Taylor Swift ‘set to play’ superhero Dazzler in X-Men franchise after Sophie Turner drops major hint

The Shake it Up chart-topper could be adding another string to her bow 
Career change? Taylor Swift looks set to join the X-Men franchise
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Jennifer Ruby27 June 2017
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Taylor Swift could be about to make a serious career change as she’s reportedly set to join the X-Men franchise.

The chart-topping pop star is rumoured to be taking on the role of mutant Dazzler in the forthcoming X-Men: Dark Phoenix after friend Sophie Turner dropped a pretty serious hint.

Since it has been confirmed that the character – a teenage pop star turned super hero – will make an appearance in the new film, speculation as to who will take on the role has been rife.

Last year Turner set tongues wagging by posting a picture of her character Jean Grey and Cyclops shopping for Dazzler records in a film still, tagging Swift.

She captioned the intriguing snap: “Flash back Friday to that time Cyclops and I went shopping at the mall and found our favourite singer's album (pre 1989, of course).”

Now that the character has been confirmed to make an appearance, Swifies have become convinced that the singer will play the part.

“If taylor swift ends up playing dazzler I'm gonna go to the moon without a spacesuit,” one fan wrote on Twitter.

Another posted: “If Dark Phoenix actually casts Taylor Swift as Dazzler and has a synth heavy retro 80s theme song sung by her, I will do a glee wee.”

This won’t be Swift’s first foray into acting after appearances in 2010 romantic comedy Valentine’s Day and The Giver.

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