Sophie Turner is best known for playing Sansa Stark in Game of Thrones, but she'll also be known as the young Jean Grey when X-Men: Apocalypse hits theaters this May. For years, we've seen Famke Janssen play the telepathic mutant, and she was great at portraying her character. Even Sophie herself praised Janssen's performance, but the younger Jean Grey that Turner is playing will be different from Janssen's more mature role.
When Entertainment Weekly asked Turner about the difference, she said:
"The difference between this and Famke's Jean Grey is she's young and isolated and so insecure and very alienated – even from the other mutants – because she's so powerful. So there's a real vulnerability to her and it's great to see how her and Scott [Tye Sheridan] find each other through that alienation. She's a great role to play, she's so much fun, and her arc in the movie is amazing."
Her story arc in the film is definitely one of the things I'm looking forward to see in X-Men: Apocalypse, and I think Turner is a fine actress suited to play the role.
X-Men: Apocalypse will be released in theaters on May 27, 2016.
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