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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="2" |Theatrical release poster
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Directed by'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Bryan Singer]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Produced by'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Lauren Shuler Donner]] [[Ralph Winter (producer)|Ralph Winter]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Screenplay by'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Michael Dougherty]] [[Dan Harris (Screenwriter)|Dan Harris]] [[David Hayter]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Story by'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |David Hayter Bryan Singer [[Zak Penn]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Based on'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |{{Based on|''[[X-Men]]''|[[Jack Kirby]] [[Stan Lee]]}}
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Starring'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[[Hugh Jackman]] [[Patrick Stewart]] [[Ian McKellen]] [[Halle Berry]] [[Famke Janssen]] [[James Marsden]] [[Rebecca Romijn|Rebecca Romijn-Stamos]] [[Anna Paquin]] [[Alan Cumming]] [[Brian Cox (Actor)|Brian Cox]] [[Bruce Davison]] [[Shawn Ashmore]] [[Aaron Stanford]] [[Kelly Hu]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Music by'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[John Ottman]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Cinematography'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Newton Thomas Sigel]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Edited by'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Elliot Graham]] John Ottman
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Production companies'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Marvel Entertainment|Marvel Enterprises]] The Donners' Company [[Bad Hat Harry Productions]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Distributed by'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[20th Century Fox]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Release date'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |April 24, 2003 {{small|(London premiere)}} May 2, 2003 {{small|(United States)}}
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Running time'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |133 minutes
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Country'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |United States
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Language'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |English
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Budget'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |$110 million
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Box office'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |$407.7 million
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'''''X2''''' (often promoted as '''''X2: X-Men United''''' and internationally as '''''X-Men 2''''') is a 2003 American [[Superhero Film|superhero film]] based on the [[X-Men]] superhero team appearing in [[Marvel Comics]]. It is the [[Sequel|sequel]] to 2000's ''[[X-Men (Film)|X-Men]]'', and the second installment in the [[X-Men (Film Series)|''X-Men'' film series]]. The film was directed by [[Bryan Singer]], written by [[Michael Dougherty]], [[Dan Harris (Screenwriter)|Dan Harris]], and [[David Hayter]], and features an [[Ensemble Cast|ensemble cast]] including [[Hugh Jackman]], [[Patrick Stewart]], [[Ian McKellen]], [[Halle Berry]], [[Famke Janssen]], [[James Marsden]], [[Rebecca Romijn|Rebecca Romijn-Stamos]], [[Brian Cox (Actor)|Brian Cox]], [[Alan Cumming]], [[Bruce Davison]], and [[Anna Paquin]]. The plot, inspired by the [[Graphic Novel|graphic novel]] ''[[X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills|God Loves, Man Kills]]'', pits the X-Men and their enemies, the [[Brotherhood of Mutants|Brotherhood]], against the [[Genocide|genocidal]] Colonel [[William Stryker]] ([[Brian Cox (Actor)|Brian Cox]]). He leads an assault on [[Professor X|Professor Xavier's]] school to build his own version of Xavier's mutant-tracking computer [[Cerebro]], in order to destroy every mutant on Earth and to save the human race from them.

Development began shortly after ''[[X-Men (Film)|X-Men]]'' (2000). [[David Hayter]] and [[Zak Penn]] wrote separate scripts, combining what they felt to be the best elements of both scripts into one screenplay. [[Michael Dougherty]] and [[Dan Harris (Screenwriter)|Dan Harris]] were eventually hired to rewrite the work, and changed the characterizations of [[Beast (Comics)|Beast]], [[Warren Worthington III|Angel]], and [[Lady Deathstrike]]. [[Sentinel (Comics)|Sentinels]] and the [[Danger Room]] were set to appear before being deleted because of budget concerns. The film's premise was influenced by the Marvel Comics storylines ''[[List of Ultimate X-Men Story Arcs#Return to Weapon X|Return to Weapon X]]'' and ''[[X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills|God Loves, Man Kills]]''. Filming began in June 2002 and ended that November. Most of the filming took place at [[Vancouver Film Studios]], the largest North American production facility outside of Los Angeles. [[Production Design|Production design]]er [[Guy Hendrix Dyas]] adapted similar designs by [[John Myhre]] from the previous film.

''X2'' was released in the United States on May 2, 2003. It received positive reviews from critics, who mostly praised the storyline, action sequences and acting of the film, and it is considered to be [[List of Films Considered the Best|one of the best superhero films]] ever made. With its critical success, it grossed over approximately $407 million, and received eight [[Saturn Award]]s nominations.

