Saban's Power Rangers, or simply Power Rangers, is a 2017 American superhero film based on the superhero team of the same name, written by John Gatins and directed by Dean Israelite. It will be the third film of the Power Rangers film franchise and is also a reboot that features the main characters of the original Power Rangers television series, portrayed by a new cast. The film stars Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, RJ Cyler, Becky G, Ludi Lin, Bill Hader, Bryan Cranston and Elizabeth Banks. In the film, Zordon recruits five high school students to form a team that must stop an alien threat led by the witch Rita Repulsa.