Olivia Munn Cast As Psylocke For X-Men: Apocalypse

X-Men: Apocaylpse has found its Psylocke, and it’s Olivia Munn.

Bryan Singer announced the news on Instagram with, “Excited to welcome @oliviamunn as Betsy Braddock!”

Munn is no stranger to the geek culture having been a part of Attack of the Show. She was also featured in HBO’s popular series, Newsroom.

Munn is excited as well as she tweeted: “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.”

X-Men: Apocalypse has a May 27, 2016 release directed by Bryan Singer starring Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult, Evan Peters, Channing Tatum, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Rose Byrne, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp and Oscar Issac.

 

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

A photo posted by Bryan Singer (@bryanjaysinger) on Apr 13, 2015 at 1:04pm PDT