IRON MAN 2 Actress Olivia Munn Cast As 'Psylocke' In X-MEN: APOCALYPSE

IRON MAN 2 Actress Olivia Munn Cast As 'Psylocke' In X-MEN: APOCALYPSE

X-Men: Apocalypse has added another mutant to the mix. Director Bryan Singer has announced via Instagram that Mortdecai actress Olivia Munn has joined the ensemble cast of the upcoming X-Men sequel. Come check it out!

By RohanPatel - Apr 13, 2015 02:04 PM EST
Filed Under: X-Men: Apocalypse

A few weeks ago, we heard Fox was actively looking to cast the role of Psylocke in their upcoming X-Men: Apocalypse, and now, with production set to kick off shortly, it looks like they've finally found their actress. In an Instagram post, director Bryan Singer has announced that Olivia Munn will join the giant ensemble cast of the upcoming sequel to 2014's X-Men: Days Of Future Past as the telepathic Betsy Braddock a.k.a. Psylocke! This marks Munn's second foray into the comic book movie genre as she also had a small part in 2010's Iron Man 2. A few of her other recent projects include roles in Lionsgate's Mortdecai, HBO's The Newsroom, and NBC's Chuck.

What do you guys think of the casting? Sound off with your thoughts below! 


 

Excited to welcome @oliviamunn as Betsy Braddock! #Psylocke #XmenApocalypse #XMEN

A photo posted by Bryan Singer (@bryanjaysinger) on


"You won’t feel at the end of the movie that it set up Apocalypse. What it does is it sets up possibilities. But what we’ll discover in Apocalypse is that events in this movie made that happen. … Apocalypse deals with ancient mutancy. What would humans have thought mutants were? What would mutants think humans were? You’re dealing with gods and things like that. And what if one survived and what if that found its way into our world?" -Bryan Singer


X-Men: Apocalypse will feature:
Director: Bryan Singer
Hugh Jackman as Logan/Wolverine
James McAvoy as Charles Xavier/Professor X
Michael Fassbender as Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto
Jennifer Lawrence as Raven Darkholme/Mystique
Nicholas Hoult as Hank McCoy/Beast
Evan Peters as Peter Maximoff/Quicksilver
Oscar Isaac as Apocalypse
Channing Tatum as Remy LaBeau/Gambit
Tye Sheridan as Scott Summers/Cyclops
Sophie Turner as Jean Grey/Phoenix
Alexandra Shipp as Ororo Munroe/Storm
Kodi Smit-McPhee as Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler
Ben Hardy as Warren Worthington III/Archangel
Olivia Munn as Betsy Braddock/Psylocke
 
X-Men: Apocalypse hits theaters May 27, 2016


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Pasto
Pasto - 4/13/2015, 1:23 PM






......huh.....
DEVLIN712
DEVLIN712 - 4/13/2015, 1:24 PM
I love this casting.
This film is shaping up to be the X-Men film I've always wanted.
The (almost) original team plus the best mutants thereafter.
2016 is going to be one hell of a year.
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 4/13/2015, 1:26 PM
I can really dig it.

ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 4/13/2015, 1:49 PM
Oh hell yes

LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 4/13/2015, 2:01 PM


All I know is it's better then Ratner.
FordEl
FordEl - 4/13/2015, 2:04 PM
I like her. Hse's great in the News Room and she's hilarious as a person. I miss Attack of the Show
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 4/13/2015, 2:04 PM
Now besides from being hot, she's actually a really decent actress. And I guess you could say she looks the part even though she isn't Asian, but I think that's always been what the reader thinks? I hope she uses a British accent.

@Ghostyy that's some awesome art.
NeatoBurrito
NeatoBurrito - 4/13/2015, 2:05 PM
she finally director banged to the top
Havenless
Havenless - 4/13/2015, 2:05 PM
Ick
JoJo1982
JoJo1982 - 4/13/2015, 2:05 PM


Giggity
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 4/13/2015, 2:05 PM
@DrDoom Please never change. Your word is law.
MercwithMouth
MercwithMouth - 4/13/2015, 2:05 PM
The fact that she's past Chinese makes this casting work very well. My top pick was Olivia Wilde, who's a better actress, but I can dig it.
Desr0w
Desr0w - 4/13/2015, 2:05 PM
She's a terrible actress...



But she excelled in other qualities for sure.
TheAmericanPatriot
TheAmericanPatriot - 4/13/2015, 2:06 PM
Is she even Asian?
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 4/13/2015, 2:06 PM
@DrDoom she's really good in The Newsroom and was rather solid in a supporting role in Magic Mike. I dig the casting.
MercwithMouth
MercwithMouth - 4/13/2015, 2:06 PM
Part***

@MrCBM

She is part Asian, her mother is part Chinese.
YeezusWept
YeezusWept - 4/13/2015, 2:06 PM










Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 4/13/2015, 2:06 PM
@MrCBM she's Asian.
imkennypowers
imkennypowers - 4/13/2015, 2:07 PM
Ineedrevelation
Ineedrevelation - 4/13/2015, 2:07 PM
Pedobear too old photo: Pedobear too old 969fe_ORIG-pedo_bear_too_old_zps4bcf0e32.jpg
JDUKE25
JDUKE25 - 4/13/2015, 2:07 PM
Awesome casting. She better have purple hair too....
KingJames
KingJames - 4/13/2015, 2:07 PM
She's not even that cute
Dingbat
Dingbat - 4/13/2015, 2:08 PM
I dig it
imkennypowers
imkennypowers - 4/13/2015, 2:08 PM
@TheAmericanPatriot - "Is she even Asian?"
Spideyshawn
Spideyshawn - 4/13/2015, 2:08 PM
I like this casting.
Nick56
Nick56 - 4/13/2015, 2:08 PM
>Jean
>Cyclops
>Angel
>Storm
>Jubilee
>Psylocke
>Nightcrawler
>Gambit
>Quicksilver
>Prof. X
>Beast
>Mystique
>Magneto
>Apocalypse

[frick] me Im excited. First Class and DOFP were two of my favourite CBMs in years - no doubt that this will continue that trend.
Shadowmaster35
Shadowmaster35 - 4/13/2015, 2:09 PM
One of the hotteest women on the planet is playing my 3rd favorite female character of all time!
Dingbat
Dingbat - 4/13/2015, 2:09 PM
@KingJames

What's your girlfriend look like?
YeezusWept
YeezusWept - 4/13/2015, 2:09 PM
@Desstrokke

What are you implying?

KingJames
KingJames - 4/13/2015, 2:09 PM
@Dingbat

Don't have one lol. I should probably shutup
spidey1994
spidey1994 - 4/13/2015, 2:09 PM
I don't know how to feel about this, though I do like Olivia Munn. I wonder if they'll make her British.
FordEl
FordEl - 4/13/2015, 2:10 PM
@MrCBM

She's white and asian
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