X2 (2003)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2002
Running Times:
Format: colour     35mm
Ratio:
Sound: Dolby DTS

SELECTED CREDITS

(Full Credits)

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Twentieth Century Fox / Marvel Entertainment
Executive Producers: Avi Arad, Stan Lee, Tom DeSanto, Bryan Singer
Producers: Lauren Shuler Donner, Ralph Winter
Co-Producer: Ross Fanger
Associate Producers: Kevin Feige, David Gorder

SCRIPT
Script: Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris,
Story: Bryan Singer, David Hayter, Zak Penn
Comic Book / Characters: John Byrne, Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Len Wein (all uncredited)

DIRECTION
Director: Bryan Singer
2nd Unit Director: Brian Smrz

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Newton Thomas Sigel
2nd Unit Director of Photography: Gary Capo

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: John Ottman
Co-Film Editor: Elliot Graham

MUSIC
Music: John Ottman

SOUND
Sound Mixer: Rob Young
2nd Unit Sound Mixers: Tim Richardson, William Butler

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up Designer: Norma Hill-Patton
Head Make Up: Rita Ciccozzi
Make Up: Angela Wood
Department Head – Hair: Jennifer O'Halloran
Key Hair: Pauline L. Tremblay
Costume Designer: Louise Mingenbach
X-Men Uniforms: Jose Fernandez

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Special Make Up Designer: Gordon Smith
Special Make Up Effects: Fx Smith Inc. & Company
Key Special Effects Make Up: Evan Penny, Jay McClennen, Jayne Dancore, Roline De Mooy, Ann McLaren, Marianne Lovink, Joe Ventura, David Fowler, Julie Boule

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Supervisor: Andrew Verhoeven
Special Effects Coordinator: Mike Vezina

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effect: Cinesite
Special Visual Effects: Rhythm & Hues Inc; Kleiser-Walczak Construction Company; Hammerhead Productions Inc; Frantic Films
Visual Effects Supervisor: Michael Fink

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Guy Hendrix Dyas
Supervising Art Director: Geoff Hubbard
Art Director: Helen Jarvis

LOCATIONS
Locations: Detroit, Mississippi, USA; New York City, New York, USA; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Kannaskis, Alberta, Canada

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinators: Gary Jensen, Jacob Rupp, Melissa Stubbs, Ernie Jackson

CASTING
Casting: Roger Mussenden
Canadian Casting: Coreen Mayrs, Heike Brandstatter

CAST
Patrick Stewart (Professor Charles Xavier)
Hugh Jackman (Logan / Wolverine)
Ian McKellen (Eric Lensherr / Magneto)
Halle Berry (Storm)
Famke Janssen (Jean Grey)
James Marsden (Scott Summers / Cyclops)
Rebecca Romijn-Stamos (Mystique)
Brian Cox (William Stryker)
Alan Cumming (Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler)
Bruce Davison (Senator Kelly)
Anna Paquin (Rogue)
Kelly Hu (Yuriko Oyama)
Aaron Stanford (John Allerdyce / Pyro)
Katie Stuart (Kitty Pryde)
Michael Reid Mackay (Jason 143)
Keely Purvis (Little Girl 143)
Shawn Ashmore (Bobby Drake / Iceman)
Kea Wong (Jubilee)
Daniel Cudmore (Colossus)
Connor Widdoes (Jones)
Bryce Hodgson (Artie)
Shauna Kain (Siryn)
Cotter Smith (President McKenna)
Alfred E. Humphreys (Steven Drake)
Jill Teed (Madeline Drake)
James Kirk (Ronny Drake)
Ty Olsson (Mitchell Laurio)

PLOT SUMMARY

When a new mutant with devestating powers launches an unprovoked attack, the rest of the mutant community faces a horrific backlash. Military leader William Stryker, who may have been involved in the creation of Wolverine, begins his campaign to exterminate the mutants, beginning with an assault on X-Men school. Meanwhile, Magneto escapes from prison and is forced to enter into an uneasy alliance with Professor Xavier to fight Stryker.

Argentina
Theatrical Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox de Argentina

Far East
Theatrical Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox

Germany
Theatrical Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox of Germany

Italy
Theatrical Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Italia

Netherlands
Theatrical Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Netherlands

Russia
Theatrical Distributor: Gemini Film

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Argentina
Rating: 13

Germany
Rating: 12

USA
Rating: PG-13 (for sci-fi action/violence, some sexuality and brief language)

2003
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, USA
Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award Male (Shawn Ashmore) - nominated

2002
June
3: USA - filming begins

2003
April
30: Argentina (premiere) / Australia / Belgium / Denmark (premiere) / France / Hong Kong / Italy / Norway (premiere) / Spain / Switzerland / Venezuela - theatrical release

May
1: Austria / Bolivia / Brazil / Chile / Colombia / Czech Republic / Ecuador / Germany / Hungary / Malaysia / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Panama / Peru / Philippines / Poland / Puerto Rico / Singapore / Slovenia / South Korea / Taiwan / UK / Uruguay - theatrical release
2: Argentina / Canada / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / Greece / Iceland / Jamaica / Latvia / Lithuania / Norway / Portugal / Romania / South Africa / Sweden / Thailand / Turkey / USA - theatrical release
3: Japan - theatrical release
7: Indonesia - theatrical release
8: Israel / Russia - theatrical release
9: India - theatrical release
11: Egypt - theatrical release

Get ready for the return of the Evolution

Evolution Continues

The ones we fear most, will be all that can save us... again

The time has come for those who are different to stand united

In this world wide conspiracy the only thing you can count on... Is the X factor.

First, they were fighting for acceptance. Now, they're battling for survival.

X-Men 2

SEQUEL TO
X-Men (2000)

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
The Making of X-Men 2 (2003)

SEE ALSO
Generation X (1996)
Mutant X (2001 - )
Pryde of the X-Men (1989)
X-Men (1992)

MAGAZINES

Total Film no.72 (January 2003) p.14 (UK)
illustrated preview

KEYWORDS

comic into film, marvel comics, mutants, sequels, superheroes

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008