| March 25, 2002 - David Hayter and Zak Penn both making scripts for the movie; not yet clear if both will be merged or only one will be used. March 23, 2002 - Avi confirms that X2 start date is June, not May. March 21, 2002 - Avi says X2 starts early May; Nightcrawler is in, so is Legacy Virus and Danger Room, but Gambit depends on Singer until early May. |
| June 10, 2002 - Auditions held for big male extras, 80 showed up; trailer behind Minority Report is 3D morph into X2 logo; Katie Stewart joins cast as Kitty Pryde; Hugh Jackman growing beard for a few scenes. June 6, 2002 - Shooting starts June 10 at Hatley Castle in Victoria; Kelly Hu cast as Anne Reynolds, Aaron Stanford cast as Pyro, Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler; Nightcrawlers part in script described, circus performer life mentioned, tries to kill president of United States; X2 will include younger X-Men, like Iceman, Shadowcat, and Pyro, along with original cast; Stryker and danger room mentioned, but not in detail. April 18, 2002 - Filming starts June 3rd; script done, includes Nightcrawler, Archangel, and Sentinels; Pyro and Madeline Pryor also included April 8, 2002 - Seanator Kelly may return; new writer(s) may be on the scene; Frantic Films to host some of X2's special effects; to be an extra, write to: 3500 Cornet St. Bldg. K, Vancouver BC V5M 2H5; Luke Goss may have a part. April 1, 2002 - Kevin Dillon has met with producers, not signed on yet, may have been there to audition for Nightcrawler; part of movie will be filmed at Royal Roads University for two weeks. March 29, 2002 - X2 starts filming in Vancouver; rumor that Kevin Dillon will be playing the part of Colonel Frank "123" Davis. |