X-Men: The Last Stand Trivia

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When Bryan Singer was still set to direct, he intended the Dark Phoenix storyline as the sole focus of the film. He also intended to feature the villain Emma Frost/White Queen as a major character, with the role intended for Sigourney Weaver. With Singer's departure, the character of Emma Frost was dropped, and the Dark Phoenix story was relegated to a subplot in favor of the "cure" storyline. He also planned on introducing long time fan favorite Gambit into the film, to serve as both the new recruit as well as a romantic rival of Iceman's for Rogue's affection. For the part, Singer had planned on casting Channing Tatum. However, once he left, the script was changed, and Gambit was reduced to a minor cameo, then ultimately dropped from the script. Gambit appears in the non-Singer film X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009). (imdb.com)

Matthew Vaughn was originally hired to direct the film. Six weeks before filming was to begin, Vaughan left the film for personal reasons. Brett Ratner replaced him and the film stayed on track. (imdb.com)

Bryan Singer was in the middle of a three-picture deal made with Fox beginning with X2 (2003), and keen to make X-Men 3, but he and Fox were unable to come to terms. During this time, Warner offered him the chance to direct Superman Returns (2006) immediately. Singer informed Fox that he was going to take this opportunity and would still like to return to direct X-Men 3. As the consequence, his deal was terminated and Matthew Vaughn briefly joined the production before he backed out. Brett Ratner was the finalist for the director's role for the first X-Men movie, having experience of making a successful film out of a rushed production with Rush Hour (1998). (imdb.com)

Jed Bernard and Nick Stahl were considered for the role of Warren Worthington/Angel. (imdb.com)

The idea of a cure developed by Dr. Kavita Rao, Beast's interest in it, and the prominent roles played by Kitty Pryde and Colossus, were inspired by Joss Whedon's story "Gifted" which took place in the first six issues of "Astonishing X-Men". (imdb.com)