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Jessica Chastainis looking back on her role as Vuk in 2019’s box office flopX-Men: Dark Phoenix, admitting she didn’t even know her character’s name until she saw the film for herself.
The actress, 44, starred in the most recentX-Menfilm as leader of the D’Bari people, as well as the character Margaret Smith — a woman Vuk impersonates. She told theHappy Sad Confusedpodcast on a Sept. 15 episode that her experience with the franchise was much different than what herScenes from a Marriageco-starOscar Isaacexperienced in his ownX-Menfilm.
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“I didn’t even know what my character’s name was until I saw the film,” she admitted with a laugh. “What’s happening?”
She added, “It was an interesting thing. Simon Kinberg, who directed it, is an incredible human being, and I’ve worked with him again. I love him.”
Chastain said that going forward she’s happy to play the villain again, but you won’t see her portraying a superhero onscreen anytime soon.
“Give me a supervillain; I don’t want to be a superhero because if you’re a superhero, you’re doing ten films,” she said. “I don’t want to sign a ten-year contract.”
Dark Phoenix, which followed the events ofX-Men: Apocalypse, debuted in the U.S. in February 2019 as the second-lowest grossingX-Menmovie of all time, falling just belowThe New Mutants, which dropped during the pandemic, perScreenRant.
While the film failed to pull in big box office numbers, it also disappointed critics and currently has a 22% approval rating on review aggregation websiteRotten Tomatoes.
NMEslammed the film as “a final farewell that rings like a death knell,” whileIndieWiresaidDark Phoenix"has no evident reason to exist."
source: people.com
