Maps of Movies
X2 (2003)
Where X2 says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
A castle in British Columbia plays the school in New York, and the dam hideout is a studio stage.
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Scenes and places
The attack on the White House
A teleporting mutant slips through White House security and attacks the Oval Office. The blame lands on all mutants, which sets the film's conflict in motion.
Set in The White House, Washington, DC — Nightcrawler attacks the President here. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters
Logan returns to the school, where Xavier shows him Cerebro and leaves the children in his care before visiting Magneto.
Set in Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters — Where Logan comes back to the students.
Filmed at Hatley Castle, Colwood, British Columbia — Exterior of the X-Mansion. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Meeting Iceman's parents in Boston
Bobby introduces his teammates to parents who never knew he was a mutant. Logan answers his mother's remark about a school for the gifted with "Bobby is gifted."
Set in Boston, Massachusetts — Iceman's family home. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The X-Jet chase
Jean and Storm are ordered to land at Hanscom Air Force Base. When they refuse, two fighter jets pursue and fire on them.
Set in Airspace near the mansion — Air Force jets pursue the X-Jet.
Stryker's base inside the dam
The team studies a map of the dam and finds a hidden entrance. Inside, Stryker is building a second Cerebro and holding the captured students.
Set in Stryker's base at Alkali Lake, Alberta — A hidden underground base; the film uses the lake's name.
Filmed at Vancouver Film Studios, Vancouver — The largest sound stage in North America was reserved for the Alkali base scenes. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Stave Falls Powerhouse, Mission, British Columbia — Reported as the powerhouse interior used for the base (engine-room scenes). Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Barrier Lake, Kananaskis Country, Alberta — Lake scenery standing in for Alkali Lake; not the facility interior. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The snow-covered dam
The heroes reach the snowbound dam above Alkali Lake and work out how to get in without being flooded.
Set in The dam above Alkali Lake — The approach to Stryker's base.
Filmed at Dam between Upper and Lower Kananaskis Lakes, Alberta — Lake area where the dam scene was shot; the point is the Lower lake, not the dam itself. Fake snow was added. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Characters
- Logan — A mutant with no memory of his past, searching for clues.
- Professor Xavier — Founder of the school for young mutants.
- Storm — A teacher at the school.
- Jean Grey — A teacher at the school.
- Iceman (Bobby) — A student whose family does not know he is a mutant.
- Nightcrawler — The teleporting mutant behind the White House attack.
- Stryker — A military scientist who runs the base.
Questions answered on the map
- Where is Xavier's school really?