Unlike Custer, cinematic last stands tend not to be final. There's gold in them thar hills.

The antagonism between mutants and humans grows and reaches crisis point when a cure is found for mutantism. Magneto gathers an army of mutants to wage war. Charles Xavier and the X-Men are the world's last hope.

This set of pics starts off with a recap of 20 years ago when Charles Xavier and Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto pay the young Jean Grey / Phoenix a visit and see her awesome powers. In the present day, the X-Men are fighting for humanity. Scott Summers / Cyclops returns to the place where Jean Grey apparently died. Dr Henry "Hank" McCoy / Beast is working at the Department of Mutant Affairs. The government is not doing very well containing the prisoners and decides to truck them around constantly. At Xavier's school, lessons go on as usual for the mutant children.

The movie had a large cast, most of whom probably appear on these posts. This will not be repeated on the following six or seven posts! Hugh Jackman / Logan / Wolverine, Halle Berry / Ororo Munroe / Storm, Ian McKellen / Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto, Patrick "Jean-Luc" Stewart / Professor Charles Xavier, Famke Janssen / Jean Grey / Phoenix, Anna Paquin / Marie / Rogue, Kelsey Grammer / Dr. Henry 'Hank' McCoy / Beast, James Marsden / Scott Summers / Cyclops, Rebecca Romijn / Raven Darkholme / Mystique, Shawn Ashmore / Bobby Drake / Iceman, Aaron Stanford / John Allerdyce / Pyro, Vinnie Jones / Cain Marko / Juggernaut, Ellen Page / Kitty Pryde, Daniel Cudmore / Peter Rasputin / Colossus, Ben Foster / Warren Worthington III / Angel, Michael Murphy / Warren Worthington II, Dania Ramirez / Callisto, Shohreh Aghdashloo / Dr Kavita Rao, Josef Sommer / The President, Bill Duke / Trask, Eric Dane / Multiple Man, Desiree Zurowski / Mrs Grey, Adrian Hough / Mr Grey, Haley Ramm / Young Jean Grey, Chris Claremont / Lawnmower Man, Stan Lee / Man in Garden, Cayden Boyd / Young Angel, Tanya Newbould / Dr McCoy's Assistant, Anthony Heald / FBI Interrogator, Cameron Bright / Jimmy / Leech, Connor Widdows / Jones, Kea Wong / Jubilation Lee / Jubilee, Shauna Kain / Theresa Rourke Cassidy / Siryn, Luke Pohl / Flea, Julian Richings / Mutant Theatre Organizer, Lloyd Adams / Lizard Man, Richard Yee / Little Phat, Via Saleaumua / Phat, Mei Melançon / Psylocke, Omahyra / Arclight, Clayton Dean Watmough / Glob Herman, Ken Leung / Kid Omega, Julian Christopher / Prison Truck Guard, Brad Kelly / Prison Truck Guard, Makenzie Vega / Prison Truck Little Girl, Mi-Jung Lee / Newscaster, Benita Ha / Worthington Technician, Ron James / Prison Truck Driver, R. Lee Ermey / Sergeant, Lance Gibson / Spike, Aaron Pearl / Team Leader, Chelah Horsdal / Minivan Mother, John Pyper-Ferguson / Minivan Father, Brenna O'Brien / Minivan Daughter, Justin Callan / Minivan Son #1, Alex Ferris / Minivan Son #2, Peter Kawasaki / Photographer, Ron Blecker / Commander, Emy Aneke / Alcatraz Lieutenant, David Colin Smith / Omega Mutie, Ed Appleby / Soldier, Zoltan Buday / Mutant Cure, Denis Corbett / School Gardener, Christopher Fosh / Husband at BBQ, Donna Goodhand / Mother, Robert Hayley / Captain, Mark Helfrich / Ash Man, Bryce Hodgson / Artie, Ryan King / X-Student, Dan McPeake / Kid at Funeral, Olivia Williams / Dr Moira MacTaggart, Alexandra Zhang / Student