X-Men (movie)

X-Men
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Directed byBryan Singer
Screenplay byDavid Hayter
Story by
Based on
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyNewton Thomas Sigel
Edited by
  • Steven Rosenblum
  • Kevin Stitt
  • John Wright
Music byMichael Kamen
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • July 12, 2000 (2000-07-12) (Ellis Island)
  • July 14, 2000 (2000-07-14) (United States)
Running time
104 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$75 million[3]
Box office$296.3 million[3]

X-Men is a 2000 American superhero movie based upon the fictional characters the X-Men. The movie is about mutants who are the next evolutionary step of humanity. These mutants are feared and hated by most of humanity.

The movie was directed by Bryan Singer. It deals with the ideas of prejudice and discrimination in the United States. The screenplay was written by David Hayter. A sequel, X2, was released in 2003 and a third movie, X-Men: The Last Stand, was released in 2006. A fourth film, X-Men: Days of Future Past. A prequel trilogy has been made, the prequel series is currently formed by X-Men: First Class, X-Men: Apocalypse and Dark Phoenix.

Plot

Professor Charles Xavier (the world's most powerful telepath) takes gifted children and teaches them to control their powers for good. He does this at Xavier's Academy for Gifted Youngsters, his school for mutants. This school is the home to the X-Men. The story is about the X-Men trying to stop Erik Lehnsherr (also known as Magneto), a mutant who blames humanity for the death of his family during the Holocaust. Magneto does not believe that humans and mutants can live together in peace. He builds a machine that turns humans into mutants.

Cast

Filming

Filming took place from September 22, 1999 to March 3, 2000 in Toronto.[4] Wolverine's claws required a full silicone cast of Hugh Jackman's arm, and 700 versions for Jackman and his stunt doubles.[5]

Music

Bryan Singer asked John Williams to compose the music for the movie, but Williams was too busy composing for Saving Private Ryan.[6]

Reactions and box office

The movie was one of the biggest hits of 2000. It earned more than $296 million worldwide and was the 8th highest grossing movie in the United States that year.

References

  1. ↑ "AFI|Catalog - X-Men". American Film Institute. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "X-Men". British Board of Film Classification. July 13, 2000. Archived from the original on May 31, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "X-Men". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 7, 2008.
  4. ↑ Greg Dean Schmitz. "Greg's Preview - X-Men". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 2007-01-11. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
  5. ↑ Abel, Kris (2006-10-26). "Making Wolverine's Claws". CTV. Archived from the original on 2007-07-13. Retrieved 2006-10-26.
  6. ↑ Bill Ramey (2006-02-12). "Superman-on-Film". Batman-on-Film. Archived from the original on 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2007-05-22.

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