Olivia Munn joins 'X-Men Apocalypse' as Psylocke

Olivia Munn has hopped aboard X-Men: Apocalypse and is set to fill the shoes of Betsy Braddock, aka Psylocke.

Bryan Singer, who's directing the film from a script by Simon Kinberg, Dan Harris and Michael Dougherty, took to Instagram to share the news, Deadline.com reported.

The 34-year-old actress joins previously announced newcomer Lana Condor, who's be playing Jubilee, and returning stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult and Rose Byrne.

 

Excited to welcome @oliviamunn as Betsy Braddock! #Psylocke #XmenApocalypse #XMEN

A photo posted by Bryan Singer (@bryanjaysinger) on Apr 13, 2015 at 1:04pm PDT

The character Psylocke had made her first appearance in the comic books in 1976, and had a minor appearance in 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand, where she was played by Mei Melançon. Her powers include telepathy and telekinesis, among others.

The film, which will see Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique for the last time, will hit theatres in May 2016.