X-Men Apocalypse Update: Olivia Munn gets purple hair as Psylocke; A new mutant revealed?

By Staff Writer

May 22, 2015 09:02 AM EDT

Felix Lariviere, hair designer for X-Men: Apocalypse confirms in a recent tweet that the mutant Psylocke, who will be played by Olivia Munn, will sport a short purple hair. Moreover, Director Bryan Singer has just recently posted in his Instagram account a new mutant character that has the ability to talk with animals as a tease on what fans would expect on X-Men: Apocalypse, which is scheduled for release on May 27, 2016. 

In response to a fan who asked about the Psylocke's hair color, Lariviere responded in a tweet, "Yes, she is purple". In the comics, Psylocke is the twin sister of Captain Britain who had naturally blonde hair before coloring it purple when she became a model. This becomes the character's trademark, which is a fan-favorite. Psylocke's real name is Betsy Braddock, the mutant's alter ego who displayed several superhuman abilities such as telepathy and the ability to create psi-bolts and a "psychic knife / katana". Psylocke joins an organization called Strike, and later falls in love with Tom Lennox, a fellow operative.

Meanwhile, X-Men Apocalypse director Bryan Singer recently posted in his Instagram account a new mutant character that communicates with animals in addition to a shout-out to Assistant Director Josh McLagen. Danielle Moonstar who plays Mirage a.k.a. Psyche who has the ability to make life-like illusions to fool enemies, but her other power which she was born with is the ability to talk to animals is quite interesting. Her weapon of choice is a bow-and-arrow, which is featured to be the weapon of men in X-Men Apocalypse.

X-Men: Apocalypse cast includes Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique), James McAvoy (Charles Xavier), Michael Fassbender (Magneto), Nicholas Hoult (Hank McCoy / Beast), Evan Peter (Quicksilver), Rose Byrne (Moira MacTaggert), Tye Sheridan Alexandra Shipp (Storm), Sophie Turner (Jean Gray), Lana Condor (Jubilee), Kodi Smit-McPhee (Nightcrawler), Ben Hardy (Angel), Oscar Isaac (as Apocalypse) and Olivia Munn (Psylocke), Channing Tatum (Gambit). 

X-Men: Apocalypse will be released on May 27, 2016. Stay tune for more updates!  

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