X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
“X3”
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi |
X-Men: The Last Stand is a superhero film based on the X-Men superhero team introduced in Marvel Comics. It is the sequel to 2003’s X2, as well as the third installment in the X-Men film series, and was directed by Brett Ratner and written by Simon Kinberg and Zak Penn. It features an ensemble cast including Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin, Kelsey Grammer, James Marsden, Rebecca Romijn, Shawn Ashmore, Aaron Stanford, Vinnie Jones and Patrick Stewart. The film’s script is loosely based on two X-Men comic book story arcs: “The Dark Phoenix Saga” by writer Chris Claremont and artist John Byrne, and “Gifted” by writer Joss Whedon and artist John Cassaday, with a plot that revolves around a “mutant cure” that causes serious repercussions among mutants and humans, and on the resurrection of Jean Grey.
Bryan Singer, who had directed the two previous films, X-Men (2000) and X2, decided to leave the sequel to work on Superman Returns. X2 composer John Ottman and X2 writers Dan Harris and Michael Dougherty also left to work on Superman Returns, as did James Marsden, who had very limited screen time in The Last Stand before his character was killed off due to his departure from the film. Singer had not even defined the storyline for a third film.
Twenty years in the past, Professor Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr meet young Jean Grey at her parents’ house to invite her to join their school, the X-Mansion. Ten years later, the industrialist father of Warren Worthington III discovers his son is a mutant as Warren tries to cut off his wings.
In the present, Worthington Labs announces it has developed an inoculation to suppress the X-gene that gives mutants their abilities and offer the “cure” to any mutant who wants it. The cure is created from the genome of a young mutant named Jimmy, who lives at the Worthington facility on Alcatraz Island.
Director: Brett Ratner
Writers: Simon Kinberg, Zak Penn
Stars: Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin, Kelsey Grammer, James Marsden, Rebecca Romijn, Shawn Ashmore
Cast:
| Hugh Jackman | … | Logan / Wolverine |
| Halle Berry | … | Ororo Munroe / Storm |
| Ian McKellen | … | Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto |
| Patrick Stewart | … | Charles Xavier / Professor X |
| Famke Janssen | … | Jean Grey / Phoenix |
| Anna Paquin | … | Marie / Rogue |
| Kelsey Grammer | … | Dr. Henry ‘Hank’ McCoy / Beast |
| James Marsden | … | Scott Summers / Cyclops |
| Rebecca Romijn | … | Raven Darkholme / Mystique |
| Shawn Ashmore | … | Bobby Drake / Iceman |
| Aaron Stanford | … | John Allerdyce / Pyro |
| Vinnie Jones | … | Cain Marko / Juggernaut |
| Ellen Page | … | Kitty Pryde / Shadowcat |
| Daniel Cudmore | … | Peter Rasputin / Colossus |
| Ben Foster | … | Warren Worthington III / Angel |
| Michael Murphy | … | Warren Worthington II |
| Dania Ramirez | … | Callisto |
| Shohreh Aghdashloo | … | Dr. Kavita Rao |
| Josef Sommer | … | The President |
| Bill Duke | … | Trask |
| Eric Dane | … | Multiple Man |
| Desiree Zurowski | … | Mrs. Grey |
| Adrian Hough | … | Mr. Grey |
| Haley Ramm | … | Young Jean Grey |
| Chris Claremont | … | Lawnmower Man |
| Stan Lee | … | Waterhose Man |
| Cayden Boyd | … | Young Angel |
| Tanya Newbould | … | Dr. McCoy’s Assistant |
| Anthony Heald | … | FBI Mystique Interrogator |
| Cameron Bright | … | Jimmy / Leech |
| Connor Widdows | … | Jones |
| Kea Wong | … | Jubilation Lee / Jubilee |
| Shauna Kain | … | Theresa Rourke Cassidy / Siryn |
| Luke Pohl | … | Flea |
| Julian Richings | … | Mutant Theatre Organizer |
| Lloyd Adams | … | Lizard Man |
| Richard Yee | … | Little Phat |
| Via Saleaumua | … | Phat |
| Mei Melançon | … | Psylocke |
| Omahyra | … | Arclight |
| Clayton Dean Watmough | … | Glob Herman (as Clayton Watmough) |
| Ken Leung | … | Kid Omega |
| Julian Christopher | … | Prison Truck Guard #1 (as Julian D. Christopher) |
| Brad Kelly | … | Prison Truck Guard #2 |
| Makenzie Vega | … | Prison Truck Little Girl |
| Mi-Jung Lee | … | Newscaster (as Mi Jung Lee) |
| Benita Ha | … | Worthington Technician |
| Ron James | … | Prison Truck Driver |
| R. Lee Ermey | … | Sergeant (voice) |
| Lance Gibson | … | Spike |
| Aaron Pearl | … | Team Leader |
| Chelah Horsdal | … | Minivan Mother |
| John Pyper-Ferguson | … | Minivan Father |
| Brenna O’Brien | … | Minivan Daughter |
| Justin Callan | … | Minivan Son #1 |
| Alex Ferris | … | Minivan Son #2 |
| Peter Kawasaki | … | Photographer |
| Ron Blecker | … | Commander (as Ronald Blecker) |
| Emy Aneke | … | Alcatraz Lieutenant |
| David Smith | … | Omega Mutie (as David Colin Smith) |
| Ed Appleby | … | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Aaron Atkins | … | Mutant (uncredited) |
| Zoltan Buday | … | Mutant Cure (uncredited) |
| Denis Corbett | … | School Gardener (uncredited) |
| Elan Even | … | U.S. Military Soldier (uncredited) |
| Christopher Fosh | … | Husband at BBQ (uncredited) |
| Donna Goodhand | … | Mother (uncredited) |
| Robert Hayley | … | Captain (uncredited) |
| Mark Helfrich | … | Ash Man (uncredited) |
| Bryce Hodgson | … | Artie (uncredited) |
| Ryan Kenneth King | … | X-Student (uncredited) |
| Dan McPeake | … | X-Student at Funeral (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Star | … | Protesting Mutant (uncredited) |
| Celeste White Steele | … | Halfmoon Girl (uncredited) |
| Tony Stef’Ano | … | Mutant (uncredited) |
| John Andrew Vaas | … | Brotherhood Mutant (uncredited) |
| Geoff White | … | Protesting Mutant (uncredited) |
| Olivia Williams | … | Dr. Moira MacTaggart (uncredited) |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia