'X-Men' casts 'Game of Thrones' star Sophie Turner

Kelly Lawler | USA TODAY

Winter is coming...to the X-Men franchise.

Director Bryan Singer announced on Twitter Thursday that the latest installment in the X-Men movies, X-Men: Apocalypse, has cast young actors in three familiar roles, including a well-known face from HBO's Game of Thrones.

Singer revealed that Alexandra Shipp will play a young Storm, Tye Sheridan will play young Cyclops and Thrones actress Sophie Turner will play young Jean Grey. All three of the characters have appeared in other X-Men movies, played by Halle Berry, James Marsden and Famke Janssen, respectively.

Shipp appeared as the titular character in the recent Lifetime movie Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B, and Sheridan has appeared in several films including The Tree of Life and Mud. Fans are especially happy to hear about Turner, who is best known for her role as Sansa Stark on Thrones. The actress tweeted a very excited reaction shortly after Singer made the announcement.

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