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  • "You can just feel a person's frustration and anger that they can't control this thing within them." 1 / 17

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  • Directed and written by Simon Kinberg, Dark Phoenix is now in theaters. 2 / 17

  • "So that's something that I just loved... It's the way humanity is." 3 / 17

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  • "It was definitely refreshing, because it's a needle in a haystack to find a script where a woman is written accurately." 4 / 17

  • "Every person, every human, every woman has flaws... That's what being human is." 5 / 17

  • Turner also addressed the idea of "likeable" female characters with flaws. 6 / 17

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  • "...and not being allowed express it as well, for fear that it might hurt someone." 7 / 17

  • "... and a lot of that is because of the frustration of not being able to control this thing..." 8 / 17

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  • "So, when Jean lets out this Phoenix Force, it manifests itself in very destructive ways..." 9 / 17

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  • In Dark Phoenix, Jessica Chastain's Vuk sought to control the Phoenix Force through Jean Grey. 10 / 17

  • "We studied schizophrenia and dissociative identity disorder," Jean Grey actor Sophie Turner explained. 11 / 17

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  • "It's time for you to make your own rules." 12 / 17

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  • "Stop following the rules of this man who's using your power for himself." 13 / 17

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  • "...but -- in doing so -- she really empowers her." 14 / 17

  • "I know my character comes in and is trying to manipulate Jean for her own advantage..." 15 / 17

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  • "What I also like about the film is it says that rage is okay," she shared. 16 / 17

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  • According to Chastain, her alien empress character ended up empowering Jean along the way. 17 / 17