New X-Men stars to replace Berry, Marsden and Janssen

THE actors set to take over from Halle Berry, James Marsden and Famke Janssen as Storm, Cyclops and Jean Grey in the new X:Men film have been revealed.

Halle Berry stars in the action thriller Xmen 3 as Storm . Picture: SUPPLIED

THE actors set to take over from Halle Berry, James Marsden and Famke Janssen as Storm, Cyclops and Jean Grey in the new X: Men film have been revealed.

Bryan Singer, the director of the upcoming movie X-Men: Apocalypse, made the announcement via Twitter.

Meet our new and brilliant young mutants: @Alexshipppp as #Storm @SophieT as #JeanGrey and @TyeSheridan as #Cyclops. #XmenApocalypse

— Bryan Singer (@BryanSinger) January 23, 2015

Tye Sheridan, who almost stole the show from Matthew McConaughey in Mud, has landed the role of Cyclops (Scott Summers). The mutant, who shoots powerful optic beams, was previously played by James Marsden.

New Cyclops ... Tye Sheridan in film Mud. Picture: Supplied.

Old Cyclops ... James Marsden in X-Men. Picture: Supplied

Sophie Turner, who plays Sansa Stark on Game of Thrones, will play Jean Grey. This mutant character has telepathic powers and was previously played by Famke Janssen.

New Jean Grey ... Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark in Game Of Thrones. Picture: Supplied

Old Jean Grey ... Famke Janssen in X-Men. Picture: Supplied

Alexandra Shipp, who played Aaliyah in a TV movie about the singer, will play Storm (Ororo Munroe). Storm, previously played by Halle Berry, can control the weather with her mind.

New Storm ... Alexandra Shipp has been cast as Storm. Picture: Twitter.

Old Storm ... Halle Berry in X-Men. Picture: Supplied

Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine and Channing Tatum as Gambit are expected to star in the movie alongside the already confirmed names such as Jennifer Lawrence (Raven/Mystique), Michael Fassbender (Erik Lensherr/Magneto) and James McAvoy (Charles Xavier).

Singer is yet to reveal what the latest instalment in the X-Men franchise will be about.

Rumoured ... Hugh Jackman is tipped to appear in the next X-Men film. Picture: Supplied