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Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan and Alexandra Shipp join X-Men: Apocalypse as Jean, Cyclops and Storm

January 23, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Director Bryan Singer has taken to Twitter to reveal that the casting search for the younger Jean Grey, Cyclops and Storm is over, with Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones), Tye Sheridan (Mud) and Alexandra Shipp (House of Anubis) signing on to play the characters in next year’s X-Men: Apocalypse.

X-Men: Apocalypse is set for release May 19th, 2016 with James McAvoy (Professor X), Michael Fassbender (Magneto), Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique), Nicholas Hoult (Beast) and Evan Peters (Quicksilver) returning from X-Men: Days of Future Past and Oscar Isaac (A Most Violent Year) set to play Apocalypse.

Source: Variety

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Originally published January 23, 2015. Updated April 15, 2018.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Alexandra Shipp, Marvel, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, X-Men, X-Men: Apocalypse

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the suspense thriller Death Among the Pines. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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