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Sophie Turner’s Jean Grey featured in new X-Men: Dark Phoenix image

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A new image has arrived online (courtesy of Total Film) from 20th Century Fox’s upcoming mutant superhero sequel X-Men: Dark Phoenix which features Sophie Turner’s Jean Grey in updated X-Men costume; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Dark Phoenix star Sophie Turner isn’t sure that X-Men will work well in the Marvel Cinematic Universe In Dark […]

X-Men’s Sophie Turner reveals the mental health research she did for her Dark Phoenix role

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A lot of research into mental health was undertaken by Sophie Turner for her role as Jean Grey in X-Men: Dark Phoenix. Fox has attempted the Dark Phoenix story before back during X-Men: The Last Stand, and with little success. They will certainly be hoping for much better this time around and it looks like […]

Dark Phoenix star Sophie Turner isn’t sure that X-Men will work well in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Assuming there are no unforeseen snags along the way, The Walt Disney Company’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox’s film and TV assets is set to be finalised in the first half of 2019, which – among many other things – means that the X-Men and Fantastic Four will soon be available to Marvel Studios. While […]

Sophie Turner thinks Game of Thrones series finale will divide the fans

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Although there’s still close to a year to wait for the final season of Game of Thrones, filming on HBO’s epic fantasy series has wrapped, and the cast of the acclaimed show are reflecting on their time in Westeros as they move on to pastures new. Speaking to IGN, actress Sophie Turner has been talking […]

Watch the first trailer for X-Men: Dark Phoenix

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After unveiling a teaser poster yesterday, 20th Century Fox has now released the first trailer for X-Men: Dark Phoenix, which sees the X-Men forced into battling one of their own as Sophie Turner’s Jean Grey finds herself consumed by the Phoenix Force. Check out the trailer here, and let us know what you make of […]

X-Men: Dark Phoenix poster released, trailer incoming today

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The marketing campaign for next year’s X-Men: Dark Phoenix is now underway, with 20th Century Fox unveiling a motion poster for the superhero sequel featuring Sophie Turner’s Jean Grey, which reveals that Fox is also set to unleash the first trailer later today! Here’s the one-sheet, followed by the motion poster below… SEE ALSO: Professor X and Magneto enjoy […]

Sophie Turner and Jessica Chastain face off in X-Men: Dark Phoenix reshoot photos

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With additional photography now underway, several photos from the Montreal set of X-Men: Dark Phoenix have surfaced on Twitter, which show Sophie Turner’s Jean Grey locked in combat with Jessica Chastain’s mystery villain. Given that both actresses are in full motion-capture suits, we can probably assume that Jean Grey has gone full-on Phoenix during this […]

Sophie Turner says X-Men: Dark Phoenix is “such a departure” from X-Men: Apocalypse

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Earlier this year 20th Century Fox announced that it has pushed back the release of X-Men: Dark Phoenix to February 2019, with director Simon Kinberg and the cast set to reunite later this year for a round of reshoots. Speaking to Digital Spy, actress Sophie Turner – who portrays Jean Grey/The Phoenix – played down […]

Game of Thrones season 8 will be “bloodier and more emotionally torturous than all the years before”, says Sophie Turner

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Over the past seven years, Game of Thrones has gained a reputation for delivering death, destruction and heartbreak on a regular basis, but according to Sophie Turner all of that is going to pale into insignificance when the eighth and final season of the epic fantasy series rolls around next year. “I can tell you […]

Sophie Turner talks X-Men: Dark Phoenix, praises director Simon Kinberg

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The latest – and potentially final – instalment of Fox’s main X-Men franchise is set to arrive in November 2018, as long-time franchise writer and producer Simon Kinberg takes a second stab at one of the most popular X-Men comic book arcs in X-Men: Dark Phoenix. Unlike X-Men: The Last Stand, Kinberg finds himself in […]