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X-Men: The Last Stand
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Directed byBrett Ratner
Written bySimon Kinberg &
Zak Penn
Produced byLauren Shuler Donner
Ralph Winter
StarringHugh Jackman
Halle Berry
Ian McKellen
Famke Janssen
Anna Paquin
Kelsey Grammer
James Marsden
Rebecca Romijn
Shawn Ashmore
Aaron Stanford
Vinnie Jones
Patrick Stewart
CinematographyDante Spinotti
Edited byMark Helfrich
Mark Goldblatt
Julia Wong
Music byJohn Powell
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates
Theatrical:
May 26, 2006
DVD:
October 3, 2006
Running time
104 min.
Countries United States
 United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$210 million[1]
Box office$459,256,008

X-Men: The Last Stand is the third film adaptation of the Marvel Comics' X-Men superhero comic books. It was directed by Brett Ratner, who took over from Bryan Singer after he dropped out to direct Superman Returns, and written by Simon Kinberg and Zak Penn. The previous two movies were X-Men (2000) and X2: X-Men United (2003). The movie revolves around a "mutant cure" that causes serious repercussions among mutants and humans, and on the mysterious resurrection of Jean Grey, who appeared to have died in X2. The film is based on two X-Men comic book story arcs: writer Chris Claremont's and artist John Byrne's "Dark Phoenix Saga" in The Uncanny X-Men (1980) and writer Joss Whedon's six-issue "Gifted" arc in Astonishing X-Men (2004).

The film was released May 26, 2006 in the United States and Canada, and one or two days earlier in approximately 22 other countries. Despite mixed reviews from critics and fans of the comic book series, the film did extremely well at the box office. Its opening-day gross of $45.5 million is the fourth-highest on record while its opening weekend gross of $103 million is the fifth highest ever.

The film is sometimes colloquially referred to as X3, XIII or X-Men 3.

Plot

A pharmaceutical company called Worthington Labs announces that it has developed an inoculation to permanently suppress the X-gene that gives mutants their powers, offering the "cure" to any mutant who wants it. While some mutants are interested in the "cure", including the X-Men's Rogue, many others are horrified by the announcement. In response to the news, the X-Men's adversary Magneto raises an army, warning his followers that the "cure" will be forcefully used to exterminate the mutant race.

Cyclops, still heartbroken about the loss of Jean Grey, returns to Alkali Lake, where Jean sacrificed herself to save the X-Men. Jean appears to Cyclops, and as the two kiss, Jean changes and appears to kill Cyclops. Sensing trouble, Professor Charles Xavier sends Wolverine and Storm to investigate. When they arrive, the two X-Men encounter telekinetically floating rocks, Cyclops' glasses, and an unconscious Jean.

Xavier explains that when Jean was a little girl she was so powerful that he had to put telepathic blocks on her mind to help keep her powers under control. Her bottled up powers manifested themselves as an id-like alternate personality called the "Phoenix". Wolverine is disgusted to learn that Xavier has kept Jean in check telepathically, but when Jean awakens, he realizes she is not the Jean Grey he knew. Jean pleads with Wolverine to kill her, but when he refuses, the Phoenix surfaces and telekinetically slams Wolverine into a wall. She then escapes to her childhood home. Magneto, also aware that Jean's powers are loose, meets Xavier at Jean's house. The two men vie for Jean's loyalty until the Phoenix resurfaces, unleashing her devastating power. She destroys her family's house, disintegrates Xavier, and leaves with Magneto.

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Jean Grey unleashes her power

Following the loss of Xavier, and of Rogue who decides to take the mutant "cure", the X-Men regroup and confront Magneto's army, which is attacking the pharmaceutical company's laboratory on Alcatraz Island. During the fight, Beast injects Magneto with the "cure", nullifying his mutant powers. After the battle, the Phoenix emerges and begins to destroy everything and everyone around her. Momentarily gaining control, Jean begs Wolverine to save her. Telling Jean he loves her, Wolverine reluctantly kills her with his claws.

Despite the X-Men's losses, life goes on. Magneto, now an ordinary man, sits at a chessboard and reaches out toward a metal chess piece that trembles slightly — indicating that the cure might not be as permanent as thought. Following the end credits, Dr. Moira MacTaggert checks on a comatose patient who greets her with Xavier's voice, implying that he has somehow transferred his mind into this new body.

