Fan CastingX-Men: Evolution 2009

X-Men: Evolution is a 2009 American superhero film directed by Bryan Singer from a screenplay by David Hayter and a story by Singer and Tom DeSanto, based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. It is the fifth film in Phase 1 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Featuring an ensemble cast consisting of Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Bruce Davison, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Ray Park, Taylor Kitsch and Anna Paquin. the film depicts a world where an unknown proportion of people are mutants, possessing superhuman powers that make them distrusted by normal humans. It focuses on mutants Gambit and Rogue as they are brought into a conflict between two groups with radically different approaches to bringing about the acceptance of mutant-kind: Charles Xavier's X-Men, and the Brotherhood of Mutants, led by Magneto. X-Men premiered at Ellis Island on September 12, 2009, and was released in the United States on September 14. The film received positive reviews from critics for its story, performances, Kitsch and Paquin's chemistry, action scenes and score. The film was a box office success, grossing $296.3 million worldwide, becoming the ninth-highest-grossing film of 2009.