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'''''X2''''' (also marketed as '''''X2: X-Men United''''',<ref name="BOM" /><ref name="greg" /> and internationally as '''''X-Men 2''''')<ref>{{cite web |title=X-Men 2 Poster #6 |publisher=IMPAwards.com |url=http://impawards.com/2003/x_men_two_ver6.html |access-date=August 20, 2012 |archive-date=August 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801143627/http://www.impawards.com/2003/x_men_two_ver6.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=X-Men 2 Poster #7 |publisher=IMPAwards.com |url=http://impawards.com/2003/x_men_two_ver7.html |access-date=August 20, 2012 |archive-date=July 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722172014/http://www.impawards.com/2003/x_men_two_ver7.html |url-status=live}}</ref> is a 2003 American [[superhero film]] directed by [[Bryan Singer]] and written by [[Michael Dougherty]], [[Dan Harris (screenwriter)|Dan Harris]] and [[David Hayter]], from a story by Singer, Hayter and [[Zak Penn]]. The film is based on the [[X-Men]] superhero team appearing in [[Marvel Comics]]. It is the [[sequel]] to ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]'' (2000), as well as the second installment in the [[X-Men (film series)|''X-Men'' film series]], and features an [[ensemble cast]] including [[Patrick Stewart]], [[Hugh Jackman]], [[Ian McKellen]], [[Halle Berry]], [[Famke Janssen]], [[James Marsden]], [[Rebecca Romijn|Rebecca Romijn-Stamos]], [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]], [[Alan Cumming]], [[Bruce Davison]], [[Shawn Ashmore]], [[Aaron Stanford]], [[Kelly Hu]], and [[Anna Paquin]]. The plot, inspired by the [[graphic novel]] ''[[X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills|God Loves, Man Kills]]'', concerns the [[genocide|genocidal]] Colonel [[William Stryker]] leading an assault on [[Charles Xavier (film character)|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, forcing the X-Men to team up with the [[Brotherhood of Mutants]] to stop Stryker and save the mutant race.
Development on the sequel began shortly after the first film was released on July 14, 2000, by [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]]. [[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 from Fox. 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, mostly taking place at [[Vancouver Film Studios]], the largest North American production facility outside of Los Angeles. [[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, by [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]], and received positive reviews for its storyline, action sequences, and performances. The film grossed $407{{nbsp}}million worldwide, making it [[2003 in film|the ninth-highest-grossing film of 2003]], and received eight [[Saturn Awards]] nominations. A sequel, ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]'', was released on May 26, 2006.
==Plot==
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