X-Men: The Last Stand (also known as X-Men 3 or X3)- is a 2006 American-British superhero film,based on the X-Men superhero team introduced in Marvel Comics. The film, distributed by 20th Century Fox,is the third installment in the X-Men film series. It was directed by Brett Ratner,written by Simon Kinberg and Zak Penn, and features an ensemble cast,including Hugh Jackman,Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart,Ian McKellen,Anna Paquin and Famke Janssen. The films script is loosely based on two X-Men comic book story arcs: The Dark PhoenixSaga 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 (2003), decided to leave to work on Superman Returns,as he had not even defined the storyline for a third film. Matthew Vaughn, who was initially hired as the new director, left due to personal and professional issues, and was replaced with Ratner. Filming began in August 2005 with a budget of $210 million, and was consequently the most expensive film at the time of its release. It had extensive visual effects created by 11 different companies. X-Men: The Last Stand was released on May 26, 2006, to commercial success. It grossed approximately $459 million worldwide, becoming the seventh-highest grossing film of 2006 and the highest grossing film in the series, a record it held for eight years. Critical reception was mixed, with the acting and the action scenes receiving favorable notice, and criticism directed at the screenplay and style. Following the events of X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), the events of The Last Stand were retconned. m.youtube/watch?v=kajEhbglG7k&feature=kp
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