Director Bryan Singer has announced a trio of actors for his upcoming X-MEN: APOCALYPSE, which finds the X-Men battling the villainous En Sabah Nur in 1983. Alexandra Shipp (Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B) will play Storm, Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones) will play Jean Grey and Tye Sheridan (Mud) will play Cyclops!
The roles were previously made famous by Halle Berry, Famke Janssen and James Marsden, respectively.
Filming begins this April in Montreal for a May 27, 2016 theatrical release.
I love the choices. What do you think?
Meet our new and brilliant young mutants: @Alexshipppp as #Storm @SophieT as #JeanGrey and @TyeSheridan as #Cyclops.
#XmenApocalypse
— Bryan Singer (@BryanSinger) January 23, 2015
OMG
— Sophie Turner (@SophieT) January 23, 2015
My current mood right now https://t.co/IM1xR7H8yG
— Alexandra Shipp (@AlexShipppp) January 23, 2015
A taste of their acting skills:
Keke palmer should’ve played storm she is perfect for the character!