Bryan Cranston to play the good guy in Power Rangers

Los Angeles — Bryan Cranston is teaming up with the Power Rangers for a film reboot of the franchise.

The Breaking Bad star says on Twitter that he'll play Power Rangers creator Zordon in the 2017 film. Cranston, as Zordon, will use his team of teenage superheroes to square off against Elizabeth Banks' alien villain Rita Repulsa in The Power Rangers.

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 mighty #Zordon has officially been cast! Please welcome #BryanCranston to the #PowerRangersMovie - Coming in 2017.

A photo posted by Power Rangers (@powerrangersmovie) on Jun 21, 2016 at 4:30pm PDT

Cranston has been busy on the big screen since the end of Breaking Bad in 2013. He starred in 2014's summer blockbuster, Godzilla, and will portray a U.S. Customs agent who helped bust drug lord Pablo Escobar in The Infiltrator, which is set to be released next month.