X2 (film): Difference between revisions

* [[Aaron Stanford]] as [[Pyro (Marvel Comics)|John Allerdyce / Pyro]]: A friend of Bobby and Rogue, Pyro has anti-social tendencies and can control (although not create) fire. The filmmakers cast Stanford in the role after they were impressed with his performance in ''[[Tadpole (film)|Tadpole]]''.<ref name="writers/producers" />

* [[Shawn Ashmore]] as [[Iceman (Marvel Comics)|Bobby Drake / Ice Man]]: Rogue's boyfriend, he 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 is, much to his brother's derision.

 

Additionally, [[Daniel Cudmore]] portrayed [[Colossus (comics)|Peter Rasputin / Colossus]]: a mutant with the ability to turn his body into metal, the character's importance was reduced to a cameo,<ref>{{cite news |first=Tim |last=Nydell |title=Interview with Daniel Cudmore |publisher=Rock Bottom |date=July 28, 2006 |url=http://www.hitrockbottom.org/danielcudmore.html |access-date=March 9, 2008 |archive-date=November 21, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121070807/http://www.hitrockbottom.org/danielcudmore.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> Michael Reid MacKay portrayed [[Jason Stryker|Jason 143]], William Stryker's son who could create illusions. Keely Purvis portrayed the little girl whom Jason used as an avatar when controlling Xavier. [[Cotter Smith]] portrayed US President McKenna, and [[Ty Olsson]] portrayed Mitchell Laurio, the security guard for Magneto's prison cell. [[Cameo appearance]]s include [[Katie Stuart]] as [[Kitty Pryde]], Bryce Hodgson as [[Artie (comics)|Artie]], Kea Wong as [[Jubilee (comics)|Jubilation Lee / Jubilee]], [[Steve Bacic]] as [[Beast (comics)|Dr. Hank McCoy]], Shauna Kain as [[Siryn|Theresa Rourke / Siryn]], and [[Chiara Zanni]], who voiced Jubilee in the ''[[X-Men: Evolution]]'' animated series, as a White House tour guide at the start of the film. [[Gambit (Marvel Comics)|Gambit]]'s cameo was shot, but the footage was not used in the final cut. 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 confirmed to be [[Danielle Moonstar]] and [[Cypher (comics)|Douglas Ramsey]].<ref name="writers/producers">[[Michael Dougherty]], [[Dan Harris (screenwriter)|Dan Harris]], [[David Hayter]], [[Lauren Shuler Donner]], [[Ralph Winter (producer)|Ralph Winter]], DVD [[audio commentary]], 2003, [[20th Century Fox]]</ref> [[Michael Dougherty]] and [[Dan Harris (screenwriter)|Dan Harris]], the film's writers, cameo in scenes of Wolverine's Weapon X flashbacks as surgeons.<ref>{{cite news |first=Heather |last=Newgen |title=''Superman Returns'' Screenwriters Dougherty and Harris |work=[[Superhero Hype!]] |date=June 16, 2006 |url=https://www.superherohype.com/news/featuresnews.php?id=4393 |access-date=April 21, 2008 |archive-date=September 7, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070907053257/http://www.superherohype.com/news/featuresnews.php?id=4393 |url-status=live}}</ref>