X-Men (movie)

X-Men
Directed by	Bryan Singer
Produced by	Ralph Winter; Avi Arad; Richard Donner; Tom DeSanto; Lauren Shuler Donner
Written by	Comic Book:; Stan Lee; Jack Kirby; Story:; Tom DeSanto; Bryan Singer; Screenplay:; David Hayter
Starring	Patrick Stewart; Hugh Jackman; Ian McKellen; Halle Berry; Famke Janssen; James Marsden; Bruce Davison; Rebecca Romijn; Anna Paquin
Music by	Michael Kamen
Cinematography	Newton Thomas Sigel
Editing by	Steven Rosenblum; Kevin Sitt; John Wright
Distributed by	Twentieth Century Fox
Release date(s)	July 14, 2000
Running time	104 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$75 million

X-Men is a 2000 superhero movie based upon the fictional characters the X-Men. The movie is about mutants who are the next evolutionary step of humanity. These mutants are feared and hated by most of humanity.

The movie was directed by Bryan Singer. It deals with the ideas of prejudice and discrimination in the United States. The screenplay was written by David Hayter. A sequel, X2, was released in 2003 and a third movie, X-Men: The Last Stand, was released in 2006.

Professor Charles Xavier (the world's most powerful telepath) takes gifted children and teaches them to control their powers for good. He does this at Xavier's Academy for Gifted Youngsters, his school for mutants. This school is the home to the X-Men. The story is about the X-Men trying to stop Erik Lehnsherr (also known as Magneto), a mutant who blames humanity for the death of his family during the Holocaust. Magneto does not believe that humans and mutants can live together in peace. He builds a machine that turns humans into mutants.

Cast[change | change source]

Actor	Character
Hugh Jackman	Logan / Wolverine
Patrick Stewart	Professor Charles Xavier
Anna Paquin	Marie D'Ancanto / Rogue
Ian McKellen	Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
Bruce Davison	Senator Kelly
James Marsden	Scott Summers / Cyclops
Famke Janssen	Dr. Jean Grey
Halle Berry	Ororo Munroe / Storm
Rebecca Romijn-Stamos	Mystique
Ray Park	Toad
Tyler Mane	Sabretooth
Shawn Ashmore	Bobby Drake / Iceman

Filming[change | change source]

Filming took place from September 22, 1999 to March 3, 2000 in Toronto.^[1] Wolverine's claws required a full silicone cast of Hugh Jackman's arm, and 700 versions for Jackman and his stunt doubles.^[2]

Music[change | change source]

Bryan Singer asked John Williams to compose the music for the movie, but Williams was too busy composing for Saving Private Ryan.^[3]

Reactions and box office[change | change source]

The movie was one of the biggest hits of 2000. It earned more than $296 million worldwide and was the 8th highest grossing movie in the United States that year.

Crazy credits[change | change source]

When the 20th Century Fox logo disappears the "X" in "Fox" glows and remains on a black background than the other letters.

Release Dates[change | change source]

Country	Premiere
Australia	13 July 2000
United States	14 July 2000
Singapore	20 July 2000
Sweden	2 August 2000
Hong Kong	3 August 2000
Malaysia	3 August 2000
Thailand	4 August 2000
Peru	10 August 2000
Brazil	11 August 2000
Mexico	11 August 2000
Taiwan	11 August 2000
Uruguay	11 August 2000
South Korea	12 August 2000
Belgium	16 August 2000
France	16 August 2000
New Zealand	17 August 2000
United Kingdom	18 August 2000
Ireland	18 August 2000
Iceland	18 August 2000
Venezuela	23 August 2000
Argentina	24 August 2000
Austria	31 August 2000
Switzerland	31 August 2000 (German speaking region)
Germany	31 August 2000
Finland	1 September 2000
Denmark	8 September 2000
Norway	8 September 2000
Netherlands	28 September 2000
Portugal	29 September 2000
Spain	3 October 2000
Czech Republic	5 October 2000
India	6 October 2000
Japan	7 October 2000
Israel	12 October 2000
Greece	13 October 2000
Poland	13 October 2000
Russia	18 October 2000
Slovenia	26 October 2000
Italy	27 October 2000
Egypt	1 November 2000
Croatia	2 November 2000
Hungary	2 November 2000
Turkey	3 November 2000
Romania	9 November 2000
Estonia	10 November 2000
Kuwait	15 August 2001