Who Should Play the Green Ranger?

 A lot of the main cast from the Power Ranger want another female character which makes sense since Rita Repulsa is revealed to be the original green ranger (or was she?).  Others feel differently about this. Me? Well, I’m an advocate for more persons of color on the screen even more so young African-American men because the fact is there should be more of us on or behind the screen. (RJ Cyler who plays as Billy Cranston stole the movie from the other actors but that’s another post.) After giving it some thought, I figured I’d give my two scents on who should be cast as the new Green Ranger. My top 3 in no particular order:

Who Should Play the Green Ranger?

Trevor Jackson: It would be fun to see Trevor play the total opposite to RJ. What do I mean by this? Billy Cranston, played by RJ Cyler, is a autistic but intelligent loner. Trevor’s embodiment of Tommy should be a character on the same cognitive and social skills of Dacre Montgomery’s character Jason BUT with more swagger. If you want Tommy to have more of an edge, I think Trevor’s look and acting chops from American Crime would fit nicely into this particular Tommy.

Jordan Fisher:  Jordan is a well-balanced actor capable of going into any direction you want the Character Tommy to be. Especially if the writers/Producers want Tommy to be another “first” like Billy (autistic) or Trini (LGBT). Now, I’m not saying that Trevor isn’t capable of playing Tommy with a background like Billy or Trini. He can. I just feel that Jordan’s “look” make him a safe choice without discrediting his acting chops.

Amandla Stenberg: Amandla would be an awesome choice as Tomi. We’ve seen what she can do in Columbiana and the Hunger Games when she was younger. I’m pretty excited to see what kind of performance she will give us in her upcoming movie Everything. Amandla would be a win-win on “having more persons of color” & “More Women” on the screen front.