Dark Phoenix’s Sophie Turner and Jessica Chastain Want to Normalize Strong Female Characters
With Game of Thrones' Sansa Stark and X-Men's Jean Grey, Sophie Turner is known for playing roles that empower women.
In X-Men sequel Dark Phoenix, she turns that up to 11, as her mutant character from X-Men: Apocalypse becomes even more powerful and develops a dangerous alter-ego.
This marks the first film in the franchise whose main character is a woman. Turner and co-star Jessica Chastain, who plays a shapeshifter who manipulates the Phoenix, talked to E! News about playing prominent, strong female roles.
"Growing up, I didn't really feel like...I'd seen a superhero movie with a really strong female at the helm," Turner told E!...
