article_snippet.sent: (The Hollywood Reporter)Add another fan-favorite character to the cast of next year's "X-Men: Apocalypse," with director Bryan Singer announcing via Instagram that Olivia Munn will play the telepathic Psylocke in the follow-up to "X-Men: Days of Future Past.
article_snippet.sent: " director Bryan Singer revealed that the "Newsroom" actress would play Betsy Braddock in the movie (presumably before the confusing and complicated plot twist that saw Psylocke change from a Caucasian former supermodel to a Japanese ninja for no immediately obvious reason).
article_snippet.sent: Psylocke was created by Chris Claremont and Herb Trimpe for the British "Captain Britain" series, where she appeared throughout the 1970s and '80s, before joining the X-Men in 1987's "Uncanny X-Men
highlights_snippet.sent: Olivia Munn will play Psylocke in "X-Men: Apocalypse" film .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Psylocke trended for hours on Twitter after director Bryan Singer announced casting .