Famke Janssen starred as Jean Grey in the first three X-Men movies in the early 2000s but now she’s wondering why she hasn’t been called back to play an older Jean.
Game Of Thrones star Sophie Turner will play a younger version of the character in the upcoming X-Men: Apocalypse and now Famke is questioning if it’s just plain and simple sexism.
‘In the X-Men series, they’ve been [bringing back older characters] for years. Although women: it’s interesting because they’re replaced and the older versions – or more mature, whatever the politically correct version of that is – are never to be seen again,’ she told Entertainment Weekly.
‘Whereas the men are allowed to be both ages.… Read the full story