Director Bryan Singer announced that rising actress Olivia Munn has won the role of Psylocke in X-MEN: APOCALYPSE.
“Excited to welcome Olivia Munn as Betsy Braddock!”
The fan-favorite character debuted in Marvel Comics’ Captain Britain #8 in 1976 and joined the X-Men in New Mutants Annual #2 in 1986. Her real is name Betsy Braddock and she’s a highly-trained fighter who carries the mutant abilities of precognition, telepathy, telekinesis and the ability to wield a psychic katana and knife.
Munn has been winning roles in the films such as “Iron Man 2,” “Magic Mike” and “Mortdecai” after starting out as a television show host for six years on G4’s Attack of the Show!
She will join pre-existing X-Men cast members, along with newcomers Oscar Isaac as Apocalypse, Sophie Turner as Jean Grey, Tye Sheridan as Cyclops, Alexandra Shipp as Storm, Kodi Smit-McPhee as Nightcrawler and Lana Condor as Jubilee.
Production begins in a matter of weeks for a May 27, 2016 theatrical release.
Dear OMFG, From G4 to XMEN you've been THE BEST road dogs. Thanks for staying on the ride with me. This one's for you. #Psylocke #XMEN
— oliviamunn (@oliviamunn) April 13, 2015
We are finally gonna see Psylocke in a proper role in the films! so YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! And no Maggie Q and Jamie Chung in the role! LOL! Olivia Munn is a good choice!
However, if they ever jump back to the present or future period, she would be an old lady, unless she ages slow or she time-travels but in the mean time I’m excited to see my favorite X-Men character in the big screen! Don’t screw her up Bryan Singer!
I was hoping for Maggie Q or Jamie Chung (who said she wanted the role), lol. Olivia Munn is a very interesting choice. I never thought of her, but I think she’s capable and can pull it off. 🙂
It’s getting a Little too crowded, don’t you think?
Xavier
Mystique
Magneto
Beast
Scott
Jean
Storm
Apocalypse
Angel
Nightcrawler
Jubilee
Psylocke
I see THE LAST STAND all over again.
It feels a bit crowded, but some of these roles may (unfortunately) have little to no dialogue. Guessing they need X-Men, Brotherhood and Apocalypse baddies. I expect Prof X, Magneto and Mystique to be the main characters again and everyone else supporting.
Bryan will pull it together!
so you want to see a movie with less than 12 people? two of which will be villains? lol ok….how about you count all the people in avengers. now you see. whiplash. i could go on. a movie (like life) needs more than 4 people to make it work
I hope Psulocke is a time traveler or she doesnt age
She would look standing along with Halle Famke Anna Hugh James Channing and the rest of the ot cast
I know some people are going to be concerned about too many characters but Star Wars and LOTR trilogy has a lot of characters in it as well and they all equally were respected and given screen time and Bryan Singer already proved he can handle an ensemble cast with DOFP. so i am not concerned. At the very least X-Men always had a collection of overpopulated characters in each issue of its books.
Well, Wolverine was still front and center on DPFP , I’m hoping that he does a better job balancing the assemble cast in this movie. The focas will be on Xavier, Magneto, and Mystique. However, it also should be on Storm, Cyclops, &. Jean.the rest should fall after them. It is there turn to shine.
Likely a caemo. Theres so many being cast in this movie. Its starting to feel like Last Stand.