X-Men: Hellfire

X-Men: Hellfire is a 2011 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the X-Men. The film is the twelfth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the sixth film in Volume Two. X-Men: Hellfire is a sequel to X-Men was directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Ashley Edward Miller and Zack Stentz. The film stars Hugh Jackman as Logan/Wolverine, James Franco as Scott Summers/Cyclops, JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Jean Grey, Angela Bassett as Ororo Munroe/Storm, Dermot Mulroney as Hank McCoy/Beast, Rebecca Romijn as Mystique, Ralph Fiennes as Sebastian Shaw, Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Bobby Drake/Iceman, Mae Whitman as Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat, Emma Caulfield as Emma Frost, Shailene Woodley as Rogue, Ryan Guzman as John Allerdyce/Pyro, Ian McKellan as Erik Lensherr/Magneto, and Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier/Professor X.

The film was released on November 23, 2009.

Cast

 * Hugh Jackman as Logan/Wolverine
 * James Franco as Scott Summers/Cyclops
 * JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Jean Grey
 * Angela Bassett as Ororo Munroe/Storm
 * Dermot Mulroney as Hank McCoy/Beast
 * Rebecca Romijn as Mystique
 * Ralph Fiennes as Sebastian Shaw
 * Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Bobby Drake
 * Mae Whitman as Kitty Pryde
 * Emma Caulfield as Emma Frost
 * Shailene Woodley as Rogue
 * Ryan Guzman as John Allerdyce/Pyro
 * Ian McKellan as Erik Lensherr/Magneto
 * Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier/Professor X

Box office
X-Men: Hellfire grossed $336 million domestically and $522.1 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $858.1 million. The film had a domestic opening weekend of $75.5 million, debuting at number one at the box office. X-Men: Hellfire also had a five-day opening total of $85.4 million.

Critical reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 90% with an average score of 8.1/10, based on 376 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "X-Men: Hellfire honors the franchise's rich legacy while adding some surprising twists — and delivering all the emotion-rich action fans could hope for." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 84 out of 100 based on 56 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".