--- description: The X-Men have apparently recruited a new member — and he’s Canadian. title: Justin Trudeau Hangs With the Cast of 'X-Men: Dark Phoenix' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcf52ca4a19d13535/6988d380ab6d7780246aebf7/justin-trudeau-sky-mag-cover.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's a Photo of Justin Trudeau Having a Blast With the Cast of _X-Men: Dark Phoenix_ by [Devan Coggan / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Devan Coggan / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 27, 2017 7:20 PM CUT  VILLA MADAMA, ROME, ITALY - 2017/05/30: Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau meets with Italian Prime Minister (not seen) Paolo Gentiloni at Villa Madama. (Photo by Giuseppe Ciccia/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) VILLA MADAMA, ROME, ITALY - 2017/05/30: Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau meets with Italian Prime Minister (not seen) Paolo Gentiloni at Villa Madama. (Photo by Giuseppe Ciccia/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)Pacific Press—LightRocket via Getty Images by [Devan Coggan / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Devan Coggan / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 27, 2017 7:20 PM CUT The X-Men have apparently recruited a new member — and he’s Canadian. Production is getting underway on the upcoming _X-Men: Dark Phoenix_ movie, with longtime producer Simon Kinberg taking over as director. The film is set to shoot in Montreal, but before the cameras start rolling, the cast and crew met up with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Returning star James McAvoy shared a photo of the meeting on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/BVvgIM2BEta/ "undefined"), writing, “Just met ‘the dude.’ Thank you Canada for such a progressive, impressive, and somewhat suggestive real life superhero.” In addition to the prime minister and McAvoy, the photo includes returning cast and crew members like Kinberg, Kodi Smit-McPhee (Nightcrawler), Sophie Turner (Jean Grey), Alexandra Shipp (Storm), and Tye Sheridan (Cyclops). _Dark Phoenix_ will focus on [the iconic Jean Grey story line](http://ew.com/movies/2017/04/24/x-men-movie-dark-phoenix-explainer/ "undefined") from the comics, and Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique), Michael Fassbender (Magneto), and Nicholas Hoult (Beast) are also set to [reprise their roles](http://ew.com/movies/2017/06/14/dark-phoenix-simon-kinberg/ "undefined"). Jessica Chastain is also in talks to join the series as the villainous alien Lilandra. _Dark Phoenix_ is scheduled to hit theaters on Nov. 2, 2018. _This_ [_article_](http://ew.com/movies/2017/06/27/justin-trudeau-x-men-dark-phoenix-cast/ "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://ew.com "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4835372/justin-trudeau-x-men-dark-phoenix-james-mcavoy/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4835372/justin-trudeau-x-men-dark-phoenix-james-mcavoy/"},"headline":"Here's a Photo of Justin Trudeau Having a Blast With the Cast of X-Men: Dark Phoenix","datePublished":"2017-06-27T19:20:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T16:20:38.372Z","description":"The X-Men have apparently recruited a new member — and he’s Canadian","url":"https://time.com/4835372/justin-trudeau-x-men-dark-phoenix-james-mcavoy/","keywords":["movies","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcf52ca4a19d13535/6988d380ab6d7780246aebf7/justin-trudeau-sky-mag-cover.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Devan Coggan / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcf52ca4a19d13535/6988d380ab6d7780246aebf7/justin-trudeau-sky-mag-cover.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau meets with Italian","caption":"Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau meets with Italian","creditText":"Pacific Press—LightRocket via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4835372/justin-trudeau-x-men-dark-phoenix-james-mcavoy/","name":"Here's a Photo of Justin Trudeau Having a Blast With the Cast of X-Men: Dark Phoenix"}}]}] ```