X2 (2003) filming locations

Hatley Castle

Colwood, Canada

Historical site that today houses Royal Roads University.

The scene : Supposed to be located in Westchester, Professor Xavier's school for gifted young people is embodied by this castle on Vancouver Island, which provides both the facades and the interiors.

Mammoth Studios (Burnaby)

Burnaby, Canada

Immense complex of stages set up in an old warehouse in Burnaby, on Underhill Avenue. Lacking an intermediate load-bearing wall, it offers one of the largest filming volumes in North America and has hosted Godzilla as well as The Maze.

The scene : The entire underground lair of Colonel William Stryker was built as a set in this studio, located in a former Sears department store and warehouse.

Parkwood Estate

Oshawa, Canada

The scene : The exterior shot of the school that opens the final scene was not filmed for this movie: it is an unused take from the first X-Men, inserted into the edit during late reshoots.

Littleton Park House

Shepperton, United Kingdom

This 17th-century manor, built by a local notable, Thomas Wood, is the core around which the Shepperton studios were constructed; closed to the public, it regularly appears on screen, from The Curse to Batman Begins.

The scene : As a result of late reshoots, the final scene shows Xavier returning with Wolverine and Cyclops to the incident at the dam, then reading The Once and Future King to a group of students: these interiors were filmed in this mansion on the Shepperton lot.

Los Angeles City Hall

Los Angeles, United States

Los Angeles City Hall, inaugurated in 1928; long the tallest building in the city and an iconic silhouette of the civic center.

The scene : Under the colonnade of the west entrance, supposedly located in Washington, the fake senator Kelly, whose appearance Mystique had taken on to attend a meeting, returns to the form of Yuriko.

Plaza of Nations

Vancouver, Canada

Esplanade and event complex by False Creek, in Vancouver, a remnant of the site of the 1986 World Exposition (Expo 86).

The scene : On a school trip to the museum, Pyro loses his cool against some local youths who provoke him, before the students learn from a news flash about the attack on the president.

St. Andrew's-Wesley United Church

Vancouver, Canada

The scene : Launched in Boston on the trail of the mutant who attacked the White House, Jean Grey and Storm find Kurt Wagner, aka Nightcrawler, in a church that the film portrays as abandoned.

Stave Falls Powerhouse

Mission, Canada

The scene : The turbine room of the Alkali Lake dam, where part of the climax unfolds in Stryker's base, was filmed in the decommissioned machine room of this Stave Falls power station, east of Vancouver.

North Interlakes Day Use Area

Kananaskis, Canada

The scene : The snowy shores of Alkali Lake, which Wolverine comes to explore at the beginning of the film and where the plot unfolds, were filmed at this picnic area by Upper Kananaskis Lake.

Kananaskis Lakes dam (Peter Lougheed Provincial Park)

Kananaskis, Canada

The scene : The snow-covered dam of Alkali Lake and its outdoor setting, where the film's ending takes place, were filmed in a mountain clearing between Upper and Lower Kananaskis Lake, in the heart of Peter Lougheed Provincial Park.

UBC Robson Square

Vancouver, Canada

Urban campus of the University of British Columbia located below Robson Square, in the heart of downtown Vancouver.

The scene : Mystique breaks into this building, which is supposed to house a government administration.

17240 26A Avenue (Surrey)

Surrey, Canada

The scene : Bobby Drake's family home was filmed in front of this residential house in Surrey.

Vancouver, Canada

Cornett Road Studios Complex, in eastern Vancouver: the largest filming facility in Western Canada and the reference production base for television series and films in British Columbia.

The scene : Most of the indoor scenes were filmed on the sets of this studio, in addition to Mammoth Studios.

Los Angeles, United States

The scene : To film the breaking of the dam, a model of about 18 m (60 feet) was recreated in Van Nuys, north of Los Angeles; the source does not specify the workshop.