X-Men 2

X2 (sometimes promoted as X2: X-Men United, or internationally as X-Men 2) is often a 2003 American superhero film, based relating to the X-Men superhero team appearing in Wonder Comics, distributed by 20th Century Monk. It is the sequel to 2000's X-Men and essential installment in the X-Men film sequence. The film was directed by Bryan Singer, written just by Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris, and Charlie Hayter, and features an ensemble cast list including Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, Aaron Marsden, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Brian Cox, Alan Cumming, Bruce Davison, and Anna Paquin. The plot, inspired by the photo novel God Loves, Man Kills, starts the X-Men and their enemies, typically the Brotherhood, against the genocidal Colonel Bill Stryker (Brian Cox). He leads a powerful assault on Professor Xavier's school to make his own version of Xavier's mutant-tracking computer Cerebro, in order to wipe out every mutant on Earth and conserve lots of the human race from them.

Development began shortly after X-Men (2000). David Hayter and Zak Penn written separate scripts, combining what they noticed to be the best elements involved with both scripts into one screenplay. Ervin Dougherty and Dan Harris were faster hired to rewrite the work, and also changed the characterizations of Beast, Angel, and Lady Deathstrike. Sentinels and my Danger Room were set to come along before being deleted because of price range concerns. The film's premise was inspired by the Marvel Comics storylines System X and God Loves, Man Gets rid of. Filming began in June 2002 and over that November. Most of the recording took place at Vancouver Film Studios, the largest North American production area outside of Los Angeles. Production artist Guy Hendrix Dyas adapted similar design by John Myhre from the past film.

X2 was unveiled in the Combined States on May very well 2, 2003. This method received positive reviews from critics, that mostly praised your storyline, its practice sequences and acting of the shoot and considered to be able to be one belonging to the best superhero movie pictures ever made. To its critical success, it grossed higher than approximately $407 zillion and received eight Saturn Awards nominations.