Jessica Chastain Confirms X-Men: Dark Phoenix Role 

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Instagram, the actress confirmed that she does indeed have a role in 

“Hey [James MacAvoy] you ready for me up in Montreal? I’m gonna make you cry so hard,” she wrote, adding a devil emoji and the hashtag “xmen.” She also tagged director Simon Kinberg in the post.

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Hey @jamesmcavoyrealdeal you ready for me up in Montreal? Im gonna make you cry so hard 😈 #xmen @simondavidkinberg

role back in June. A few weeks later, she was rumored to play Lilandra, empress of the Shi’ar empire, who is described as the film’s villain. Though she does confirm that she will appear in the film with the post, she did not reveal who she is playing, so her part remains unconfirmed.

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Chastain is a prolific actress whose work spans genres. Her past work includes 

and much more. Last year, it was announced she would produce and star in an adaptation of Jimmy Palmiotti and Joe Quesada’s 

stars James McAvoy as Charles Xavier, Michael Fassbender as Magneto, Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique, Nicholas Hoult as Beast, Sophie Turner as Jean Grey, Alexandra Ship as Storm, Tye Sheridan as Cyclops and Kodi Smit-McPhee as Nightcrawler.

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