Sophie Turner on how she became Jean Grey for X-Men: Apocalypse 

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will feature several new younger versions of characters we know and love, but the most significant new recruit by far is

"My Jean is definitely struggling with her powers, and coming to terms with just how powerful she can be. It alienates her a bit, so she\'s going through that along with all the hormones and the boys and the stuff that every teenager goes through. Being a mutant ain\'t easy."

, which saw James McAvoy\'s young Xavier come face to face with his older Patrick Stewart self, Turner hadn\'t even met original actress Famke Janssen by the time we spoke to her midway through the shoot. 

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But the pair had exchanged emails: "I told her how much I loved her portrayal of Jean and how beautiful it was, even as Phoenix, how balletic and elegant it was. And she just told me, know the character, know your stuff, put your own spin on it. She seemed to have faith in me."

Jean\'s most important relationship will be with Xavier, who\'s developed past the depressed alcoholism of

to take on his familiar role as teacher and mentor to young mutants. 

"Xavier has this thing – not a sexual thing – for these young vulnerable girls who feel alienated and uncomfortable in their own skin. For Jean, he\'s like a father figure. They have this unspoken bond because he\'s telepathic as well, so he\'s gone through the same things."

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