Cast

X-Men

The X-Men are a special ops team from the Xavier Institute, charged with protecting both humans and mutants and trying to prevent a war between the two.

  • Hugh Jackman as Logan / Wolverine: Logan can heal quickly, a talent which allowed the painful implantation of a metal coating on his bones and metal claws that emerge from each hand. He mourns Jean Grey, who died saving her teammates.
  • Halle Berry as Ororo Munroe / Storm: She can control the weather with her mind. Halle Berry stated during interviews for X2 that she would not return as Storm in the third film unless the character had a significant presence comparable to the comic-book version. Brett Ratner also felt Storm required a larger role and there was little difficulty reaching an agreement.[2]
  • Anna Paquin as Marie D'Ancanto / Rogue: A teenage runaway mutant who has found a home at Xavier's school and love with Bobby Drake. When she touches someone she absorbs their life force, their powers if they are a mutant, and, if she holds on too long, their life.
  • Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Henry "Hank" McCoy / Beast: A former student of Xavier's School who is now the Secretary of Mutant Affairs in the U.S. government. The Beast is covered in blue fur and has a genius level I.Q., and heightened strength and agility. He is a brilliant scientist and researcher with great insight into mutant genetics.
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Top row: Magneto, Xavier, Cyclops, Wolverine, Jean Grey, Storm, Rogue, Mystique.
Bottom row: Angel, Colossus, Juggernaut, Beast, Pyro, Iceman, Kitty Pryde, Callisto.
  • Shawn Ashmore as Bobby Drake / Iceman: He can control the temperature of the moisture in the air around him to create constructs of ice or blasts of cold. Under extreme conditions, his body may take on many of the characteristics of ice in addition to those of a human.
  • Ellen Page as Kitty Pryde: She can "phase" through objects, which allows her to walk through solid objects.

Brotherhood of Mutants

  • Ian McKellen as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto: An incredibly powerful mutant that can manipulate any form of metal, Magneto wages war against humanity in the name of mutant superiority, a goal that often pits him against his old friend Charles Xavier. He has sophisticated knowledge in matters of genetic manipulation and engineering and has used radiation to mutate humans. Has very little interest in or value for non-mutant human life.
  • Famke Janssen as Jean Grey / Phoenix: A former member of the X-Men who sacrificed herself to save her comrades. She is a Class 5 and possesses limitless telepathic powers as well as limitless telekinetic powers that can atomize people. Following the incident at the end of X2, the dark side to Jean's persona is unleashed.
  • Aaron Stanford as John Allerdyce / Pyro: Former Xavier Institute student Pyro can manipulate fire, although he cannot start it (he carries a lighter - permentantly attached to a cuff on his wrist - with him at all times). He holds a grudge against his former friend Bobby Drake.

The Omegas

  • Dania Ramirez as Callisto: Callisto is the leader of The Omegas, a group of mutant outcasts. In the comics, she led a similar group called The Morlocks. She possesses superhuman speed, reflexes, and agility. She can also sense the presence and powers of other mutants.
  • Ken Leung as Kid Omega: Has porcupine-like spines he can extend or retract at will. Some comics fans take exception to the name, noting his similarity to the comics character Quill; however, the official cast credits read "Kid Omega".
  • Mei Melançon as Psylocke: Psylocke has the ability to teleport herself through shadows.
  • Omahyra Mota as Arclight: Arclight can generate seismic energies that cause shockwaves and earth tremors.

Other characters

  • Michael Murphy as Warren Worthington II: The Head of Worthington Labs, the corporation developing the "cure". He is also Angel's father and wants to rid his son of his mutant abilities.
  • Cameron Bright as Jimmy / Leech: A mutant boy whose power neutralizes the powers of nearby mutants. His DNA is the basis for the "cure". After being rescued, he is admitted to the Xavier Institute.

Minor/Cameo Appearances

The sergeant directing defensive preparations before the Brotherhood assaults Alcatraz Island is played by Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee Ermey, a former U.S. Marine Corps non-commissioned officer who became a military adviser for films and frequent military character actor.

X-Men co-creator Stan Lee and writer Chris Claremont have cameos in the film's opening scene as neighbors in Jean Grey's old neighborhood. Respectively, they are credited as "Waterhose man" and "Lawnmower man".

Despite playing a key role in the secret ending and portrayed as having close personal ties to Professor Xavier, Moira MacTaggert, portrayed by Olivia Williams, was not listed in the official press notes' cast list and goes uncredited in the finished film.

