Insert your “Blue Sky” jokes here.
Bryan Cranston, the actor most recently known for his portrayal of Walter White in the AMC TV series Breaking Bad, has been cast as Zordon, the mentor of the Power Rangers, in the eponymous upcoming movie. Cranston announced the casting on his Twitter account:
Excited to play #Zordon in the #PowerRangersMovie! T or F: #BlueRanger Billy Cranston was named after what actor? https://t.co/d3ltjpcDKb
— Bryan Cranston (@BryanCranston) June 21, 2016
The casting choice is a pretty nice callback for the actor. Bryan Cranston’s career began with voiceover work, including two of the villains in the original Power Rangers TV series. On the Tweet, Cranston makes reference to the fact that Billy Cranston, the Blue Ranger, was named after him. Billy’s name was, in fact, inspired by Bryan.
It has not been mentioned if Cranston will simply voice the disembodied head Zordon or provide motion capture work. Considering the changes made for the movie already, I wouldn’t count out crazy versions of either scenario. I prefer the image of a blue Heisenberg looking down and commanding Rita Repulsa to “say my name!”