==Plot==

==Cast==
* [[Hugh Jackman]] as [[Wolverine (Character)|Logan / Wolverine]]
:A Canadian mutant who has no memory of his life before he was grafted with an indestructible [[Adamantium|adamantium]] skeleton. A gruff loner, Wolverine is also a father-figure to Rogue and feels love toward Jean. He wields three blades that come out of each of his fists, has keen animal-like senses and the ability to heal rapidly, and is a ruthless and aggressive fighter.

* [[Patrick Stewart]] as [[Professor X|Charles Xavier / Professor X]]
:A powerful, [[telepathy|telepathic]] and paralyzed mutant who uses a wheelchair. He founded a School for "gifted youngsters"; Xavier is a [[Pacifism|pacifist]] who believes humans and mutants can live together in harmony. He uses the [[Cerebro]] device, built by Magneto and himself, to track and locate mutants across the world. Xavier is regarded as an expert on genetic mutation.

* [[Ian McKellen]] as [[Magneto (Comics)|Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto]]
:A Mutant who was once Xavier's ally and close-friend, Magneto now believes mutants are superior to humans. Magneto wields the ability to manipulate metal magnetically, as well as the ability to create magnetic fields. He wears a helmet that renders him immune to Xavier's and all telepathic-based abilities. Imprisoned after his scheme in the first film, he is drugged by William Stryker for information on Cerebro, before making his escape and forming an alliance with the X-Men to stop Stryker. He has demonstrated sophisticated knowledge in matters of genetic manipulation and engineering.

* [[Halle Berry]] as [[Storm (Marvel Comics)|Ororo Munroe / Storm]]
:A mutant teacher at Xavier's school who can control the weather. Storm befriends Nightcrawler.

* [[Famke Janssen]] as [[Jean Grey]]
:A mutant teacher at Xavier's school and the X-Mansion's doctor, Jean has begun to experience vast and at times uncontrollable growth in her telepathic and [[telekinetic]] abilities since Magneto's machine was destroyed in the first film. She is Cyclops' [[Engagement|fiancée]]. The final scene of the film initiates her transformation into [[Jean Grey|Phoenix]].

* [[James Marsden]] as [[Cyclops (Comics)|Scott Summers / Cyclops]]
:A mutant who is the field leader of the X-Men and a teacher at Xavier's Institute, he shoots uncontrollable beams of concussive force from his eyes and wears a visor to control them. Cyclops is captured and brainwashed by Stryker. He is engaged to Jean.

* [[Anna Paquin]] as [[Rogue (Comics)|Marie D'Ancanto / Rogue]]
:A mutant girl who can absorb any person's memories and abilities by touching them. As she cannot control this absorbing ability, Rogue can easily kill anyone and thus is unable to be close to people. Her love interest is Iceman.

* [[Alan Cumming]] as [[Nightcrawler (Comics)|Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler]]
:A German mutant with a strong [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] faith and the appearance of a blue demon. Nightcrawler was used by Stryker in an assassination attempt on the President of the United States and gives help to the X-Men. He is capable of teleporting himself (and others) instantly from one location to another. Nightcrawler can teleport through walls, but prefers to only teleport when he can see his landing site. On his body are many [[Scarification|scarification]] marks, one for every sin. Cumming had always been Singer's choice for the role, but at first he was not available due to scheduling conflicts. At some point, [[Ethan Embry]] had been reported to be in contention for the role. Ultimately, the film remained in development long enough for Cumming to accept the part. Singer also felt comfortable in casting him since he speaks [[German Language|German]] fluently. The drawings of [[Adam Kubert]] were used as inspiration for Nightcrawler's makeup design, which took four hours to apply. For the scene where Nightcrawler has his shirt off, Cumming went through nine hours of makeup. To best pose as Nightcrawler, Cumming studied comic books and illustrations of the character.

* [[Brian Cox (Actor)|Brian Cox]] as [[William Stryker|Col. William Stryker]]
:A human military scientist who plans a worldwide [[Genocide|genocide]] of mutants using Xavier and Cerebro. Stryker has experimented on mutants in the past, including [[X-Men Origins: Wolverine|Wolverine]], and uses a serum to control them. [[Brad Loree]] plays a younger William Stryker in flashback scenes. Singer opted to cast Cox in the role as he was a fan of his performance as [[Hannibal Lecter]] in ''[[Manhunter (Film)|Manhunter]]''.

* [[Shawn Ashmore]] as [[Iceman (Comics)|Bobby Drake / Iceman]]
:A mutant who can freeze objects and create ice. His family is unaware that he is a mutant and simply believes he is at a boarding school. After returning home, Bobby reveals to them what he actually is, much to his brother's derision. He is also Rogue's boyfriend.

