Production wrappedlast month onX-Men: Apocalypse, which begins the lengthy post-production process under the direction ofBryan Singer. While it may be quite some time before we see the first trailer, new cast memberOlivia Munntook to herInstagrampage to show off one last video of her training, with the actress showing off her impressive moves with a samurai sword. The actress said this was, “One last freestyle session for the road,” meaning this may be the last of her training videos we see before the first trailer arrives.
Of course, this isn’t the first timeOlivia Munnhas showed us her fighting skills. The actress has sent out numerous Instagram videos as production was under way in Montreal. Hopefully we get to see how the actress' sword fighting skills translate to the screen in the first trailer, but we’re not sure when that will debut yet, and we don’t know what footage the filmmakers plan on displaying. Still, regardless if she’s in the trailer or not,Olivia Munn’s characterPsylockewill have an integral role in this superhero movie.
Olivia Munn stars as Elizabeth “Betsy” Braddock in X-Men: Apocalypse, a mutant with vast telepathic and telekinetic powers that can be focused into deadly weapons. She is a stealthy martial artist, a former fashion model and longtime X-Man. In this latest sequel, Psylocke is first discovered working for Caliban, a mutant broker hiding behind the Iron Curtain. Villain Apocalypse seeks her out, turning her into one of the Four Horsemen. It isn’t known if she will be rescued by the X-Men and later trained by Xavier to become a superhero, or if Olivia Munn is signed on for future franchise movies.
X-Men: Apocalypseis set in the year 1983, 10 years after the events ofX-Men: Days of Future Past. The story centers on the villainous Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac), who is assembling hisFour Horsemen. Xavier (James McAvoy) and Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) discover Apocalypse’s plans to ruin the world, and put together a team of new mutants such as Jubilee (Lana Condor), Jean Grey (Sophie Turner), Cyclops (Tye Sheridan) and Nightcrawler (Kodi Smit-McPhee) to fight the ancient bad guy.
Nicholas Hoult(Beast),Lucas Till(Havok),Evan Peters(Quicksilver) andRose Byrne(Moira McTaggert) are also returning to reprise their roles fromX-Men: First ClassandX-Men: Days of Future Past. WithX-Men: Apocalypsewrapped, it isn’t known when we will get the first trailer. Some speculate it will arrive on September 18, when Fox debutsThe Maze Runner: The Scorch Trialsin theaters nationwide, but that hasn’t been confirmed. While we wait for news on the trailer, check outOlivia Munn’s latest training video.