Alan Cumming was reportedly uncomfortable with the long hours he had to take with the Nightcrawler makeup, but still planned to return for X-Men: The Last Stand. The part for Nightcrawler was so minimal, however, that the studio felt it was not worthwhile to go through the long and costly makeup process, and the character was cut.[3] Nightcrawler's absence was explained in the tie-in game.

In the scene where Magneto first meets the Omegas, there is a very large man who slims down in order to sit down between two people. The character, Phat, is played by two actors, Via Saleaumua and Richard Yee, as Phat in "large mode" and "small mode" respectively. The DVD release features a deleted scene in which Phat is frozen solid by Iceman and then shattered by Colossus.

The character Spike portrayed by Lance Gibson battles Wolverine in the forest, where he was depicted with the ability to extrude bony spikes from his flesh and hurl them with great speed and force. Spike was apparently killed by Wolverine.

Wraith, Anole and Vanisher all appear in several of the Brotherhood scenes. Wraith is noticeable as a mutant with translucent skin and a trenchcoat in the Church sequence and is seen later being depowered by the cure weapons at Alcatraz. Anole climbs the Church wall and is later depowered while hanging from a guard tower on Alcatraz. Vanisher is only seen at Alcatraz. He teleports forward to attack with the first wave of mutants. He is not seen to be depowered but it is presumed that he is one of the many casualties. A Rhino-like mutant is also notably seen being depowered in a deleted scene. An animatic on the DVD shows the character who breathes hot embers is named Ash and the novel lists a raven-haired leaping female as Komodo.

In the Xavier Institute when Storm and Professor X are walking down the corridor talking about “why they are still hiding”, there is a student that walks past them with two paper airplanes flying in front of him; this is reportedly Hellion; After that there are three identical girls (the Stepford Cuckoos).[4]

Production

Bryan Singer, the director of the first two X-Men films, left the project during preproduction in order to direct the film Superman Returns. He was joined by X2 screenwriters Dan Harris and Michael Dougherty and composer / editor John Ottman. Though Singer, Harris and Dougherty had yet to complete a script, the director has revealed that at the time of his departure they had partially completed a story treatment for the film which would have focused exclusively on Jean Grey's resurrection[5] with the new villain Emma Frost, a role intended for Sigourney Weaver.[6]

Simon Kinberg was hired as writer soon after Singer's departure, and speculation arose to Joss Whedon directing the film.[7] Rob Bowman[8] and Alex Proyas[9] were also rumoured, though the latter personally turned it down.[10] Zack Snyder was also approached, though he turned it down due to his commitment to 300.[11] Despite the controversy over Singer's departure, the cast and producers were still clearly keen to return.[12] Matthew Vaughn was hired as the new director for the project. He cast Kelsey Grammer as Beast and Vinnie Jones as Juggernaut, but family issues reportedly led him to withdraw before shooting began.[13] Vaughn was replaced by Singer's friend Brett Ratner,[14] who was among those originally considered to direct the first film — and coincidentally was considered by Warner Brothers to direct the 2006 Superman project before it evolved into Superman Returns.

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Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen were made to look 20 years younger through "digital skin grafting".

On June 13, 2005, a review of an incomplete early draft[15] of the screenplay posted by Drew McWeeny from Ain't It Cool News sparked controversy from fans, due to certain main characters' storylines; however, that draft was the very first of over two-dozen drafts the film went through and has had numerous changes happen to the storylines. Most notably the Golden Gate Bridge was originally in the middle of the film, but Ratner decided it would create a more dramatic climax if moved to the end,[16] whereas it was originally to take place at Washington D.C.[17]

X-Men: The Last Stand began shooting in August 2005 and ended in January 2006. Much of X-Men: The Last Stand was filmed in Vancouver, Canada. According to associate producer Dave Gordon, "This is the biggest production ever filmed in Canada. It used to be X2, now it's X3."[18]

Senior actors Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen had their faces completely "de-aged" by complex keyframing, in which no CGI elements were used. A technique called "digital skin-grafting" was employed to make them look 20 years younger in the first-scene flashback.[19]

The film has extensive wirework, where many of the actors performed some of their own stunts. The whirlwind wire-stunt performed by Halle Berry during one fight scene reportedly caused Berry to become so nauseated that she vomited. The crew actually had to bring in buckets for her before shooting her scenes.[20] Angel's wings were initially too heavy for Ben Foster, and were remade from foam.[20] Despite his fear of heights, Foster performed a single second unit stunt where he escapes Worthington's facility.[4]

