X-Men Dark Phoenix trailer: What does the NEW X-Men origin story TV spot reveal?

In the new Dark Phoenix TV spot, Jean Grey (Sophie Turner) seems to come into her own as a supervillain. The long-running X-Men franchise has had its ups and downs. But with Dark Phoenix, the most popular X-Men saga, director Simon Kinberg is determined to deliver a hit.

What does the new TV spot reveal?

In the previous trailers, Grey appeared confused, searching for direction.

But the new short clip shows Grey revelling in her newfound and barely controllable powers, saying: “It scares me. It feels good.”

The teaser was posted to the X-Men twitter account with the caption: “A phoenix will rise.”

Usually a positive cliche, in Jean Grey’s case the rebirth is that of someone on a destructive trajectory.

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The official plot synopsis for X-Men Dark Phoenix reads: “The X-Men face their most formidable and powerful foe when one of their own, Jean Grey, starts to spiral out of control.

“During a rescue mission in outer space, Jean is nearly killed when she’s hit by a mysterious cosmic force.

“Once she returns home, this force not only makes her infinitely more powerful, but far more unstable.

“The X-Men must now band together to save her soul and battle aliens that want to use Grey’s new abilities to rule the galaxy.”

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In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Turner revealed her anxiety about taking on the Jean Grey mantle.

“I know it’s one of the most loved stories of the X-Men universe and for Simon to trust me enough with this responsibility is a big honour.

“And I want to do the fans of the original story justice, and of course, there’s a lot of pressure especially having been done before.

“Simon would tell you that it was a B-plot of the movie and he felt it had to be the main plot of the movie.”

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Dark Phoenix was written and directed by Simon Kinberg.

Many familiar faces return to the series, including James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp, Kodi Smit-McPhee, and Evan Peters.

Jessica Chastain is a fellow newcomer, whose mysterious role has yet to be revealed.

Dark Phoenix is out in UK cinemas on June 5, 2019.