* [[Aaron Stanford]] as [[Pyro (Comics)|John Allerdyce / Pyro]]
:A mutant who is friends with Bobby and Rogue, Pyro has anti-social tendencies because he is very angry at the general public for how they treat the mutant community. He has the ability to control (although not create) fire. He later joins Magneto and Mystique. The filmmakers cast Stanford in the role after they were impressed with his performance in ''[[Tadpole (Film)|Tadpole]]''.

* [[Kelly Hu]] as [[Lady Deathstrike|Yuriko Oyama / Lady Deathstrike]]
:A mutant who has a healing ability like Wolverine's, and is controlled by Stryker. She wields long retractable adamantium fingernails. Only her first name is mentioned in dialogue.

* [[Bruce Davison]] as [[Robert Kelly (Comics)|Sen. Robert Kelly]]
:An anti-mutant politician who supports a [[Mutant Registration Act]] and wishes to ban mutant children from schools. Although his character was killed in the first film, Davison reprised the role for scenes where Mystique uses his persona to infiltrate the government.

* [[Rebecca Romijn|Rebecca Romijn-Stamos]] as [[Mystique (Comics)|Raven Darkhölme / Mystique]]
:Magneto's mutant henchwoman, who is a [[Shapeshifter|shapeshifter]]. Mystique is blue, naked and covered in scales, and she acts as a spy. She injects a prison guard with metal, with which Magneto makes his escape, and also sexually tempts Wolverine. Romijn's full-body makeup previously took nine hours to apply; however, the make-up department was able to bring it down to six hours for ''X2''.

Also, [[Katie Stuart]] appeared as [[Kitty Pryde]], a mutant girl who can walk through walls; Kea Wong as [[Jubilee (Comics)|Jubilee]], Bryce Hodgson as [[Artie (Comics)|Artie]], a mutant boy with a blue tongue; [[Shauna Kain]] as [[Siryn]], a mutant who is able to emit loud screams that alert the students to Stryker's attack; and Michael Reid McKay as [[Jason Stryker|Jason Stryker / Mutant 143]], William Stryker's mutant son who has the ability to cast illusions. Also in the final scene with Xavier, a girl is seen dressed in a Native American style jacket, as well as a blond haired boy dressed in blue, played by [[Layke Anderson]]. These were later confirmed to be [[Danielle Moonstar]] and [[Cypher (Comics)|Douglas Ramsey / Cypher]]. [[Daniel Cudmore]] appeared as [[Colossus (Comics)|Piotr "Peter" Rasputin / Colossus]], introduced in this film as a young mutant with the ability to turn his body into organic steel, and possesses superhuman strength while in that form. Cudmore was set to use a [[Russian Language|Russian accent]], but Singer dropped the idea of accents despite characters of different nationalities.

Jubilee, [[Psylocke]] and [[Jamie Madrox|Multiple Man]] were to have cameos in the scene where Stryker and his troops storm the X-Mansion. [[Beast (Comics)|Beast]], [[Gambit (Comics)|Gambit]] and [[Marrow (Comics)|Marrow]] were to have appearances during a sequence with Cerebro. Gambit's cameo was actually shot, but the footage was not used in the final cut. Beast's scene was to show him in his human form as Dr. Hank McCoy, while his skin morphed into blue fur, and Marrow was to be seen lying on a ground in New York City. Hank McCoy appears on a television during the scene where Mystique drugs Magneto's prison guard. [[Michael Dougherty]] and [[Dan Harris (Screenwriter)|Dan Harris]], the film's writers, cameo in scenes of Wolverine's Weapon X flashbacks as surgeons. [[Bryan Singer]], the film's director, cameos as a security guard in a scene where Professor X and Cyclops go to see Magneto. [[Shaquille O'Neal]] wanted a role in the film but was ignored by the filmmakers.

One scene depicts Mystique going through files on Stryker's computer. Singer purposely included various names of characters and hints of storylines from ''X-Men'' lore on several computer screens. Singer "[found] great difficulty in adapting all this stuff into a two and a half hour long movie."

==Development==

===Writing===

===Production===

===Design and effects===

==Reception==

===Box office===

===Critical response===

==Music==

==Home media==

==Sequel==
After the success of the second film in the franchise, a sequel titled, ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand (Film)|X-Men: The Last Stand]]'' was released in 2006 albeit not directed by Singer.

==References==

==External links==

{{X-Men Media}}
{{Marvel Comics Films}}
{{Bryan Singer}}
{{Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film 1991–2010}}
{{Zak Penn}}

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