Reception

X-Men: The Last Stand grossed $45.1 million domestically for the fourth-highest opening day after Spider-Man 3 ($59 million), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ($55.8 million) and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith ($50 million).[21] (All figures here not adjusted for inflation.) It is ranked fourth among film debuts having generated an estimated $122.9 million domestically during its four-day Memorial Day opening weekend and the number one Memorial Day movie of all time until the record was broken by Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End which earned $142 million during its four-day Memorial Day opening. The website The Numbers notes that the film's weekend gross "equals the record for the fewest number of days taken to earn $100 million, joining four other movies that achieved the feat in three days."[22] However, the film suffered a significant drop of 66.9% in its second weekend, when its box office take fell to $34.0 million.[23] Nevertheless, the film has grossed over $234 million in North America (fourth-highest of 2006) and over $459 million globally (fifth-highest of 2006).[21] It is the fifth-highest-grossing comic book adaptation, and the highest grossing of the X-Men series.[21] It became the first film of 2006, and the 67th film on record, to pass the $200 million mark at the North American box office, which it accomplished on the weekend of June 9, 2006. It is the first X-Men movie to surpass $200 million outside the United States. X-Men: The Last Stand is one of the few third installments in a series to outgross its predecessors, The Return of the King being another example.

Reviews of the film have generally been mixed, with the film-review website Rotten Tomatoes giving the film a 57% approval rating.[24] The film review aggregate site Metacritic also reported mixed reviews with a score of 58/100.[25] It holds a 7.1/10 in the movie site IMDb. Ebert & Roeper gave the film two thumbs up, with Ebert stating "I liked the action, I liked the absurdity, I liked the incongruous use and misuse of mutant powers, and I especially liked the way it introduces all of those political issues and lets them fight it out with the special effects."[26] Some film critics, however, considered the third film to be of lesser quality than the previous two. Justin Chang from Variety said the film is "a wham-bam sequel noticeably lacking in the pop gravitas, moody atmospherics and emotional weight that made the first two Marvel comicbook adaptations so rousingly successful."[27] Frank Lovece of Film Journal International said, "A risk-taking script with genuine consequences elevates this ... above the lackluster direction of Brett Ratner, whose competent mechanics move the story efficiently but with very little soul."[28] At the 2007 Saturn Awards, Famke Janssen won the Best Supporting Actress award for her portrayal of Jean Grey.[29]

Possible sequels and spin-offs

Fox Films Entertainment Chairman Tom Rothman stated The Last Stand is the end of a trilogy, but not necessarily the end of the X-Men film series: "These three movies work as a trilogy. These characters in this relationship, it's the culmination of that saga. It's the culmination and the resolution of those relationships laid out in the first two movies".[30] Earlier, in a February 14, 2006 interview, Ratner said, "We wanted to make sure the audiences knew that this was a trilogy. Even though they weren't made together like Lord of the Rings, this is really closure for the X-Men series...This is the last stand for sure". In the same interview, a 20th Century Fox spokesperson confirmed The Last Stand is the final foreseeable installment for the X-Men team, but there are possibilities for X-Men 4.[31] Brett Ratner has stated he would like to return for a sequel, but he probably won't attempt anything until he finishes his work on Rush Hour 3.[32]

Executive producer Avi Arad stated in an interview that Marvel would take its time to decide what to do with future X-Men films, but is focusing on the spin-offs.[33] A Wolverine spin-off[34] and a Magneto spin-off[35] have been announced and are in the scripting stages. Other possible movies based on the characters of Mystique and Emma Frost are also being developed. Three Kings director David O. Russell was contacted about creating a story for the former. Hutch Parker, 20th Century Fox's production president, mentioned a possible film based on the school's students.[36]

In an early November 2006 interview, Bryan Singer, the director who started the franchise, confirmed that two more direct sequels are in development, and though he had been approached to direct one or both of the films, he would not be able to do so until after completing production on a sequel to Superman Returns.[37] Singer also confirmed production on the Wolverine spin-off, expressing interest in directing the film. Actor Hugh Jackman confirmed that Singer was also the first choice to direct, barring any major scheduling conflicts with the Superman sequel.[38] It appears following the trilogy Marvel may want to reclaim the rights to make the films their own, as with the Iron Man film.[39]

