'Angels' star: 'Reboot takes new direction'

Ramon Rodriguez has claimed that the Charlie's Angels reboot will take the franchise in a new direction.

It was confirmed earlier this month that the actor will play a revamped version of Charlie's liaison Bosley in the ABC pilot.

He told Assignment X: "The mere fact of them casting me... shows they're going in a new direction. With respect to everyone else [who went before], this is a whole new take. This is my version of Bosley."

Rodriguez also revealed that the new Bosley will be adept both with technology and in physical combat.

"I'm doing martial arts training," he confirmed. "Bosley is also a tech savvy guy."

The Battle: Los Angeles star joked that he has been "preparing for his role [his] whole life".

"I grew up with three sisters," he explained. "They watched the original show and they got even more excited [about the reboot] when I got [the part of] Bosley."

The Charlie's Angels pilot will begin shooting in Miami next week.

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