X-Men: The Last Stand
X-Men: The Last Stand (also marketed as X3 or X-Men 3) is a 2006 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.
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $210,000,000 USD
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| Box office | $234,000,000 USD
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- While James Marsden was unavailable due to filming "Superman Returns" at the same time as this film, 20th Century Fox had always planned to have Jean Grey kill off Cyclops in the film. Screenwriter Zak Penn talked about the lack of Cyclops in "X-Men: The Last Stand" on the message boards of the now-closed website The X-Verse, in which he participated in Q&As with fans and could only say to the fans while the film was being made that if they expected to see more of Cyclops, then fans were going to be disappointed. Penn would later say after the film's release that he and co-writer Simon Kinberg fought with Fox not to kill Cyclops but the studio insisted the character die to have a more emotional impact. The decision to kill off Cyclops received heavy backlash from fans and moviegoers, and fans still debate whether the character actually even died since his death wasn't shown on-screen and neither Storm nor Wolverine bothered to search for him when they find Jean alone at Alkali Lake.
- A reflective form-fitting bodysuit was created for Daniel Cudmore to wear as Colossus. This was considered a cheaper move rather than animating Colossus's ability in CGI, as seen in the previous film.
- In this film, Bolivar Trask is Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security. In the comics, he was a scientist-agent responsible for creating the Sentinel robots.
- Beast's famous line "Oh my stars and garters!" is used in the film (mostly due to Kevin Feige's insistence).
- Cast members Patrick Stewart, Famke Janssen and Kelsey Grammer have all appeared on 'Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)(TV)'. Grammer plays Dr. McCoy in this film. The original crew of the Enterprise also featured a Dr. McCoy.
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