--- description: In the words of Alpha 5, "Aye-yi-yi-yi-yi!" title: Becky G to Play Yellow Ranger in New 'Power Rangers' Movie image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltafc13a852f55488d/69886efda988ca32a16b511c/becky-g-yellow-ranger.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Becky G to Play Yellow Ranger in New _Power Rangers_ Movie  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 30, 2015 6:57 PM CUT  Becky G visits in Philadelphia on Sept. 30. Becky G visits in Philadelphia on Sept. 30.Owen Sweeney—Invision/AP  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 30, 2015 6:57 PM CUT The Power Rangers have found their yellow ranger: Becky G will play one of the mighty morphin’ [“teenagers with attitude”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0YkXmebAGM "undefined") in the upcoming _Power Rangers_ movie, slated to hit theaters in 2017. The pop star and actress born Rebecca Gomez—[an alumna of TIME’s Most Influential Teens list](http://time.com/3486048/most-influential-teens-2014/ "undefined")—recently had a role on the second season of _Empire_. She’s also scored a handful of Top 40 hits with songs like “Shower,” “Break a Sweat” and “Can’t Stop Dancing.” With her selection, the new cast of up-and-coming talent is now complete. Previously announced castings include Dacre Montgomery as the red ranger, Naomi Scott as the pink ranger, RJ Cyler as the blue ranger and Ludi Lin as the black ranger. While the new movie has been described as a reboot of the 1993 television series _Mighty Morphin Power Rangers_, which spawned a theatrical film in 1995, [Collider has reported](http://collider.com/power-rangers-movie-villains-timeline-opening-scene-details/?utm%5Fsource=twitter&utm%5Fmedium=social&utm%5Fcampaign=collidersocial "undefined") that the project will be continuous with the current iteration of the TV show, _Power Rangers Dino Charge._ The last time the rangers hit the big screen was in 1997 with _Turbo: a Power Rangers Movie._ > [](https://twitter.com/PowerRangers/status/660143138250485760) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4094817/becky-g-yellow-ranger-power-rangers-movie/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4094817/becky-g-yellow-ranger-power-rangers-movie/"},"headline":"Becky G to Play Yellow Ranger in New Power Rangers Movie","datePublished":"2015-10-30T18:57:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T12:14:14.607Z","description":"In the words of Alpha 5, \"Aye-yi-yi-yi-yi!\"","url":"https://time.com/4094817/becky-g-yellow-ranger-power-rangers-movie/","keywords":["movies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltafc13a852f55488d/69886efda988ca32a16b511c/becky-g-yellow-ranger.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltafc13a852f55488d/69886efda988ca32a16b511c/becky-g-yellow-ranger.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Becky G","caption":"Becky G","creditText":"Owen Sweeney—Invision/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4094817/becky-g-yellow-ranger-power-rangers-movie/","name":"Becky G to Play Yellow Ranger in New Power Rangers Movie"}}]}] ```