X2

film by Singer [2003]
Also known as: “X2: X-Men United”

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Jackman

  • Hugh Jackman
    In Hugh Jackman

    …Wolverine’s trademark razor claws in X2 (2003). Jackman made his Broadway debut in 2003 as singer-songwriter Peter Allen in the biographical musical The Boy from Oz. For American filmgoers who were unfamiliar with his work in Oklahoma!, Jackman’s flamboyantly spot-on performance was a revelation, and it won him a Tony…

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superheroes

  • Superman
    In superhero: Global, cultural diversity in the genre

    …live-action blockbusters X-Men (2000) and X2: X-Men United (2003), remarked favorably of the X-Men’s message of harmony at the 2003 British Independent Film Awards: “X-Men and its story about mutants, about people who feel disaffected with society, and whom society is hard on, appeals most to young blacks, young Jews,…

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Wolverine

  • Hugh Jackman as Wolverine
    In Wolverine

    …the role in the sequels X2 (2003), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), and X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) and starred as the lead character in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), The Wolverine (2013), and Logan (2017). He made a cameo in X-Men: First Class (2011).

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X-Men

  • X-Men
    In X-Men: X-Men in television, films, and other media

    …its members include X-Men (2000), X2 (2003), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), X-Men: First Class (2011), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), Dark Phoenix (2019), and The New Mutants (2020). Hugh Jackman, whose star-making

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