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Olivia Munn's X-Men: Apocalypse

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It's no secret that Olivia Munn has the curves and the moves to play the sword-wielding femme fatale Psylocke in the upcoming Marvel flick X-Men: Apocalypse. As it turns out, the sexy actress loved being Betsy Braddock and wants to show off her achievement on Instagram!

Munn recently celebrated the New Year by sharing her "Top 5 Favorite Memories of 2015" on her Instagram account. It was no surprise that one of her fondest moments in 2015 was getting the role of Psylocke in Apocalypse.

The photo that Munn chose to share featured the Newsroom actress in her Psylocke costume on the set of X-Men: Apocalypse. She also added a cheeky caption explaining why the character opts for swords as her weapons.

A photo posted by Olivia Munn (@oliviamunn) on Jan 1, 2016 at 12:36pm PST …show more content…

Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock is one of the most popular female mutants in the Marvel universe despite having a rather confusing backstory. Although she started out as a telekinetic who supported her twin brother Captain Britain, Psylocke eventually stepped out of his shadow when she was merged with a Japanese martial arts expert. To play Betsy, Munn underwent martial arts training and learned how to fight with a sword.

X-Men: Apocalypse is directed by Bryan Singer and marks the return of Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique), Michael Fassbender (Magneto), James McAvoy (Professor X), Evan Peters (Quicksilver), Rose Byrne (Moira McTaggert) as well as Nicholas Hoult (Beast). The film will also feature newcomers like Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, Lana Condor, Alexandra Shipp, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Star Wars: The Force Awakens star Oscar Isaac.

Watch out for X-Men: Apocalypse as the film crashes into theaters on May 27,

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