Director Bryan Singer announced via Twitter and Instagram that actress Olivia Munn will be joining the cast of X-Men: Apocalypse as Betsy Braddock/Psylocke.
It’s interesting she’s been cast since the character was an English women and was changed into an Asian assassin only after an event called the Siege Perilous. Munn is of mixed background, and more resembles the changed version of the character.
Director Bryan Singer has announced on Twitter the latest addition to the apparently still growing cast to X-Men: Apocalypse. Lana Condor will be the latest actor to portray the character in the film. We couldn’t find much, actually nothing, as far as her previous roles.
Condor is the fourth actress to play the character in a live action film. Heather McComb played the character in the Generation X television film, Katrina Florence was her in the first X-Men film, and Kea Wong played the role in X2 and X-Men: Last Stand.
Director Bryan Singer surprised folks tonight by Tweeting up the casting of Storm, Cyclops, and Jean Grey for the next X-Men film, X-Men: Apocalypse.
Alexandra Shipp will be suiting up as Storm, Sophie Turner as Jean Grey, and Tye Sheridan as Cyclops.
Shipp is a singer/songwriter as well as actress. She is mostly known for the Nickelodeon show House of Anubis, and will be seen in the NWA biopic Straight Out of Compton.
Turner is known as Sansa Stark in the HBO television series Game of Thrones, and will play Mary Shelley in Mary Shelley’s Monster.
Sheridan most high profile role was in the movie Mud, and he’s also appeared on Last Man Standing.
X-Men: Apocalypse is set to hit theaters in May 2016.
So what’d folks think of Gotham last night? We talked about it on Graphic Policy Radio, which will be posted tomorrow for folks who missed it.
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CBLDF – 22 Banned and Challenged Comics – 22 Examples of idiocy.
The Beat – The Bendis Board goes bye-bye and so does a slice of comics history – A little bit of history gone.
ICv2 – Bryan Singer to Direct ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ – It was said he was going to a while ago, but it’s official now.
Kotaku – Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes: The Kotaku Review – Who’s getting this?
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The weekend is here! Who’s seeing Veronica Mars?
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CBR – Fox Denies “Fantastic Four” Rumors – Hrm.
ICv2 – DC Plans ‘Bombshell’ Covers – Yeah, I don’t see this one going over well.
Collider – Bryan Singer Says X-MEN: APOCALYPSE Will Take Place in the 1980s; New DAYS OF FUTURE PAST Images Released – This could be cool….
CBLDF – Iranian Artists Struggle with Self-Censorship – Very interesting.
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It’s Sunday. I’ve been spending the weekend reading comics and watching the Olympics. What has everyone else been up to to pass the time?
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ICv2 – Bryan Singer Snags Rights to Red 5’s ‘Haunted’ – Pretty cool.
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Director Bryan Singer Tweeted out the hashtags #xmen and #apocalypse and 2016. Either Apocalypse is running for President, and the X-Men have to stop him, or maybe we just got a hint as to what to expect in the next X-Men movie installment after next year’s X-Men: Days of Future Past?
Update: The Wrap reports that movie studio Fox has confirmed that X-Men: Apocalypse is indeed the sequel and hits theaters May 27, 2016.
On the day Marvel releases the first trailer for next years Captain America: Winter Solider, director Bryan Singer releases a teaser trailer for next year’s X-Men: Days of Future Past. Judging by the two of them, 2014 is going to be great!
It’s new comic book day! What’s everyone getting?
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Spinoff Online – Tom Hiddleston Confirms Loki Won’t Appear in ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ – Huh. Now I wonder why they keep pushing him?
Graphic Novel Reporter – Comic Books and Graphic Novels as Literature: A Look at Columbia’s Course – Nice!
Bleeding Cool – Bryan Singer’s Conceit For Bringing Back Professor X And Other X-Men Bits – Ok then.
The Plain Dealer – ‘Captain America’ pays Cleveland more than $210,000 for movie shoot: Mark Naymik – I’ve always wondered how much they pay.
Bleeding Cool – Neil Gaiman Says A Black Actor Turned Down The Role Of Doctor Who – Any guesses who?
Bleeding Cool – All DC Comics 3D Covers Sold Out And Will Be Allocated. 2D Versions And Digital Versions Available For A Dollar Less. – Anyone shocked or didn’t see this coming?
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Bryan Singer has given us a decent look at one of the possible versions of Sentinel for the upcoming movie X-Men: Days of Future Past. There’s a build up to the movie celebrating 50 years of Trask Industries who create the mutant hunting robots and this year actually is the 50th anniversary for the X-Men. This movie is looking cooler and cooler.