Halle Berry at the 2007 People's Choice Awards ceremony, in her acceptance speech for her "Favorite Female Action Star" award, urged X-Men fans to write Rothman to ask for a fourth X-Men movie, saying if such came to pass, "I’ll be there" as Storm.[40]

Source inserted here announced in June 2007 that actor Josh Holloway has been approached for the role of Gambit in a possible fourth X-Men movie.[citation needed]

Adaptations

Novelization

The novelization of the film, written by comic book writer Chris Claremont, was released on May 16, 2006.[41]

The novelization of the movie differs significantly from the film. In the novel, young Jean Grey discovers her powers after an accident that takes her best friend's life. Angel officially joins the X-Men and travels with them to Alcatraz Island instead of going on his own. Storm spares Callisto's life, and Rogue decides to keep her powers in the end, and Beast stays at the school as a teacher, which were alternate versions of the film. Iceman takes an unconscious Pyro away from Alcatraz. The attack on Alcatraz is referred to as M-Day, a reference to the "Decimation of mutantkind" storyline in the comic books. Moira MacTaggert visits Magneto in the park, presumably offering an antidote to the "cure", which he refuses because as the book says: "He couldn't go back. That path had brought nothing but grief, to those he cared for, those who trusted him, to himself." Unlike the film, the novel does not allude to Xavier's resurrection. In the end of the novel Wolverine is in the basement of the Institute training the new X-Men, which includes Gambit, Sage, Danielle Moonstar and Cannonball.

The novel also makes a reference to X3 scriptwriter Zak Penn, whose name is given to a sergeant in the middle of the novel, and to X-Men writer Stan Lee as Mr. Lee, one of Jean's neighbours portrayed by Stan Lee in the film. The president's name in the novelization is David Cockrum, a reference to comics artist Dave Cockrum. McCoy asks the president about his wife Paty, who in real life is David Cockrum's wife who used to work at Marvel. Two other references are made towards the end of the book, the first is Hollywood planning a film about the Battle of Alcatraz (a possible reference to the actual movie) along with a British Shakespearean actor, who is also a Knight playing Magneto (a possible reference to Sir Ian McKellen who played Magneto in all three films). Other references include the mutant Bishop as police officer after Pyro attacks a cure facility.

The book also briefly references Kitty Pryde's political ambitions when she is shown hanging up a homemade "Pryde for President" poster. In a few possible futures seen in the comics, Pryde has ended up President (X-Men: The End) and her plans to run for office were a sub-plot during the X-Treme X-Men series.

Video games

Main article: X-Men: The Official Game

Games publisher Activision released X-Men: The Official Game, the official video game tie-in to the film across all major videogame platforms on May 16, 2006. The various editions of the game bridge the events of the films X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand and feature many of both films' prominent characters. Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Alan Cumming, Eric Dane, Shawn Ashmore and Tyler Mane reprise their film roles in this game. Sentinels, Lady Deathstrike, Sabretooth and Silver Samurai also appear in the game. It also provides an explanation of Nightcrawler's absence from the film. A X-Men: The Last Stand game was also released for mobile phones.

DVD (NTSC Region 1 Version)

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X-Men 3: The Last Stand (Collector's Edition)

X-Men: The Last Stand was released in the United States and Canada on DVD in both standard and collector's edition formats on October 3, 2006. The single-disc standard DVD, in either widescreen or fullscreen, features two menu settings: "Join The Brotherhood" and "Take A Stand". These choices simply change the menu's design and the deleted scenes available, but don't alter the movie content. The DVD also features commentaries featuring the director, writers, and producers; 10 deleted scenes (including the much loved 'Bearded Version'); three alternate endings; and two easter eggs. On the first day of its release, errors were reported with the DVD. About 60% of the DVDs currently in circulation have errors in them. Some DVDs come with only 10 deleted scenes while others come with 21, amongst other errors.[42]

The "Stan Lee Collector's Edition" DVD is a widescreen standard DVD that was packaged in a slipcase with a 100-page booklet featuring a completely new X-Men comic by Stan Lee. The Hollywood Reporter announced that 20th Century Fox will make films available to buy online the same day as the DVD, through Direct2Drive, with X-Men: The Last Stand among the first such available. Also, Wal-Mart stores included a special exclusive DVD titled "X-Men Revealed" with 50 minutes of behind-the-scenes look at the evolution of the "X-Men" franchise. The Wal-Mart exclusive DVD disc is not what it seems however. From the information of the exclusive DVD front and back cover, it is supposed to be a behind-the-scenes look of the X-Men movie franchise but instead it is a brief history of the X-Men comics. Target also has an exclusive that comes in a tin case with the one disc DVD plus a reprint of Giant-Size X-men #1 and four collectible cards from the movie.

