( 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 . '' 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 ) . `` Apocalypse '' is currently in production for a summer 2016 release . More : `` X-Men : Apocalypse '' casts fan favorite Jubilee . The comic book 's 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 '' No . 213 . Since that time , she has been a mainstay both of the main team and spin-off series including `` Exiles '' and `` X-Force . '' More : What newcomers need to know about Marvel 's `` Secret Wars '' Munn will join a cast that includes James McAvoy , Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence in the movie , which hits theaters May 27 , 2016 . Munn is repped by Creative Artists Agency and Atlas Artists . More : Does the big plot twist in `` Terminator Genisys '' blow up the franchise ? ©2015 The Hollywood Reporter . All rights reserved .
Olivia ##e would portray herself in ` ` X - Men : Apocalypse '' film . Psylocke trended for hours on Twitter after her Bryan Singer announced casting .