The actress already has a convenient exit with the Disney/Fox merger sure to change things up, but maybe that wasn’t enough and she needed it to be official on screen.
Jennifer Lawrence has been vocal about her distaste with being turned blue in the harrowing makeup process since 2011, and has reportedly wanted out of the franchise for some time.
While it was a surprise to see Mystique die in the trailer, it’s no shock that the character was going to be killed off in this X-Men film.