The DVD sold 5 million copies in its first week in stores.[43] In other countries, such as the United Kingdom, the DVD package has a bonus disc containing three documentaries (Brett Ratner's Production Diary (40 minutes), X-Men: Evolution Of A Trilogy (40 minutes), and X-Men: The Excitement Continues (20 minutes)) as well as various featurettes, character guides and pre-visualisation sequences. This version is planned for a later region 1 release.[44]

X-Men: The Last Stand has also been released on Blu-ray Disc. The video was encoded in 1080p with 6.1 DTS ES HD Master Audio.

Soundtrack

Untitled

X-Men: The Last Stand Soundtrack has been very successful and has received many positive reviews.

Tracklisting

  1. "20 Years Ago" (1:10)
  2. "Bathroom Titles" (1:09)
  3. "The Church of Magneto, Raven Is My Slave Name" (2:40)
  4. "Meet Leech, Then off to the Lake" (2:37)
  5. "Whirlpool Of Love" (2:04)
  6. "Examining Jean" (1:12)
  7. "Dark Phoenix" (1:28)
  8. "Angel's Cure" (2:34)
  9. "Jean and Logan" (1:39)
  10. "Dark Phoenix Awakes" (1:45)
  11. "Rejection Is Never Easy" (1:09)
  12. "Magneto Plots" (2:05)
  13. "Entering the House" (1:18)
  14. "Dark Phoenix's Tragedy" (3:18)
  15. "Farewell to X" (0:30)
  16. "The Funeral" (2:52)
  17. "Skating on the Pond" (1:12)
  18. "Cure Wars" (2:57)
  19. "Fight in the Woods" (3:06)
  20. "St Lupus Day" (3:03)
  21. "Building Bridges" (1:16)
  22. "Shock and No Oars" (1:15)
  23. "Attack on Alcatraz" (4:36)
  24. "Massacre" (0:31)
  25. "The Battle of the Cure" (4:21)
  26. "Phoenix Rises" (4:21)
  27. "The Last Stand" (5:29)

Footnotes

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  3. ^ Tramountanas, Ibid.: Associate producer Dave Gorder said, "We would have liked to have Nightcrawler back, but there are certain trade-offs you take with the story. Nightcrawler is an expensive character prosthetic makeup-wise and also visual effects-wise, and so you want to have a story-arc that justifies that expense. And you also want to make the actor happy that he has a significant role to don the makeup and the effects and do the stunt work."
  4. ^ a b Brett Ratner, Simon Kinberg, Zak Penn (2006). Audio Commentary (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
  5. ^ "Quint" (2006-07-22). "Quint on Superman Returns gag reel & sequel talk with Singer". Ain't It Cool News. Retrieved 2006-10-06. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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  7. ^ Stax (2004-08-12). "Whedon wants X-Men 3". IGN. Retrieved 2006-10-11.
  8. ^ Stax (2006-10-12). "Three for X3?". IGN. Retrieved 2006-10-11.
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  10. ^ Stax (2005-02-17). "X3 trailer with FF?". IGN. Retrieved 2006-10-11.
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  12. ^ Stax (2004-09-28). "The Status of X-Men 3". IGN. Retrieved 2006-10-11.
  13. ^ "Director quits X-Men 3 for family". bbc.co.uk. June 1, 2005. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ Scott Bowles (May 24, 2005). "Franchise's fans reverse stand on new director". usatoday.com. USA Today. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ Moriaty (June 13, 2005). "AICN EXCLUSIVE! X3 Script Review! Plus An Open Letter To Tom Rothman And Fox Stockholders!!". Ain't It Cool News. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ Hugh Hart (April 23, 2006). "INDUSTRY BUZZ". sfgate.com. San Francisco Chronicle. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ Tom Russo (May 2006). "Cover Story: X-Men: The Last Stand (Page 3 of 4)". premiere.com. Premiere. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ George A. Tramountanas (February 23, 2006). ""X-Men: The Last Stand" – Dave Gorder - The Super-Associate Producer". comicbookresources.com. Comic Book Resources. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
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