Olivia Munn is set to play Psylocke in “X-Men: Apocalypse” which comes out this May. Ever since news of her casting has been announced Munn has been very enthusiastic about taking on the role. She’s been posting teaser photos and clips of her training to show that she’s the real deal. Munn recently spoke to USA Today and she revealed that she trained for up to 6 to 7 hours a day so that she would look legit on the big screen.
“I started training, doing 6/7 hours a day of sword and tae kwon do, never picked up a sword before. But it’s really important to me that Psylocke was as believable as possible and that meant to me that I had to really know what I was doing and be strong. And since this is the introduction to the character in the X-Men world, the fight scene, for me, was the monologue. It meant everything to me to be able to do it.” Munn said.
Olivia Munn also spoke to ET at the Sci-Tech Awards where she told them that she did all of her own stunts in the film.
“Psylocke is such a powerful, lethal character. It was important to me that I was able to do all of the stunts because the more believable it is, the better it is for the audience — and the only way to make it believable is for me to actually do it.” Olivia Munn added.
One thing’s for sure, Olivia Munn definitely seems dedicated when it comes to playing the role of Psylocke. We’ll see if all that hard work and dedication pays off when “X-Men: Apocalypse” hits theaters on May 27, 2016.
