X2 (film)

X2 (promoted in some markets as X2: X-Men United or X-Men 2: X-Men United) is an American movie, first released in the United Kingdom on April 24, 2003, and in the United States on May 2. The film is a sequel to X-Men. It was directed by Bryan Singer, and starred an ensemble cast including Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, Ian McKellen, Anna Paquin, Brian Cox, and Alan Cumming.

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American - Movie - United Kingdom - April 24 - 2003 - May 2 - Sequel - X-Men - Bryan Singer - Patrick Stewart - Hugh Jackman - Halle Berry - Famke Janssen - Ian McKellen - Anna Paquin - Brian Cox - Alan Cumming

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The film is loosely based on the 1982 X-Men graphic novel God Loves, Man Kills. In the film, William Stryker is a high-ranking army general who leads an assault into Professor Xavier's school to build his own version of Xavier's mutant-hunting computer Cerebro in order to decimate every mutant on Earth. The X-Men are forced to ally with Magneto and Mystique to defeat Stryker. X2 introduced Nightcrawler to film-goers, and was an even greater success than the original film, earning approx. $215 million in North America alone, making it one of the top ten movies of 2003. It was also proclaimed by many fans and critics a superior film than its predecessor.

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1982 - X-Men - Graphic novel - God Loves, Man Kills - Professor Xavier - Cerebro - Magneto - Mystique - Nightcrawler - North America

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