X2 (2003)
Directed by Bryan Singer
Professor Charles Xavier and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment led by Col. William Stryker. Storm, Wolverine and Jean Grey must join Magneto and Mystique to unhinge Stryker's scheme to exterminate all mutants.
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But the final climax (there are, of course, several), which depends on a courageous act of self-sacrifice, is equally suggestive of the close of another sequel, 1982’s “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.”
Screenwriter Zak Penn also has a mixed track record with Marvel adaptations of X-Men 2 and 3, Fantastic Four, and Elektra.