Olivia Munn joins 'X-Men: Apocalypse; Will Play Psylocke’s Role

Olivia Munn will be joining the X-men team of mutants for upcoming X-Men: Apocalypse. The announcement came out in Bryan Singer's Instagram on Monday, Variety said.

The 34-year old actress-model will be playing the telepath heroine, Psylocke that has a minor role in the 2006 movie installment, X-Men: The Last Stand. She is in Magneto's camp and is once played by Mei Melançon.

"Excited to welcome @oliviamunn as Betsy Braddock! #Psylocke #XmenApocalypse #XMEN," the director posted on Instagram together with the actress' photo.

Munn will be joining the other newcomer, Lara Condor who will play Jubillee's role. They will be included other performers James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult and Rose Byrne, Oscar Isaac and Kodi Smit-McPhee whose roles are reprised for the next franchise.

First class heroes, Magneto and Professor X played by Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart are previously reported not to be joining the next movie sequel. However, Jennifer Lawrence, who played a major role in "Apocalypse" as Mystique will be returning for the 2016 X-Men movie.

According to CNN, The Mortdecai actress will play Psylocke's role (who is originally named Betsy Baddock). Psylocke's character is expected to have a complex transformation from a Caucasian supermodel to a Japanese ninja.

Psylocke's character is created by Chris Claremont and Herb Trimpe and became popular in the 70s and 80s in the British "Captain Britain" comic book series. She first appeared in the 1987 X-Men and "Uncanny X-Men."

Further details of the role are not available yet as of writing.

Olivia Munn has also appeared in other films like "Magic Mike" "Deliver Us From Evil" and HBO's "The Newsroom." She also had a minor role in "Iron Man" and has experienced being a co-host in G4's "Attack of the Show!" from 2006 to 2010, Comic Book Resources said.