VIDEO : Jessica Chastain in Talks to Play Villain in 'X-Men: Dark Phoenix'

Jessica Chastain is in negotiations to star as the big villain in X-Men: Dark Phoenix, the latest installment of Fox?s X-Men franchise. Longtime X-Men steward Simon Kinberg is writing and due to make his directorial debut on the film. If a deal makes, sources say Chastain would play Lilandra, the empress of an alien empire called the Shi?ar, who leads the quest to imprison and execute Dark Phoenix, leading her into conflict with the X-Men.
The movie is prepping for a Montreal shoot. Also returning to the movie will be X-Men: Apocalypse stars Alexandra Shipp, Tye Sheridan and Kodi Smit-McPhee.