X-Men: The Last Stand[6] (also marketed as X3: The Last
Stand, or X-Men 3) is a 2006 superhero film based on the X-Men comic books
published by Marvel Entertainment Group.[7] It is the sequel to X2 (2003), as
well as the third installment in the X-Men film series, and was directed by
Brett Ratner. It features an ensemble cast including Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry,
Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin, Kelsey Grammer, James Marsden,
Rebecca Romijn, Shawn Ashmore, Aaron Stanford, Vinnie Jones and Patrick
Stewart. Written by Simon Kinberg and Zak Penn, the film is loosely based on
two X-Men comic book story arcs, "Gifted" and "The Dark Phoenix
Saga", with a plot that revolves around a "mutant cure" that
causes serious repercussions among mutants and humans, and on the resurrection
of Jean Grey who unleashes a dark force.