---
title: 'X2 (2003)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bryan Singer'
released: '2003-05-01'
runtime_minutes: 134
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/x2-2003'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290334/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# X2 (2003)

2003 · PG-13 · 134 min · Fantasy, Action, Science Fiction · United States

Part of: X-Men original trilogy

## Synopsis

X2 is a 2003 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the X-Men. Directed by Bryan Singer and written by Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris and David Hayter, from a story by Singer, Hayter and Zak Penn, it is the second installment in the X-Men film series and the sequel to X-Men (2000). It stars an ensemble cast including Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Rebecca Romijn, Brian Cox, Alan Cumming, Bruce Davison, Shawn Ashmore, Aaron Stanford, Kelly Hu, and Anna Paquin. The plot concerns the genocidal Colonel William Stryker leading an assault on Professor Xavier's school to build his own version of Xavier's mutant-tracking computer, Cerebro, 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.

## Credits

- **Director of Photography:** [Newton Thomas Sigel](https://cinepixo.com/people/newton-thomas-sigel)
- **Director:** [Bryan Singer](https://cinepixo.com/people/bryan-singer)
- **Screenplay:** [David Hayter](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-hayter), [Michael Dougherty](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-dougherty), [Dan Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-harris)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Ottman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ottman)
- **Producer:** [Lauren Shuler Donner](https://cinepixo.com/people/lauren-shuler-donner), [Ralph Winter](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-winter)
- **Editor:** [Elliot Graham](https://cinepixo.com/people/elliot-graham)

## Cast

- [Alan Cumming](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-cumming) as Nightcrawler
- [Ty Olsson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ty-olsson)
- [Anna Paquin](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-paquin) as Rogue
- [Roger Cross](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-cross)
- [Brian Cox](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-cox) as William Stryker
- [Layke Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/layke-anderson)
- [Katie Stuart](https://cinepixo.com/people/katie-stuart) as Kitty Pryde
- [Brad Loree](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-loree) as William Stryker
- [Ian McKellen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-mckellen) as Magneto
- [Patrick Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-stewart) as Charles Xavier
- [Nolan Gerard Funk](https://cinepixo.com/people/nolan-gerard-funk)
- [Kelly Hu](https://cinepixo.com/people/kelly-hu) as Lady Deathstrike
- [Bruce Davison](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-davison) as Robert Kelly
- [Aaron Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/aaron-douglas)
- [Daniel Cudmore](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-cudmore) as Colossus

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/x2-2003
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