Jessica Chastain in talks to play villain in “X-Men: Dark Phoenix” June 15, 2017 - 11:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Following recent report that Jessica Chastain was eyed to star in "X-Men: Dark Phoenix", a new report emerges. The actress is currently in talks to play villain in the movie. Should the deal be closed, AceShowbiz reports citing The Hollywood Reporter reports that Chastain may play Lilandra, leader of alien empire Shi'ar who attempts to imprison and execute Dark Phoenix. Simon Kinberg is confirmed to make his directorial debut with the project as well as write it, with Bryan Singer, Hutch Parker and Lauren Shuler Donner producing. Fox will also bring back most of the cast members from "X-Men: Apocalypse", which include Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult, Sophie Turner, Alexandra Shipp, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Tye Sheridan. Chastain was said to be eager to nab a role in comic book movie. She actually had a role in "Iron Man 3", but eventually pulled out of the project. Back in November, Chastain was announced to star in and produce "Painkiller Jane" film adaptation. Chastain's recent movie credit was WWII drama "The Zookeeper's Wife". "X-Men: Dark Phoenix" will retell the storyline from "Dark Phoenix" comic book, which focuses on Jean Grey. Back in 2006, the storyline was adapted to "X-Men: The Last Stand" to poor reviews. Kinberg and Co. attempt to deliver their own take on "Dark Phoenix", which is said to be more faithful to Chris Claremont and John Byrne's classic story. "Dark Phoenix" is set to start its production in Montreal and scheduled to be released in the U.S. on November 2, 2018. Photo: Getty Images   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news U.S. welcomes Armenia, Azerbaijan’s border delimitation announcement  Blinken said it is an important step towards concluding a durable and dignified peace agreement.Residents Of border villages protest as Armenia, Azerbaijan agree on delimitation Residents of several Armenian communities in the northeastern Tavush province began protests late on Friday.Up to 10% cashback from GetTransfer with IDBank cards IDBank clients who make their booking on GetTransfer will receive an exclusive cashback.European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 |
