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Newsroom star Olivia Munn joins X-Men

Olivia Munn
Olivia Munn

Olivia Munn has joined the cast of X-Men: Apocalypse.

Director Bryan Singer made the announcement on Monday (April 13), by posting a picture of The Newsroom star on Instagram along with the caption: "Excited to welcome @oliviamunn as Betsy Braddock!#Psylocke #XmenApocalypse #XMEN".

Munn will play Betsy Braddock, aka Psylocke, a telepathic superhero who first appeared in the Captain Britain series in the 1970s, and went on to join the X-Men in 1987. 

X-Men: Apocalypse will also see Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Hugh Jackman and Nicholas Hoult reprising their superhero roles, and is due for release on May 19, 2016.

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