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Actress Sophie Turner says she was quite nervous to essay the role of Jean Grey in ‘X-Men Dark Phoenix’.

“I was quite nervous. I mean, in `X-Men – Apocalypse`, I did not really have a crazy amount to work with. I had a little bit of the character. And so, I wasn`t prepared when screenwriter and film producer Simon Kinberg told me. But I read the script and it was a delicious five-course meal for an actor,” Sophie Turner said in a statement.

“I thought, ‘Oh my God, this is incredible!’ It just meant a lot of preparation and a lot of hard work, but Simon Kinberg was the perfect partner in crime to go along with that. He was the most collaborative, supportive director ever. And it was his first time directing, so we were both cheering each other on from the sidelines, which was very cool,” she added.

‘X-Men Dark Phoenix’ is said to be a “culmination” of all the films made under the ‘X-Men’ franchise. It will see the mutants including Professor Xavier Charles and Magneto divided over whether to save or destroy Jean Grey as her powers get dangerously out of control. The film will release on Wednesday.