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“X-Men: Apocalypse” is bringing back Rose Byrne’s CIA agent character Moira MacTaggert. The character previously appeared in “X-Men: First Class” and her memory was wiped by Charles Xavier. The exciting news about Byrne’s return to the follow-up to “X-Men: Days of Future Past” was reported by Entertainment Weekly on Friday, January 30.
Apocalypse writer Simon Kinberg said she will have a significant role in the film. “We ended First Class with Charles having wiped portions of her memory of her experience with the X-Men. They are, essentially, strangers to her when she meets them,” he explained.
Kinberg also teased a possible Professor X plot, saying: “It’s certainly a rich relationship that we started to dig into in First Class and would like to mine more in this one.”
Although details about the film are being kept under wraps, Kinberg acknowledged that the film will mark the end of an arc for the main characters in the franchise.
“This movie is the completion of the first arcs of Charles, Eric, Raven, and Hank, who are essentially our main characters,” he said.
“They’re such young actors and young characters, so there’s a lot more story to tell. But as a first phase of their lives, there is this feeling of closure by the end of the movie.”
X-Men: Apocalypse is expected to be released in May 2016.
Agencies/Canadajournal
