: Reprising their roles are Hugh Jackman (Wolverine), Patrick Stewart (Professor X), Ian McKellen (Magneto), Halle Berry (Storm), and Famke Janssen (Jean Grey), with Alan Cumming joining as Nightcrawler.

: The story, inspired by the graphic novel God Loves, Man Kills , follows the X-Men teaming up with their former adversary Magneto to stop Colonel William Stryker, who plans to use a modified Cerebro to commit mutant genocide.

Directed by Bryan Singer , this sequel to the 2000 X-Men film is widely regarded as one of the best in the franchise. While the user's string mentions "2002," the film was actually released in May 2003.