X-MEN 2: United

Release Date: May 02, 2003

Starring: Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Anna Paquin, Rebecca Romijn, Alan Cumming

Once again the fate of the mutant race is in the hands of the X-Men. After an attempted assassination of the president by a befuddled outcast mutant named Nightcrawler, the X-Men find themselves at odds with the rogue government official William Stryker. Stryker's vile plan is to use Professor Xavier's powers and technology to wipe out Homo Superior.

The only hope for the X-Men is to team up with their worst enemies--Magneto and his Brotherhood--in order to stop the plans of this raving fanatic. Can their united force save mutantkind from extinction?

X2 was released in the United States on May 2, 2003. It received positive reviews from critics, who mostly praised the storyline, action sequences and acting of the film, and it is considered to be one of the best superhero films ever made. With its critical success, it grossed over approximately $407 million and received eight Saturn Awards nominations.