as the Red Ranger in Lionsgate’s upcoming “Power Rangers” reboot.The studio made the announcement via Twitter. The cast also includes Naomi Scott, who is playing the Pink Ranger.Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz are penning the script, with Haim Saban, Brian Casentini and Allison Shearmur producing.The story reimagines the origins of the “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers,” a group of high school kids who find themselves infused with extraterrestrial powers and unite to save the world with the aid of giant mechanical vehicles known as Zords.The 1993 Fox Kids TV series became a pop culture phenomenon and inspired a theatrical film, “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie,” in 1995. The original iteration of the series ran until 1996, when the franchise was renamed simply “Power Rangers,” with different subtitles every season.
