Between making it to the end of Game of Thrones, starring in X-Men: Dark Phoenix and getting married all in the space of a year, Sophie Turner is doing pretty well for herself lately.
Even though her latest release has had something of a lukewarm response, Metro.co.uks own Rebecca Lewis said of her performance in Dark Phoenix: Despite low expectations, Sophie Turner helps to save this 12th installment in the comic franchise.
With that tantalising tidbit of information in mind, heres everything you need to know about Sophie Turners character in Dark Phoenix, and what other projects the actress has coming up.
Who does Sophie Turner play in X-Men: Dark Phoenix?
Sophie Turner plays the titular Dark Phoenix in the new X-Men movie.
Dark Phoenix, aka Jean Grey, is a mutant superhero who already wields considerable telekinetic power before she comes into contact with the Phoenix Force – a kind of cosmic energy which amplifies her mutant abilities to terrifying proportions.
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The complex and tragic Phoenix/Dark Phoenix storyline is a fan-favourite, with the character of Jean Grey having been a part of the X-Men since the comics first publication in 1963.
What else is Sophie Turner working on?
Sophie currently has two projects on the way – Heavy, in which shell be playing the character Maddie, and Broken Soldier, in which shell play Penelope.
Not a great deal is known about either project as yet, however, Screen Daily describes Heavy as a romantic crime-thriller, and she is set to star alongside the It Follows star Daniel Zovatto as Bonnie and Clyde-esque characters.
Meanwhile, in Broken Soldier, Sophie will be acting alongside Ray Liotta and Mark Kassen, and the film will follow a war veterRead More – Source
